Synonyms and antonyms of Accents and describing accents in British Thesaurus

accent (noun)

a way of saying words that shows what country, region, or social class someone comes from

accented (adjective)

spoken with an accent

broad (adjective)

a broad accent (=way of speaking) is very noticeable and typical of the area you come from, and may be difficult to understand

broaden (verb)

if your accent broadens, you start to speak with a more noticeable accent

brogue (noun)

a strong local accent (=way of speaking), especially an Irish or Scottish accent

bur ()

another spelling of burr

burr (noun)

a way of pronouncing English where the ‘r’ sounds can be heard more strongly than in the standard way of speaking

cut-glass (adjective)

British someone with a cut-glass accent speaks in a way that is typical of people from the highest social class

drawl (noun)

a slow way of speaking, with long vowel sounds

drawl (verb)

to speak in a drawl

elocution (noun)

the skill of speaking clearly and with an accent that is considered correct

Estuary English (noun)

British a way of speaking that many people from London and southeastern England have. It combines some features of standard English with others that are typical of London and areas around the Thames estuary, for example using a glottal stop for the ‘t’ sound.

lilt (noun)

a pleasant rising and falling pattern of sounds in the way that someone talks or in a piece of music

rhotic (adjective)

used for describing an accent in which the speaker pronounces the letter ‘r’ after a vowel, as most American and Scottish speakers do. In this dictionary the ‘r’ in a rhotic accent is shown in brackets.

slur (noun)

a way of speaking in which the words are not pronounced clearly or separately, for example when the speaker is very tired or drunk

talk posh ()

to talk in a way that is typical of people from a high social class

thick (adjective)

a thick accent shows very clearly that the speaker comes from a particular place because of the way their words sound

thickly (adverb)

spoken in a way that shows you come from a different place

well-spoken (adjective)

someone who is well spoken has an intelligent and pleasant way of speaking