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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mouths

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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

Children of the players walked around with their mouths full of ice cream sandwiches and popsicles. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 Kittens especially use their mouths to investigate new textures and objects. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 Taking it with you prevents it from winding up in the ocean, or in the mouths of wildlife. — Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 14 July 2026 The episode ends with everyone breathing through their mouths and wondering how, exactly, to react. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 July 2026 Shocked, audience members clasped their hands to their mouths as Gordon described how the increasing physical attacks on judges have changed their lives and affected their families. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026 His supporters have clamped their mouths tighter than the federal budget for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Since babies explore with their mouths, the balls could become a choking hazard. — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 6 July 2026 What righty Cade Cavalli shouted at Willson Contreras drifted into the Boston night, fading just beyond the field’s ears and scarcely repeated by the mouths of those who heard. — Noah White, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouths

Noun

This cinches everything into place, while also tightening down the jaws of the hasps so they can't be opened until the Cordalock is unlocked.

— Ben Coxworth July 18, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Sharon Rocha's mitochondrial DNA clamped in the jaws of a pair of pliers found in [Peterson’s] boat, [and] the presence of concrete debris in the boat cover that matched both the homemade boat anchor and the concrete debris on his flatbed trailer.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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Verb

Erez picks it up, stares through the crosshairs, as a voice on the phone instructs them how to aim and shoot.

— Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Batman stares intensely at the camera, and the film’s logo appears, followed by the new release date, which is set for February 18, 2028, up from its previous release date of October 1, 2027.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 July 2026

Definition of stares

Verb

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
Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.

— Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

Definition of mutters

Noun

Familiar faces like Derrick Brown, Bryce Young, Tetairoa McMillan and Jaycee Horn will take the field this week for the start of training camp, but there will be some notable new faces added to the mix.

— Mike Kaye July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Giant banners showing the faces of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, and Leon Trotsky adorned its rallies.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 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