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Synonyms for verbalize

Most common

speak mouth express utter

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Speak

speak, talk, mouth

2. Express

express, utter

Other

say

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To speak or to use words to express.

    Bill became tongue-tied and could not verbalize his thoughts in the presence of the girl he had a crush on.

  2. v. 2

    To adapt (a word of another part of speech) as a verb.

Related words

Word family
verbalizable verbaliser
Other spellings
verbalise UK

Forms

Past participle
verbalized
e.g. verbalized → talked, mouthed, expressed, uttered…

Example sentences

  • speak Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
  • mouth Grandfather talked to me with a pipe in his mouth.
  • express Holding hands can express love between two people.
  • utter Everything you've told me so far was an utter lie.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
verbalizerising
speakrising
mouthrising
expresssteady
utterrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
say1
4 letters
talk1
5 letters
speak1, mouth1, utter2
7 letters
express2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (utter2 = 2 syllables).