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

Promising innovation and economic growth doesn't answer questions about electricity bills and corporate accountability, and expressing concern about the technology doesn't explain how to capture its potential benefits. — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Horvath, who represents the Palisades burn area, sent Bass multiple text messages in the weeks that followed the fire expressing frustration over her handling of communications and other issues. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

In fairness, Brown was expressing discontent with the organization and clearly didn't want to be partnered with Jayson Tatum. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The social media statement has over 1,000 comments, many expressing support for the local business. — Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

D’Agostini also submitted a letter to supervisors expressing his interest in the appointment and outlining his qualifications. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Paporakis had hundreds of rounds of rifle ammunition and a manifesto expressing white supremacist and extremist ideologies, police said. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

These children often take on adult responsibilities without receiving proper acknowledgment or support for doing so—and often have difficulty expressing their needs and maintaining healthy relationships in adulthood. — Parents, 17 Oct. 2026

Stel’s achievement is making those influences into a language for expressing a real feeling. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026