Synonyms for rhetoric

Noun

1. rhetoric, expressive style, style

usage: using language effectively to please or persuade

2. grandiosity, magniloquence, grandiloquence, rhetoric, expressive style, style

usage: high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

3. palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric, nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum

usage: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"

4. rhetoric, literary study

usage: study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)