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express
adjective as in certain, precise
Strong matches
clear, clear-cut, considered, deliberate, direct, exact, individual, intended, particular, plain, pointed, premeditated, set, singular, special, specific, uttered, voiced, voluntary, willing
Weak matches
accurate, categorical, clean-cut, definite, definitive, designful, distinct, especial, intentional, out-and-out, outright, unambiguous, unconditional, unmistakable, unqualified, witting
adjective as in direct, speedy
Strongest match
Weak match
verb as in articulate; signify, mean
Strongest matches
assert, communicate, convey, declare, disclose, give, hint, indicate, put, reveal, say, show, speak, suggest, tell, voice
Strong matches
air, asseverate, bespeak, broach, circulate, connote, couch, denote, depict, designate, divulge, embody, enunciate, evince, exhibit, formulate, frame, import, insinuate, intend, intimate, manifest, phrase, proclaim, pronounce, represent, spell, state, symbolize, testify, utter, vent, ventilate, verbalize, word
Weak matches
add up to, make known, pop off, put across, put into words, stand for
Example Sentences
Mr Edwards has written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to express his concern and has asked for an in-person meeting.
“You want the scene to emotionally take you to a high point. And when you can’t express that joy or that euphoria in any other way, you break into song. The same is true the other way. You go down to the depths of despair, and in that moment of pain and that moment of anguish, singing is the only way to express how you feel.”
As Tamate dances to express the emotional weight of the situation, two observers offer a somberly beautiful rendition of “There Is No Other Way.”
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia remembers seeing Wong Kar-wai’s “Chungking Express” as a teenager and adoring its dreamlike vibe of romantic longing so much that she wanted to hop on the next flight to Hong Kong so she could get lost wandering through the city’s neon-lit streets.
These details show East End women “still express themselves” even in an expected uniform environment.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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