Synonyms of bespeaking

bespeaking

verb

present participle of bespeak

1

as in booking

to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use

bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• booking
• reserving
• hiring
• retaining
• engaging
• earmarking
• contracting

2

as in revealing

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

her expression throughout the meeting bespoke great boredom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revealing
• displaying
• showing
• evincing
• demonstrating
• betraying
• manifesting
• exposing
• communicating
• giving away
• declaring
• sounding
• disclosing
• baring
• announcing
• unbosoming
• proclaiming
• uncovering
• advertising
• airing
• projecting
• blazing
• uncloaking
• publicizing
• broadcasting
• trumpeting
• placarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belying
• misrepresenting
• distorting
• twisting
• falsifying
• disguising
• camouflaging
• concealing
• obscuring
• garbling
• varnishing
• covering
• masking
• hiding
• whitewashing
• glossing (over)
• veiling
• counterfeiting
• occluding
• gilding

3

as in seeking

to make a request for

milady bespoke our indulgence, inviting us to wait in the foyer while she attended to other matters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeking
• requesting
• desiring
• requiring
• speaking (for)
• pleading (for)
• calling (for)
• suing (for)
• demanding
• asking (for)
• soliciting
• urging
• applying (for)
• inviting
• importuning
• claiming
• wishing (for)
• invoking
• begging (for)
• exacting
• questing
• insisting (on)
• clamoring (for)
• pressing (for)
• enjoining
• petitioning (for)
• requisitioning

4

as in indicating

to serve as a sign or symptom of

her impressive virtuosity as a pianist bespeaks years of diligent practice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indicating
• meaning
• signifying
• denoting
• betokening
• pointing (to)
• telling (of)
• presaging
• foretelling
• boding
• foreshowing