Synonyms of expresses

expresses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of express

1

as in voices

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

• voices
• gives
• states
• announces
• writes
• expounds
• conveys
• describes
• looks
• airs
• raises
• proclaims
• says
• sounds
• ventilates
• declares
• publishes
• puts forth
• disseminates
• submits
• circulates
• vents
• offers
• advertises
• gives air to
• enunciates
• communicates
• broadcasts
• speaks out
• enounces
• speaks up
• writes up
• sounds off
• chimes in
• puts over
• puts across

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• restricts
• stifles
• restrains
• censors

2

as in squeezes

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

• squeezes
• mashes
• crushes
• presses
• extracts
• reams
• extrudes
• pulps
• purees

3

as in signifies

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

• signifies
• implies
• means
• denotes
• indicates
• intends
• suggests
• spells
• represents
• connotes
• symbolizes
• explains
• infers
• imports
• embodies
• symbols
• specifies
• proclaims
• hints
• mentions
• personifies
• announces
• cites
• intimates
• epitomizes
• amounts (to)
• points (to)
• refers (to)
• adds up (to)
• signals
• alludes (to)
• touches (on or upon)
• insinuates
• designates
• elucidates
• declares
• instances
• adverts

4

as in says

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

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

5

as in embodies

to represent in visible form

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embodies
• incorporates
• symbolizes
• exemplifies
• personifies
• illustrates
• manifests
• epitomizes
• bodies
• realizes
• instantiates
• incarnates
• personalizes
• externalizes
• substantiates
• materializes
• typifies
• actualizes
• concretizes
• objectifies
• images

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disembodies

expresses

2 of 2

noun

plural of express, British

as in messengers

one that carries a message or does an errand

the solicitors employ an express to deliver their summonses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messengers
• couriers
• runners
• pages
• representatives
• delegates
• heralds
• ambassadors
• letter carriers
• agents
• harbingers
• mail carriers
• forerunners
• go-betweens
• envoys
• bearers
• carriers
• deputies
• emissaries
• deliverymen
• mailmen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expresses

Verb

The family expresses gratitude to Atrium Health Hospice & Palliative Care Cabarrus and longtime caregiver Andrea. — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Many accomplished players carrying such clauses, however, are open to waiving the power if a team expresses a desire to move on. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 July 2026

Someone expresses displeasure, raises their voice slightly or applies the soft pressure of sustained silence, and the original position softens, shifts or vanishes entirely. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Written in a style disarming and gently subversive, Slaughterhouse-Five expresses outrage at war that even now remains in opposition to conventional wisdom. — Spin Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026

Ethan Hawke does arguably his career-best work as the protagonist, a priest who becomes rattled when one of his parishioners expresses despondency over a God who would allow his planet to die because of climate change. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Kantor expresses an empathy for young people that the more callous of this year’s graduation speakers seemed to lack. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Potential for harm The executive order expresses concern about AI systems that can discover software vulnerabilities and write malicious code to exploit them. — Anjana Susarla, The Conversation, 12 June 2026

However, despite some state officials’ complaints, Sherrill’s office expresses confidence that the high-profile event will ultimately be a winner for New Jersey. — Tom Huddleston Jr. juhohn Lee, CNBC, 12 June 2026