Vocabulary
Rhetoric
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
Urdu meaning
فن خطابت، بیان بازی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Leading political parties have each assembled an elite group of polemicists whose sole purpose is to propagate incoherent rhetoric.Political old-timers have been relegated to the backfield while performative commentators steal the show.
Dawn Editorials —
Tribal trap
— 2026-05-01
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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has been waging multiple battles all at once, some on the ground, others through rhetoric.
Dawn Editorials —
Recalibrating positions
— 2026-04-26
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Despite Trump`s decision to send Vice-President J.D.Vance to Islamabad, his threatening rhetoric continues, further weakening the position of moderate elements within Iran`s power structure.
Dawn Editorials —
The fog over peace talks
— 2026-04-22
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Mr Trump should realise that such bellicose rhetoric has failed to disturb the Iranians, and has only hardened their tone.
Dawn Editorials —
Delicate moment
— 2026-04-21
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Under the rhetoric of a water scarcity crisis, China and the US have sandwiched Pakistan in a self-perpetuating debt cycle.
Dawn Editorials —
Dams & colonialism
— 2026-04-19
Synonyms
oratory, eloquence, power of speech, command of language, expression
Antonyms
inarticulacy, conciseness
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