Synonyms for articulate
- verb
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Enunciate
enunciate, speak, say, communicate, formulate, express, pronounce, give voice, vocalize, vocalise UK, utter, sound out, word, phrase, enounce
Adjective
1. Well-spoken — speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution
well-spoken, eloquent, smooth-spoken, fluent, silver-tongued informal, silver, facile
Definitions
- v. 1
To make clear or effective.
- adj. 1
Speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution.
She’s a bright, articulate young woman.
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- articulated
e.g. articulated → enunciated, sayed, communicated, formulated…
Example sentences
- speak Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
- communicate Pilots communicate with airport services by radio.
- formulate We have to formulate a plan if we are to save her!
- enunciate You need to enunciate more clearly when you speak.
- connect Air Algerie needs to connect Algeria to the world.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| articulate | rising | |
| speak | rising | |
| communicate | rising | |
| formulate | steady | |
| enunciate | falling | |
| connect | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- say1
- 4 letters
- word1, join1
- 5 letters
- speak1, joint1, utter2, unite2
- 6 letters
- common2, silver2, phrase1, fluent2, facile2
- 7 letters
- express2, connect2, jointed2, enounce
- 8 letters
- speaking2, eloquent3, vocalize3, vocalise
- 9 letters
- pronounce2, formulate3, enunciate4
- 11 letters
- communicate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (utter2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- articuler
- Italiano
- articolare
- Español
- articular
- Deutsch
- artikulieren
- Català
- articular