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

In a statement expressing her condolences, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said the state would be conducting an independent probe. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Dee is one of hundreds of United fans who have had similar emails from United, and many are expressing unhappiness about them. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Jackie’s ongoing health crisis has sent shockwaves through the fanbase, with thousands expressing concern and support in social media comments. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Upon expressing interest in the event, the reality star was given the opportunity to partake in an interactive true or false trivia game, also led by Salish, along with fellow YouTubers Rebecca Zamolo and The Anazala Family’s Asala Maleh. — Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

But what public sentiment are Democratic voters expressing here? — NPR, 20 July 2026

The Cheerleaders and Anna Kate Sundvold posted a video of Chalamet meeting the group and expressing his starstruckedness. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 July 2026

Handwritten messages in Thai and other languages, including Korean, were left alongside white flowers, expressing condolences to the victims. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Nearly every member of the City Council signed a letter expressing concern about how the conversion could impact jobs and residents who rely on the services the warehouse store provides. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026