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

Dentists recommend twice daily to keep those minerals around in our mouths. — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026 Which means that there’s less anxiety over funding — unlike in Europe where their big mouths haven’t stopped writing checks. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026 The children were also allegedly struck with household objects, forced to put a soiled sock in their mouths and subjected to having their hair forcibly cut. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Near hole 12 is a South Florida Water Management District flood control barrier, one of several structures installed in the mouths of canals in Miami-Dade and Broward to let water flow out to Biscayne Bay. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 Holmes is one of those smile-talkers—people who grin as words pour out of their mouths. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Using a sharp paring knife, carve eyes and mouths into each beet. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 There was something invigorating watching a band deemed too evil and provocative for a country tour who got an even bigger offer to spit fake blood in each other’s mouths on stage. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The sheer amount of unedited airtime puts QVC hosts in the perfect position to put their orthotics in their mouths. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouths

Noun

And for Democrats, Sunday was a reminder of Will Rogers, as well as the cliche of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Her jaws are tightly shut, in anticipation, ready to be thrown open at any second.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

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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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There are two new faces leading South Florida’s historically Black districts, but neither is much of a surprise to voters in the deeply Democratic districts.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
What Florida lacks is a straightforward admission-specific standard that applies whenever a business asks visitors to use their faces as tickets.

— Burak Oktenli, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026