Synonyms of expressed

expressed 1 of 2

adjective

as in express

Related Words

• express
• explicit
• stated
• voiced
• evident
• spoken
• manifest
• apparent
• obvious
• plain
• unmistakable
• blatant
• straightforward
• unambiguous
• unequivocal

Dissimilar Words

• implied
• implicit
• unspoken
• unexpressed
• tacit
• inferred
• interpreted
• presumed
• wordless
• unvoiced
• construed

expressed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of express

1

as in voiced

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

in a true democracy, a person can freely express his or her views

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voiced
• stated
• gave
• announced
• aired
• expounded
• described
• raised
• looked
• conveyed
• said
• sounded
• vented
• proclaimed
• wrote
• published
• put forth
• ventilated
• declared
• circulated
• disseminated
• submitted
• offered
• gave air to
• advertised
• enunciated
• broadcast
• communicated
• enounced
• spoke out
• spoke up
• wrote up
• chimed in
• put over
• put across
• sounded off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• restricted
• stifled
• restrained
• censored

2

as in squeezed

to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of

except as a fun event at festivals, nowadays people do not make wine by expressing grapes with their feet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezed
• crushed
• mashed
• pressed
• extracted
• reamed
• extruded
• pureed
• pulped

3

as in implied

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind

an upraised thumb is now universally recognized as a gesture expressing approval or encouragement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• implied
• signified
• meant
• denoted
• indicated
• intended
• spelled
• imported
• suggested
• explained
• represented
• hinted
• mentioned
• inferred
• symbolized
• intimated
• embodied
• specified
• cited
• announced
• personified
• proclaimed
• connoted
• signaled
• touched (on or upon)
• referred (to)
• alluded (to)
• epitomized
• adverted
• pointed (to)
• insinuated
• elucidated
• amounted (to)
• added up (to)
• designated
• declared
• symboled
• instanced

4

as in said

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

could you express your opinion of the book in words a little more precise than "lousy"?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• said
• articulated
• stated
• phrased
• put
• described
• formulated
• worded
• couched
• clothed
• implied
• translated
• summarized
• hinted
• spoke
• suggested
• crafted
• intimated
• disclosed
• told
• restated
• communicated
• uttered
• framed
• verbalized
• paraphrased
• rephrased
• insinuated
• rendered
• talked
• vocalized
• reworded
• wrote up

5

as in embodied

to represent in visible form

towering spires express in glass and steel the optimism of the age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embodied
• incorporated
• manifested
• exemplified
• symbolized
• illustrated
• personified
• realized
• epitomized
• personalized
• instantiated
• incarnated
• materialized
• externalized
• substantiated
• actualized
• bodied
• typified
• concretized
• objectified
• imaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disembodied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expressed

Verb

The entire Board of Education has expressed support for lobbying for additional state money. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Stitt expressed confidence that states would hold elections without federal intervention while noting his support for the voting bill. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, former Blue Jays pitcher Eric Lauer, who publicly expressed frustration over his demotion to long relief, has found remarkable success with the Los Angeles Dodgers. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Born in 1906, Visconti was older than either collaborator, and his high-toned, overripe style, expressed in his masterpieces Senso (1954) and The Leopard (1963), arguably renders him an even more remote figure. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

This panic was eloquently expressed by James Carville, an architect of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign and still a strategist with clout in the party. — Michael Greenberg, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

The Athletic reported earlier this summer that Bergvall expressed a preference to move on after two years in north London. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Lisa van den Bos, product manager for digital education at the museum while the study was underway, expressed surprise that even subtle ordering changes on the guide impacted traffic patterns. — Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026

Others have expressed concerns that swarms of flies might get into their homes. — Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026