utterance

[uht-er-uhns] / ˈʌt ər əns /

NOUN

revelation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assertion pronouncement

STRONG

announcement articulation asseveration declaration delivery discourse ejaculation expression opinion oration peroration rant recitation remark reply response saying sentence speaking speech spiel statement talk vent verbalization vocalization vociferation voice word words

Antonyms

STRONG

listening question quiet request silence

Example Sentences

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After a period when oil prices—and therefore other assets—would respond to Trump’s every utterance, now the reaction is largely a shrug.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

And you couldn’t swing a dead cat at CES without hitting an AI-powered gadget that promises to listen and interpret your every utterance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Yet once divulged, her radiant inner life colors every utterance.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

The joy of the experience is writ large over Schoeman's bearded face and in his every utterance.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

I wasn’t sure what to make of this gnomic utterance.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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