Synonyms for utter
- adjective
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Complete — to the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional
complete, absolute, total, pure, pyore US, unmitigated, perfect, out-and-out, unadulterated, thorough, unqualified, stark, sheer, entire, consummate, unconditional, full, straight-out, downright, outright, thorough-going, crass, plain
2. Unprocessed — of a substance, pure, unmixed
Other
Verb
1. Declare — senses relating to expressing sounds, etc., or disclosing something To verbally express or report (a desire…
say, declare, tell, pass, deliver, proclaim, give, pronounce, communicate, dictate, publish, disclose, manifest, impart, promulgate, divulge
Definitions
- adj. 1
To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.
utter bliss utter darkness utter ruin
- adj. 2
Of a substance: pure, unmixed.
- v. 1
Senses relating to expressing sounds, etc., or disclosing something Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice.
Don’t you utter another word!
- v. 2
Senses relating to expressing sounds, etc., or disclosing something To verbally express or report (a desire or emotion, an idea or thought, etc.).
Forms
- Past participle
- uttered
e.g. uttered → sayed, declared, teld, passed…
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To utter is to give forth as an audible sound, articulate or not. To talk is to utter a succession of connected words, ordinarily with the expectation of being listened to.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- absolute It's an absolute waste of time to wait any longer.
- unqualified Beth is unqualified for such a responsible post.
- unadulterated I promise you it's unadulterated.
- unmitigated Few things can match the unmitigated fury of child preachers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| utter | rising | |
| absolute | steady | |
| unqualified | falling | |
| unadulterated | rising | |
| unmitigated | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- say1
- 4 letters
- give1, full1, tell1, talk1, pass1, pure1, vent1, emit2, blab1
- 5 letters
- total2, sound1, issue2, speak1, mouth1, raise1, plain1, blank1, stark1, sheer1, crass1, pyore
- 6 letters
- entire3, impart2, babble2
- 7 letters
- perfect2, express2, deliver3, publish2, declare2, dictate2, divulge2, unmixed2
- 8 letters
- complete2, absolute3, thorough2, outright2, disclose2, manifest3, proclaim2, vocalize3, vocalise
- 9 letters
- pronounce2, downright2, circulate3, verbalize3, enunciate4, verbalise
- 10 letters
- articulate4, consummate3, promulgate3
- 11 letters
- communicate4, unqualified4, unmitigated5, unprocessed3
- 13 letters
- unconditional5, unadulterated6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (emit2 = 2 syllables).