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

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

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

Verb

Upon seeing a video replay of the injury, Fox NFL analyst Tom Brady uttered a profanity. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

It is always uttered with a smile—on the harbor, at a café, down on the beach. — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

That was quite literally the beginning of the story when adult Shauna (Melanie Lynskey) uttered those words in the Yellowjackets pilot. — Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026

Every exclamation, every hesitation, every slip of the tongue (including the film’s title, reportedly uttered by the real Chaplin twins once) comes simultaneously from both women. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

John Kay, The Sun’s then-chief reporter, used to say that whatever words a subject uttered was copy. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

The late Peter Douglas, former executive director of the California Coastal Commission, uttered them many years ago. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

In the wake of the Covid pandemic, countless pieties were uttered about disease control. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026

On May 13, 1970, Indiana University student Gregory Hess uttered a word that would cement his name in law textbooks forever. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2026