Synonyms of articulates

articulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of articulate

1

as in speaks

to utter clearly and distinctly

uses a very measured tone and articulates every syllable when issuing scoldings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speaks
• expresses
• says
• tells
• enunciates
• utters
• pronounces
• verbalizes
• voices
• vocalizes
• talks
• speaks out
• speaks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hesitates
• falters
• halts
• stammers
• stumbles
• stutters
• sputters
• grunts
• whispers
• mouths
• mumbles
• mutters
• murmurs
• breathes
• splutters
• maunders
• gasps
• drawls

2

as in expresses

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

an essay that masterfully articulates the case for a greater commitment to space exploration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expresses
• says
• formulates
• puts
• describes
• words
• states
• phrases
• clothes
• summarizes
• translates
• implies
• restates
• suggests
• speaks
• discloses
• tells
• communicates
• intimates
• insinuates
• couches
• hints
• paraphrases
• utters
• crafts
• verbalizes
• renders
• rephrases
• rewords
• frames
• vocalizes
• talks
• writes up

3

as in utters

to express (a thought or emotion) in words

I'm not articulating my thoughts very well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• utters
• tells
• says
• speaks
• discusses
• talks
• shares
• enunciates
• verbalizes
• states
• vocalizes
• gives
• announces
• puts
• brings out
• publishes
• passes
• affirms
• shouts
• proclaims
• looks
• asserts
• puts into words
• promulgates
• ventilates
• alleges
• voices
• declares
• advertises
• formulates
• sounds
• posts
• blurts
• avows
• publicizes
• whispers
• airs
• avers
• breathes
• words
• gets off
• vents
• spouts
• broadcasts
• lips
• murmurs
• chirps
• shoots
• mouths
• blazes
• phrases
• blabbers
• purrs
• drawls
• gasps
• remarks
• bolts
• clothes
• comments
• snarls
• rips (out)
• formulizes
• pipes up (with)
• splutters
• avouches
• couches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• stifles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of articulates

The Hanged Man in the Rider-Waite deck is depicted as a figure hanging upside down, representing someone who feels stuck and unsure of themselves, which is what the imagery of her words articulates. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Collecting is often a function of loss, an attempt to save something that might otherwise disappear, as the volume’s final essay poignantly articulates. — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026

Phil Baxter, working minimally with fruit from the renowned Ferrington Vineyard, articulates the skill in his work as knowing what not to do. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

The film expertly articulates how to tell a story using every tool of our craft, leaving no tool unused. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026

The villain of the film is an ideology that Benji articulates to Miranda when he’s poised to take control of Runway. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026

Lori’s speech articulates the fundamental twinship of artists and critics—a reality that has always resisted attempts to drive a wedge between the two. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026

The through-line across all of it – the music, the acting, the international stages – is a pair of principles Lo articulates with plainness. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026

The band’s visual world for the record articulates much more. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026