Thesaurus results for MONOSYLLABLE

monosyllable

noun

Definition of monosyllable

as in expression

a lexical item that has only one syllable He answered all their questions with monosyllables like "yes" and "no."

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Recent Examples of monosyllable Hearing this jab of monosyllables is like being poked in the eye. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023 But where the two Stegosaurus brothers speak in Jurassic monosyllables, Stegothesaurus has the gift of a bountiful vocabulary. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 22 June 2018 Original writer Derek Kolstad and director Chad Stahelski have returned for the sequel, alongside the taciturn Reeves, who brews up more of his Wickian magic while speaking infrequently and mostly in monosyllables. — Katie Walsh, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for monosyllable

Noun

The accompanying image showed a pair of flip-flops adorned with Moore’s iconic cry-face on the left foot, while the right shows the actress making a more dramatic, less strained expression.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
At the same time, Georgia lawmakers have introduced legislation targeting banks that use social credit metrics or restrict access based on constitutional expression, aiming to hold financial institutions accountable for ideological bias.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of expression

Noun

The randomness of the phrases is meant to be unpredictable, though the software bug present in Coldcard firmware—dating back to March 2021—meant the device was producing seeds with less randomness than advertised.

— Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
But the phrase is a useful lens for this newer kind of Chinese statecraft—one of bottom-up investments that compound into interdependence and leverage.

— Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of phrase

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Chennai claimed him as Thala, a Tamil word meaning leader that functions as something closer to a title of devotion.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Later, the Taurus Moon enters your 3rd House of Communication, helping simple words calm the noise around you today.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026