UTTERS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

utters

verb

present tense third-person singular of utter

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

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

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Recent Examples of utters 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 The first words Mariah Carey utters on her 16th studio album are quintessential diva. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 The season 2 finale centered around a tornado destroying the store, when Brett utters his only line of dialogue in the series as the storm approaches. — Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 To use the Breathalyzer app by Outreach Smartphone Monitoring or by House Arrest App, the user utters a pass phrase and then blows into the Breathalyzer while the app captures and transmits a short video along with the user’s GPS location to a corrections officer. — Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017

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Neutral hydrogen emits a faint radio signal that astronomers call the 21-centimeter line.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
This tiny modern lantern emits an abundance of light and is lightweight and safe to use at home as an emergency backup or while camping.

— Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of emits

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The Moon, tied to intuition, moves through your 12th House of Solitude and conjoins healing Chiron there, opening gentle space to notice what your heart whispers.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
From the United States losing in the round of 16 after the whole Folarin Balogun saga, to Argentina eventually going down to Spain in the final, the outcomes on the field in the end minimized whispers about potential FIFA meddling.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of whispers

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With Murphy, Jaissle felt the winger was vital to the dressing-room dynamic as a leader and someone who speaks regularly to young players.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Trump speaks both nights, following up his Wednesday address with closing remarks on Thursday, after Vice President JD Vance gives his own speech.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of speaks

Verb

If Ozlo delivers adaptive features in future updates, sleep earbuds shift from passive tools to active coaching devices.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
When those two instincts collide, it’s bound to be complex and conflicting, and Greengrass delivers that with a boots-on-the-ground style.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of delivers

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Its movements and squeaks change in response to the person interacting with it, giving caregivers another way to reduce distress and encourage engagement.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Crysencio Summerville squeaks it just inside the left post in the 64th minute to retake the lead for The Netherlands, 2-1.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2026

Definition of squeaks

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For the final episode of our 2026 season, Mike talks with Adam Erlich Sachs (recipient of a 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction) about the historical Kantian thicket of Heinrich von Kleist’s Michael Kohlhaas, translated by Michael Hoffman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Nolte’s expressive eyes and face do a lot of the work in each scene as Alice talks.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

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