Synonyms of expressing

expressing

verb

present participle of express

1

as in voicing

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

• voicing
• stating
• giving
• announcing
• writing
• airing
• raising
• looking
• conveying
• expounding
• describing
• saying
• venting
• ventilating
• sounding
• proclaiming
• declaring
• putting forth
• disseminating
• circulating
• publishing
• submitting
• offering
• broadcasting
• giving air to
• communicating
• advertising
• enunciating
• speaking out
• writing up
• enouncing
• speaking up
• putting over
• sounding off
• putting across
• chiming in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• restricting
• stifling
• restraining
• censoring

2

as in squeezing

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

• squeezing
• crushing
• pressing
• mashing
• extracting
• reaming
• extruding
• pureeing
• pulping

3

as in signifying

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

• signifying
• implying
• meaning
• denoting
• indicating
• importing
• intending
• spelling
• suggesting
• representing
• explaining
• symbolizing
• inferring
• intimating
• embodying
• hinting
• specifying
• mentioning
• proclaiming
• announcing
• citing
• connoting
• signaling
• personifying
• touching (on or upon)
• elucidating
• amounting (to)
• symboling
• insinuating
• pointing (to)
• adding up (to)
• referring (to)
• declaring
• alluding (to)
• designating
• epitomizing
• adverting
• instancing

4

as in saying

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

• saying
• articulating
• stating
• putting
• formulating
• describing
• clothing
• wording
• phrasing
• translating
• implying
• speaking
• summarizing
• couching
• suggesting
• telling
• disclosing
• intimating
• hinting
• communicating
• crafting
• restating
• paraphrasing
• uttering
• insinuating
• verbalizing
• framing
• talking
• rephrasing
• rendering
• vocalizing
• rewording
• writing up

5

as in embodying

to represent in visible form

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embodying
• incorporating
• symbolizing
• manifesting
• exemplifying
• illustrating
• personifying
• realizing
• personalizing
• externalizing
• instantiating
• epitomizing
• incarnating
• substantiating
• bodying
• actualizing
• materializing
• typifying
• objectifying
• concretizing
• imaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disembodying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expressing

Cowan shared her decision on social media, expressing pride in her career despite the recent setbacks. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Takaichi said Japan has maintained its postwar three non-nuclear principles, but fell short of expressing commitment for sticking with that policy into the future. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

The family has raised more than $800,000 to fund an independent investigation led by civil rights attorney Ben Crump after expressing concerns about the handling of the case. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Around this time last year, officials were expressing substantial worry over a flat hiring picture, leading to three consecutive rate cuts starting in September. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

She's been booed as a visiting player, elbowed in the face then called for a foul herself, all while some fans have been allowed to bring in signs expressing hatred towards her. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the bombing, expressing deep sorrow over the loss of life. — Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

There was a diversity of perspectives at the table, with some expressing deep concern about AI while others saw it as a tool. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Holland, in particular, has matured nicely in terms of the character and expressing the burden that comes with losing everything by doing the right thing. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026