UTTERING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

uttering

verb

present participle of utter

as in whispering

to send forth using the vocal chords she tried not to utter a sound as the doctor gave her a flu shot

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as in saying

to express (a thought or emotion) in words never uttered a single comment at the meeting

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Recent Examples of uttering The other was a tearing beauty, a creature so lovely that one look at her sent young men’s blood pressure skyward and set them to uttering wild, hoarse cries and tearing telephone directories apart with the bare hands. — John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026 All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026 On the stand, Popov denied uttering any slurs. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026 In contrast to crimes such as murder or arson, which can be committed without uttering – or writing – a single word, threats are inherently crimes of language. — Phillip M. Carter, The Conversation, 28 May 2026 Once again, we’re shown Blunt’s character being hijacked by aliens mid-weather report, uttering an alien language of clicks and pops. — ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026 Womble sat silently, not uttering a word after entering his guilty plea. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 So far, 1,500 Orange County voices have spoken without uttering a word. — Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026 Gonzalez faces two counts of fraud exceeding $50,000, two counts of grand theft, 61 counts of uttering false instruments and 59 counts of embezzlement, according to the sheriff’s office. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026

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Silent neutron stars at the center of supernova blast sites may actually be whispering softly, following the detection of faint radio emissions coming from one such object for the first time.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Hears the doctors whispering in the corner of the room about his decline.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

Definition of whispering

Verb

Johnson released a statement through his press office saying the ILA workers who met with the mayor are members of the team that bargained their new contract, ratified this spring.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
In her new memoir Famesick, Dunham wrote a message to Swift, saying much of the book's creative process was soundtracked by her music.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

Definition of saying

Verb

These companies are delivering real efficiency within existing constraints, building trust inside industrial organizations, and collecting field data that compounds in value over time.

— Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Managers delivering institutional quality with SMA-level visibility are the ones winning right now.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of delivering

Verb

As the order to evacuate was played over loudspeakers on the National Mall, some people appeared to be standing in place, talking with those around them and not exiting the area, while others were walking toward exits.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
His straight-talking and cliche-less approach hasn’t stopped, either.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of talking

Verb

Erdogan greeted Trump with an elaborate ceremony involving military officials on horseback and jets overhead emitting red, white and blue smoke.

— Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
In summary, the tech industry is going to spend a fortune on new chips to create processing power, emitting millions of tons of carbon in the process, while simultaneously throwing away available processing power.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026

Definition of emitting

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Few would dispute that on average or even at the median, males may be bigger and more powerful than females, or that in certain contact sports the difference may be telling and on occasion dangerous.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Harry's team had a different version of events, however, telling the BBC that the offer was withdrawn by the palace after it had already been accepted by the duke, further fueling the confusion.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

Amber is then seen in bodycam footage sobbing as she is told by police that somebody in the house was dead.

— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
The coffin was unveiled late on Thursday to a throng of sobbing supporters, who were swaying and beating their heads in time to a sung lament as flowers were thrown from the bier into the crowd.

— Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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