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

Calderon became a friend to the whole family, and Wilson’s daughter collected cans to add to Calderon’s collection and learned Spanish phrases to speak with him. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

During that time, the pandas will have to adjust to their environment and undergo specialized training with their new handlers, learning some English phrases and commands along the way. — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

In it, David recognized phrases reminiscent of his brother’s writing style and contacted investigators about his suspicion that Ted may be the culprit. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

There are some 500,000 words and phrases in the Oxford English Dictionary, which details the history of words, some of which go back to the 11th century. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

For this reason, teens need some basic phrases that buy them some time. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 Sep. 2026

Create a section in your brand style guide that provides examples of words and phrases to use or emphasize and ones to avoid. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

The screening of grants for phrases, and the broader imposition of political priorities on grant funding, has been unmooring for researchers. — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026

Has the internet made keeping up with the ever-evolving glossary of new phrases feel borderline impossible? — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Verb

Those fake apps were designed to steal 12- and 24-word cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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