MOUTHS Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of mouth

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

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as in grimaces

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval the boy usually makes a mouth when he gets an injection

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as in spokesmen

a person who speaks for another or for a group the press secretary is the official mouth of the administration

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mouth

as in stares

to distort one's face when her mother told her to mind, the little girl mouthed insolently and rolled her eyes

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as in mutters

to speak softly and unclearly the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath

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Recent Examples of mouths

Noun

At this moment, the kids from the childcare program are released into the sanctuary, their excitement at seeing their parents and hearing the shofar only heightened by whatever has made all of their mouths blue. — Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Caught unprepared for chemical warfare and lacking standard-issue gas masks, Allied soldiers improvised by covering their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs or pieces of cloth drenched in water or urine. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 Individuals can be contagious with Salmonella, because the disease can be spread when an infected individual touches surfaces and then others touch them and then put their hands in their mouths. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The turbulence pushes unwanted particles away from the coral’s surface while redirecting nutrients toward polyps’ mouths. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 The assistants survived by lining their mouths and stomachs with oil or by consuming large meals in advance. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026 Since then, there have been a few nuggets about the nuptials made public as the guests are, for the most part, keeping their mouths shut on the specifics. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 Baltimore Ravens fans have waited more than six months to get the sour taste out of their mouths after watching their team miss the playoffs. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 29 July 2026 This is not against any rules, but leaves a sour taste in fans’ mouths. — James Hansen, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouths

Noun

The Kansas City Current found a way to snatch a draw from the jaws of victory last weekend.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
The first story was set in the 1980s while the second volume, recently wrapped, was set in the 1990s, at the dawn of the Internet age and culminated with a shocking finale that left readers’ jaws on the forest floor.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026

Definition of jaws

Verb

Taped to the glass divider of Ryan McMahon’s locker, a drawing of Trent Grisham stares at the Yankees’ clubhouse.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Ron stops and stares ahead, dumbfounded, with a man’s shirt in his hand and blood running down his face.

— Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of stares

Verb

That’s when Way mutters the p-word — under his breath for plausible deniability, but certainly still with the intention of being heard, smirking at the sound of my laughter.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Wilde read on social media that the tune actually inspired a movie theater meet-cute, as Nash mutters profanity mid-song.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of mutters

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But the functions of what happens on a normal set, where there have to be bounce boards to light back up people’s faces, and all that stuff, that’s all designed into the set as well.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
After losing four starters to the NFL in the offseason, several new faces will take over key positions on the line.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of faces

Verb

Both look over at me and then Lumet mumbles something and the conversation abruptly ends.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, everyone is still running around like the Keystone Kops chasing Billie, passing an old lady in a bed eating Jell-O who mumbles something in Diné.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026