Synonyms of uttered

uttered 1 of 2

adjective

as in voiced

expressed or communicated by voice

her first uttered cry for help since the start of the ordeal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• voiced
• spoken
• vocal
• whispered
• shouted
• oral
• pronounced
• muttered
• mumbled
• breathed
• mouthed
• articulated
• murmured
• gasped
• enunciated
• purred
• sputtered
• intoned
• sonant
• squeaked
• chirped
• spluttered
• drawled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inarticulate
• silent
• mute
• quiet
• unspoken
• unsaid
• unexpressed
• nonvocal
• unvoiced
• voiceless
• unuttered
• surd

uttered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of utter

1

as in whispered

to send forth using the vocal chords

she tried not to utter a sound as the doctor gave her a flu shot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whispered
• emitted
• squeaked
• delivered
• sobbed
• exclaimed
• stuttered
• moaned
• whimpered
• gasped
• groaned
• stammered
• ejaculated
• snarled
• sputtered
• panted
• mouthed
• squealed
• hooted
• blurted (out)
• squawked
• quavered
• heaved
• yowled
• lipped

2

as in said

to express (a thought or emotion) in words

never uttered a single comment at the meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• said
• spoke
• told
• talked
• discussed
• shared
• stated
• verbalized
• enunciated
• articulated
• announced
• shouted
• brought out
• passed
• gave
• voiced
• vocalized
• whispered
• published
• blurted
• sounded
• proclaimed
• posted
• looked
• aired
• declared
• affirmed
• put into words
• promulgated
• put
• gasped
• murmured
• breathed
• asserted
• alleged
• mouthed
• averred
• phrased
• remarked
• advertised
• commented
• drawled
• got off
• vented
• broadcast
• publicized
• blabbered
• purred
• chirped
• ventilated
• formulated
• bolted
• worded
• avowed
• couched
• blazed
• snarled
• spluttered
• spouted
• clothed
• avouched
• shot
• ripped (out)
• lipped
• formulized
• piped up (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• stifled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uttered

Adjective

Each line encourages a body to shift when uttered or even when read silently to oneself. — Literary Hub, 29 May 2026

Grant attempted to leave the building, uttered threats and made physical contact with two officers, police said. — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

For all their speed-to-market and trend obsessions, fashion companies struggle to update the systems and materials that go into their products, meaning churn reigns and improvements are consigned to that oft-uttered utopian destination known as ‘when there’s time’. — Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Verb

The only problem is that Truth never uttered those words. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Throughout the entire event, Dylan’s name was never uttered once. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2026

Elite sportspeople do enough media training to know that certain pronouncements will take on a life of their own after they are uttered. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Refreshingly, the name Tilly Norwood was seldom uttered, and that alone struck many attendees as progress. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 May 2026

Even ordinary women who never laid claim to mystical experience uttered prayers again and again, throughout the day, for their entire adult lives. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Diplomats are paid to lie for their country, but this may be the greatest and most obvious falsehood ever uttered by a diplomat not named Sergey Lavrov. — Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

The suspect tried to open the aircraft door during the flight and, when restrained by the crew, uttered racial and homophobic slurs against the professionals, the statement said. — ABC News, 24 June 2026

The actress revealed on a recent episode of Hot Ones that Cruise once uttered a truly iconic sentence when the pair were stuck on wires shooting a mentally and physically painful sequence for their 2014 sci-fi film. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026