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phrase

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of phrase

a sequence of words having a specific meaning

kids drawing literal representations of the phrase "to rain cats and dogs"

Synonyms of phrase

expression, idiom

Words Related to phrase

cliché (also cliche)

epithet, expletive, name

byword, cry, motto, shibboleth, slogan, watchword

archaism, colloquialism, euphemism, modernism, neologism, provincialism, vulgarism

Phrases Synonymous with phrase

figure of speech

phrase

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of phrase

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

he had trouble thinking of how to phrase his question for the visiting dignitary

Synonyms of phrase

articulate, clothe, couch, express, formulate, put, say, state, word

Words Related to phrase

hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest

paraphrase, rephrase, restate, reword, summarize, translate

communicate, disclose, speak, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize

describe, render, write up

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