Synonyms of utters

utters

verb

present tense third-person singular of utter

1

as in emits

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

• emits
• whispers
• delivers
• squeaks
• sobs
• exclaims
• stutters
• moans
• whimpers
• groans
• stammers
• ejaculates
• gasps
• sputters
• lips
• snarls
• mouths
• pants
• squeals
• heaves
• squawks
• blurts (out)
• hoots
• yowls
• quavers

2

as in says

to express (a thought or emotion) in words

never uttered a single comment at the meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• says
• speaks
• tells
• talks
• discusses
• articulates
• verbalizes
• enunciates
• announces
• shares
• vocalizes
• states
• shouts
• gives
• puts
• publishes
• passes
• brings out
• proclaims
• blurts
• whispers
• declares
• looks
• sounds
• voices
• advertises
• puts into words
• affirms
• promulgates
• formulates
• alleges
• asserts
• breathes
• words
• posts
• avows
• ventilates
• airs
• avers
• lips
• publicizes
• mouths
• chirps
• murmurs
• gasps
• spouts
• phrases
• blabbers
• gets off
• drawls
• broadcasts
• vents
• shoots
• remarks
• snarls
• blazes
• purrs
• clothes
• splutters
• comments
• bolts
• pipes up (with)
• rips (out)
• couches
• formulizes
• avouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• stifles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of utters

Rao wrote and co-produced the comedy, and nobody in it utters a line. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

Over the course of Decay, Godflesh‘s 10th and supposedly penultimate album, frontman Justin Broadrick utters less than 150 words total in just 42 minutes. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

And finally, if person A utters a needlessly wordy or detailed expression that is technically synonymous with a single term, person B may take A to implicate that the term does not apply to the person or event under discussion. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

In Japanese, the hero utters the name of the series to a villain in a parting one liner. — Gene Park, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026

At the film’s end, Abbie Cornish as Fanny hears secondhand about Keats’s death and utters a cry that is almost too much to bear — a cry that feels too real. — Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 2026

Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026

The phrase also sometimes is used as a battle cry and has been employed by those with a nefarious agenda to instill fear of anyone who utters it and to raise concerns about Islam itself, according to Muslim scholars and civil rights advocates. — Michelle Krupa, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026

Falduto utters the words as his character Billy to Dewey, playing the opinionated student who becomes the stylist for the band. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025