Synonyms of mouths

mouths 1 of 2

noun

plural of mouth

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
• faces
• pieholes
• gobs
• muzzles
• chops
• yaps
• traps
• maws
• kissers
• mugs
• countenances
• mandibles
• visages
• pusses
• maxillae
• gullets

2

as in grimaces

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval

the boy usually makes a mouth when he gets an injection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grimaces
• frowns
• scowls
• faces
• pouts
• smirks
• looks
• snoots
• stares
• moues
• mows
• lowers
• growls
• snarls
• sneers
• mugs
• winces
• squinches
• glares
• flinches
• simpers
• scoffs
• glowers
• rictuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiles
• laughs
• grins

3

as in spokesmen

a person who speaks for another or for a group

the press secretary is the official mouth of the administration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spokesmen
• mouthpieces
• prophets
• speakers
• spokespeople
• point people
• ambassadors
• point men
• promoters
• representatives
• fronts
• talkers
• communicators
• delegates
• shills
• sayers
• envoys
• emissaries
• spokeswomen
• agents
• spokesmodels

mouths

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mouth

1

as in stares

to distort one's face

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grimaces
• stares
• scowls
• frowns
• sneers
• smirks
• makes a face
• glares
• mugs
• growls
• gazes
• pulls a face
• snarls
• pouts
• gapes
• contorts
• deforms
• warps
• glowers
• ogles
• twists
• glooms
• lowers
• simpers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smiles
• beams
• grins

2

as in mutters

to speak softly and unclearly

the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mutters
• mumbles
• grunts
• murmurs
• whispers
• chunters
• pants
• gasps
• babbles
• chatters
• prattles
• jabbers
• gibbers
• breathes
• blabs
• gabbles
• drivels
• rambles
• maunders
• buzzes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speaks out
• articulates
• speaks up
• enunciates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mouths

Noun

The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M. — CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

The lingerers brought their dirty dishes to the bus tub, wiped their mouths one last time with a napkin, and waved to Cleo, their faces saying, Nice job! — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Walker explains that with the sheep, any expression has to come through their body language and eyebrows and eye movements and mouths. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

The English dialogue for these films was often absurd and barely coherent, written to conform to the movements of the actors’ mouths. — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

In or on Children’s Toys Small children have a habit of putting just about anything in their mouths—including their toys. — Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026

Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ongoing satirical series at first appalled many viewers with its resolute political incorrectness and penchant for four-letter words from the mouths of babes, and that was nowhere more evident than in Cartman himself. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

The Mafia guy's methods — smashing skulls, breaking bones with a baseball bat, putting guns into mouths — stun his partner. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

That risks leaving a sour taste in the mouths of people who see Fox News and its ilk as instrumental in the ascension of the far right. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026