Synonyms for pronounce
Definitions
- v. 1
To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
I hereby pronounce you man and wife.
- v. 2
To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
Lily was pronounced dead at the scene.
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- pronounced
e.g. pronounced → enunciated, sayed, articulated, passed…
Example sentences
- speak Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
- declare I hereby declare the opening of the Olympic Games.
- articulate He is an extremely fine and articulate pedagogue.
- enunciate You need to enunciate more clearly when you speak.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pronounce | steady | |
| speak | rising | |
| declare | steady | |
| articulate | rising | |
| enunciate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- say1, bid1
- 4 letters
- give1, pass1, aver2, avow2
- 5 letters
- state1, speak1, judge1, label2, utter2
- 6 letters
- assert2, affirm2, allege2, impart2
- 7 letters
- express2, deliver3, declare2, enounce
- 8 letters
- proclaim2, propound2
- 9 letters
- predicate3, enunciate4
- 10 letters
- articulate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aver2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prononcer
- Italiano
- pronunciare
- Español
- pronunciar
- Deutsch
- aussprechen