Synonyms of phrases

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noun

plural of phrase

as in idioms

a sequence of words having a specific meaning

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idioms
• slogans
• expressions
• mottoes
• terms
• figures of speech
• epithets
• clichés
• colloquialisms
• locutions
• expletives
• names
• euphemisms
• neologisms
• shibboleths
• watchwords
• archaisms
• vulgarisms
• cries
• bywords
• modernisms
• provincialisms

phrases

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verb

present tense third-person singular of phrase

as in words

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• words
• says
• expresses
• articulates
• states
• clothes
• puts
• formulates
• describes
• translates
• couches
• hints
• implies
• paraphrases
• crafts
• summarizes
• intimates
• suggests
• speaks
• frames
• tells
• restates
• utters
• discloses
• rephrases
• rewords
• insinuates
• verbalizes
• communicates
• vocalizes
• renders
• talks
• writes up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of phrases

Noun

Vermeule—a former clerk for Scalia—proposes that conservatives should read the Constitution’s ambiguous phrases and general structure in an openly moral way, drawing on principles grounded in the nature and purposes of government. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

The debate playing out in Kausen’s kitchen is repeated in homes across California and the country, where varying phrases on food packaging have long left shoppers unsure whether food is simply past its peak quality or unsafe to eat. — Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 2 July 2026

The singer has among the most extensive trademark portfolios in the entertainment industry, with more than 170 active or pending registrations spanning names, phrases and commercial designations. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

The debate playing out in Kausen’s kitchen is repeated in homes across California and the country, where varying phrases on food packaging have long left shoppers unsure whether food is simply past its peak quality or unsafe to eat. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

The article identifies five common phrases leaders use that inadvertently damage morale. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

His Raising Cane’s work, titled Cane’s Anthem, continues the Pop-lite aesthetic, utilizing phrases and images that appear to be culled from the mass media. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026

To remove the ambiguity and resulting food waste, Assembly Bill 660 was signed into law and goes into effect July 1, which ultimately will reduce the phrases allowed on packages to just two. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Crypto Clipper monitors clipboard contents for patterns that are consistent with standardized 12- or 24-word seed phrases. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026

Verb

Like many workplace phrases, its meaning depends on context, relationship and power. — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Because Survivor 42 followed the same format with all the exact same twists from Survivor 41—Prisoner's Dilemma, goofy phrases, Hourglass twist, Shot in the Dark, Do or Die—along with many of the same challenges, the entire season often felt like a rerun. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026

To this day, people come up to him and quote phrases his character used to utter. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025

In essence, the Iowa and West Virginia sports cases ask the court to rule whether a transgender girl – a person assigned male at birth who has transitioned to align with their identity as a girl or woman, as the AP Stylebook phrases it – is a girl or a boy. — Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025