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bespoken

verb , past participle of bespeak

Synonyms and Antonyms of bespoken

1 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 of bespoken

booked, reserved
Words Related to bespoken

earmarked

contracted, engaged, hired, retained
2 to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
  • her expression throughout the meeting bespoke great boredom
Synonyms of bespoken

betrayed, communicated, declared, demonstrated, displayed, evinced, exposed, given away, manifested, revealed, shown (or showed)
Words Related to bespoken

bared, disclosed, unbosomed, uncloaked, uncovered

advertised, aired, announced, blazed, broadcast (also broadcasted), placarded, proclaimed, publicized, sounded, trumpeted

projected
Near Antonyms of bespoken

belied, misrepresented

distorted, falsified, garbled, twisted

camouflaged, disguised

gilded (or gilt), glossed (over), varnished, whitewashed

concealed, counterfeited, covered, hidden (or hid), masked, obscured, occluded, veiled
3 to make a request for
  • milady bespoke our indulgence, inviting us to wait in the foyer while she attended to other matters
Synonyms of bespoken

asked (for), called (for), desired, pleaded (for) (or pled (for)), quested, requested, solicited, sought, spoken (for), sued (for)
Words Related to bespoken

applied (for), begged (for), claimed, clamored (for), importuned, urged, wished (for)

demanded, enjoined, exacted, insisted (on), petitioned (for), pressed (for), required, requisitioned

invited, invoked
4 to serve as a sign or symptom of
  • her impressive virtuosity as a pianist bespeaks years of diligent practice
Synonyms of bespoken

betokened, denoted, indicated, meant, pointed (to), signified, told (of)
Words Related to bespoken

boded, foreshown, foretold, presaged

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