Synonyms of mouth

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noun

1

as in jaws

the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal

the baby chicks opened their mouths very wide and chirped piteously when their mother came back with worms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jaws
• face
• mug
• gob
• yap
• piehole
• chops
• kisser
• muzzle
• trap
• maw
• puss
• mandible
• visage
• countenance
• gullet
• maxilla

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as in grimace

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval

the boy usually makes a mouth when he gets an injection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grimace
• scowl
• frown
• face
• pout
• moue
• smirk
• lower
• lour
• look
• mow
• growl
• snarl
• stare
• sneer
• wince
• mug
• snoot
• glare
• flinch
• squinch
• rictus
• scoff
• glower
• simper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smile
• laugh
• grin

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as in cheek

disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request

I won't tolerate you giving your mother mouth about everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheek
• disrespect
• back talk
• sauce
• impudence
• sass
• retort
• rudeness
• insolence
• nonsense
• impertinence
• rejoinder
• cuteness
• wisecrack
• boldness
• audacity
• riposte
• guff
• tactlessness
• backchat
• discourtesy
• comeback
• crossness
• impoliteness
• vulgarity
• bluntness
• crassness
• brazenness
• coarseness
• abruptness
• brusqueness
• gruffness
• curtness
• crudity
• audaciousness
• surliness
• bluffness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diplomacy
• consideration
• politeness
• cordiality
• courtesy
• smoothness
• civility
• respect
• tactfulness
• gallantry
• graciousness
• suavity
• deference
• gentility
• suaveness
• affability

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as in spokesperson

a person who speaks for another or for a group

the press secretary is the official mouth of the administration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spokesperson
• spokesman
• mouthpiece
• speaker
• point man
• prophet
• point person
• front
• ambassador
• promoter
• talker
• representative
• communicator
• spokeswoman
• shill
• delegate
• agent
• emissary
• spokesmodel
• envoy
• sayer

mouth

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verb (1)

1

as in to grimace

to distort one's face

when her mother told her to mind, the little girl mouthed insolently and rolled her eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grimace
• frown
• stare
• scowl
• sneer
• make faces
• make a face
• smirk
• mug
• glare
• pull a face
• gaze
• growl
• snarl
• pout
• gape
• contort
• deform
• gloom
• lour
• glower
• warp
• twist
• lower
• ogle
• simper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beam
• smile
• grin

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as in to mutter

to speak softly and unclearly

the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mutter
• mumble
• whisper
• murmur
• grunt
• chunter
• gasp
• pant
• breathe
• chatter
• babble
• blab
• gibber
• prattle
• jabber
• gabble
• drivel
• ramble
• buzz
• maunder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speak out
• speak up
• articulate
• enunciate

mouth (off)

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verb (2)

as in to speak

to talk as if giving an important and formal speech

some crank mouthing off in the center of town to anyone who would listen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speak
• talk
• perorate
• discourse
• orate
• declaim
• announce
• harangue
• preach
• lecture
• rant
• rave
• advertise
• broadcast
• proclaim
• declare
• pronounce
• sermonize
• bloviate
• blow
• speechify

Phrases Containing mouth

• down in the mouth
• mouth (off)
• run one's mouth

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