Synonyms for
Utter
Definition
to speak or make a sound
Synonyms & similar words
complete
pure
gross
express
thoroughgoing
consummate
letloose
emit
verbalize
sodding
givetongueto
dead
perfect
staring
letout
verbalise
everlasting
stark
unadulterated
speak
arrant
talk
mouth
doubledyed
say
speak
articulate
express
voice
pronounce
enunciate
deliver
emit
produce
utterance
verbalize
state
declare
announce
proclaim
assert
avow
profess
vent
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- utter a word
- utter a sound
- utter a cry
- utter a complaint
- utter a falsehood
- utter a prayer
- utter nonsense
Word family
Usage note
As a verb, 'utter' often implies speaking something with a degree of finality or emphasis. As an adjective, it means complete or absolute, as in 'utter chaos'.
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Example sentences
- I will utter a secret to you.
- She will utter a song to entertain us.
- He will utter a prayer to God.
- The baby will utter his first word.
- The bird will utter a beautiful sound.
Quotes
Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind. - Jonathan Swift
Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts. - Thomas Carlyle
Language is the means of getting an idea from my brain into yours without surgery. - Mark Amidon