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| Main Entry: |
uttered
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spoken |
| Synonyms: | announced, articulated, declared, expressed, oral, proclaimed, pronounced, vocal, voiced |
| Antonyms: | suppressed, withheld |
| Main Entry: | utter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say, reveal |
| Synonyms: | affirm, air, announce, articulate, assert, asseverate, blurt, bring out, chime, chin, come out with, declaim, declare, deliver, disclose, divulge, ejaculate, enunciate, exclaim, express, give words to, go, jaw, lip, make known, modulate, mouth*, mutter, proclaim, promulgate, pronounce, publish, put into words, recite, shout, speak, spiel*, state, talk, throw out, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whisper |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | express |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, precise |
| Synonyms: | accurate, categorical, clean-cut, clear, clear-cut, considered, definite, definitive, deliberate, designful, direct, distinct, especial, exact, explicit, expressed, individual, intended, intentional, out-and-out, outright, particular, plain, pointed, premeditated, set, singular, special, specific, unambiguous, unconditional, unmistakable, unqualified, uttered, voiced, voluntary, willing, witting |
| Antonyms: | imprecise, indefinite, obscure, uncertain, vague |
| Main Entry: | oral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spoken |
| Synonyms: | articulate, ejaculatory, lingual, narrated, phonated, phonetic, phonic, recounted, related, said, sonant, sounded, told, unwritten, uttered, verbal, viva voce, vocal, voiced, word-of-mouth |
| Notes: | oral applies only to the spoken word but verbal can describe both spoken and written; oral means 'by mouth' or 'by spoken word' and verbal means 'written or spoken word' - so an oral agreement is spoken but a verbal agreement can be spoken or written |
| Antonyms: | printed, written |
| Main Entry: | spoken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | by word of mouth |
| Synonyms: | announced, articulate, communicated, expressed, lingual, mentioned, oral, phonetic, phonic, put into words, said, sonant, told, traditional, unwritten, uttered, verbal, viva voce, voiced |
| Antonyms: | heard, written |
| Main Entry: | vocal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spoken |
| Synonyms: | articulate, articulated, choral, expressed, intonated, lyric, modulated, operatic, oral, phonetic, phonic, pronounced, put into words, said, singing, sonant, sung, uttered, verbal, viva voce, vocalic, vocalized, voiced, vowel |
| Antonyms: | written |
| Main Entry: | sonant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vocal |
| Synonyms: | articulate, articulated, choral, expressed, intonated, lyric, modulated, operatic, oral, phonetic, phonic, pronounced, put into words, said, singing, spoken, sung, uttered, verbal, viva voce, vocalic, vocalized, voiced, vowel |
| Main Entry: | air |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | express opinion publicly |
| Synonyms: | broadcast, circulate, communicate, declare, disclose, display, disseminate, divulge, exhibit, expose, make known, make public, proclaim, publicize, publish, put, reveal, speak, state, tell, utter, ventilate, voice |
| Antonyms: | be quiet, suppress |
| Main Entry: | articulate |
| 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 |
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