Synonyms for utterance
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Noun
1. Speech
speech, expression, enunciation, articulation, voice, vocalization, vocalisation UK, pronunciation, delivery, saying dated
Definitions
- n. 1
An act of, or the process of, uttering.
Forms
- Plural
- utterances → speeches, expressions, enunciations, articulations…
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Speech is the general word for utterance of thought in language.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- speech I was able to grasp the main points of the speech.
- expression I inferred from her expression that she was angry.
- uttering She had immediately regretted uttering those words.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| utterance | rising | |
| speech | steady | |
| expression | rising | |
| articulation | rising | |
| enunciation | steady | |
| uttering | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- vent1
- 5 letters
- voice1
- 6 letters
- saying2, speech1
- 8 letters
- delivery4, uttering3, outrance
- 10 letters
- expression3
- 11 letters
- enunciation
- 12 letters
- articulation5, vocalization, vocalisation
- 13 letters
- pronunciation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (saying2 = 2 syllables).