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| Main Entry: |
articulate
[adj., n. ahr-tik-yuh-lit; v. ahr-tik-yuh-leyt]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say clearly, coherently |
| Synonyms: | enunciate, express, mouth, pronounce, say, sound off, speak, state, talk, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice |
| Notes: | loquacious means very talkative or full of trivial conversation; articulate means expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language |
| Antonyms: | bumble, misrepresent, misspeak |
| Main Entry: | categorical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explicit, unconditional |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all out, certain, clear-cut, definite, definitive, direct, downright, emphatic, express, flat out, forthright, no holds barred, no strings attached, positive, specific, straight out, sure, ultimate, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, conditional, equivocal, implied, qualified, questionable, tentative, uncategorical, vague |
| Main Entry: | certain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | referring to a specifically known amount |
| Synonyms: | a couple, a few, defined, divers, express, individual, many, marked, numerous, one, particular, precise, regular, several, singular, some, special, specific, specified, sundry, upwards of, various |
| Main Entry: | clean-cut |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | neat, clearly outlined |
| Synonyms: | categorical, chiseled, clear, definite, definitive, etched, explicit, express, sharp, specific, unambiguous, well-defined |
| Antonyms: | ruffled |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understandable, apparent |
| Synonyms: | apprehensible, audible, clear-cut, coherent, comprehensible, conspicuous, crystal, definite, distinct, evident, explicit, express, graspable, incontrovertible, intelligible, knowable, legible, loud enough, lucent, lucid, manifest, obvious, open and shut, palpable, patent, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, precise, pronounced, readable, recognizable, sharp, simple, spelled out, straightforward, transparent, transpicuous, unambiguous, unblurred, uncomplicated, unequivocal, unmistakable, unquestionable |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, indistinct, mysterious, obscure, unintelligible, vague |
| Main Entry: | clear-cut |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite |
| Synonyms: | assured, categorical, crystalline, decided, definitive, distinct, evident, explicit, express, indubitable, lucent, lucid, obvious, plain, precise, pronounced, sharp-cut, specific, straightforward, unambiguous, undisputed, undoubted, unequivocal, unquestioned, well-defined |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, fuzzy, indefinite, vague |
| Main Entry: | comment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make statement of opinion, explanation |
| Synonyms: | affirm, animadvert, annotate, assert, bring out, clarify, commentate, conclude, construe, criticize, disclose, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, express, gloss, illustrate, interject, interpose, interpret, mention, note, notice, observe, opine, pass on, point out, pronounce, reflect, remark, say, state, touch upon |
| Antonyms: | keep quiet, refrain |
| Main Entry: | connote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imply |
| Synonyms: | add up to, betoken, denote, designate, evidence, express, hint at, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, intimate, involve, mean, signify, spell, suggest |
| Antonyms: | denote |
| Main Entry: | considered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deliberate, thought-out |
| Synonyms: | advised, aforethought, contemplated, designed, designful, examined, express, given due consideration, gone into, intentional, investigated, mediated, premeditated, prepense, studied, studious, thought-about, thought-through, treated, voluntary, weighed, well advised, well chosen, willful |
| Antonyms: | disregarded, forgotten, neglected, unplanned, unstudied |
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