/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hold forth Find synonyms for: Verb1. hold forth, discourse, dissertate, talk, speakusage: talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language