Synonyms of took the floor

took the floor

phrase

past tense of take the floor

as in spoke

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

The senator took the floor to talk about international relations.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spoke
• lectured
• talked
• held forth
• expatiated
• orated
• discoursed
• harangued
• descanted
• declaimed
• disserted
• soliloquized
• recited
• expounded
• sermonized
• pontificated
• mouthed
• spouted
• filibustered