VERBALIZING Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

verbalizing

verb

present participle of verbalize

as in saying

to express (a thought or emotion) in words couldn't quite verbalize the cause of his mental distress

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of verbalizing Recognizing and verbalizing patterns in behavior. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 An occasional over-reliance on voice-over hammers this home, verbalizing Benji’s constant need to be loved without giving the story space to breathe and reveal these beats more organically. — David Opie, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 Experts urge parents to look for other signs in addition to verbalizing a hatred of school that may indicate your child is experiencing a problem that needs more serious intervention, like bullying or failing grades. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Mar. 2026 Sometimes that may include the language of a speech, verbalizing a vision and motivating others to move toward it. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Lee, who represents a mother and her five children confined at Dilley for eight months, said the 5-year-old twins are hardly eating and the 9-year-old is verbalizing suicidal thoughts. — Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbalizing

Verb

In a pretrial hearing, the judge overseeing the case ruled to allow the jury to hear his book and media interviews, saying the proffer agreement did not cover public statements.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
After five officers in Georgia were charged with accessing Flock data for personal use, the company issued a statement saying the case proves their system works to hold law enforcement accountable.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of saying

Verb

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

Definition of uttering

Verb

Abernathy Greenway Park walk with Trees Atlanta Take a walk through the park with a Trees Atlanta docent, who will teach simple tricks for telling trees apart and share stories about why trees are important and how to protect them.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
But that, according to the Florida Bar, did not absolve Gonzalez of his decision to dismiss the case in the first place without telling his client, a Miami resident.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

The family grieved quietly, rarely speaking to one another about what happened, Phan said.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Supporters argue the bar is an irreplaceable cultural institution and a safe place for Spanish-speaking gay Latinos, transgender Latinas and working-class immigrants.

— Isaac Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of speaking

Verb

With a pretty 24-year-old brunette isolated in their quarantine quarters, Apollo 11’s astronauts Wednesday completed the 10-day task of discussing with experts the details of their moon-landing mission.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
But her colleagues were constantly discussing their latest stock trades.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of discussing

Verb

That positioning explains why GHA selected Plum Guide rather than a mass-market home-sharing platform and Blacklane rather than a larger ride-hailing service.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Hana, thank you so much for your time today and in sharing all of this with us.

— Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of sharing

Verb

DeepSeek’s January 2025 announcement compelled many observers to acknowledge a trajectory that Beijing had been articulating through industrial policies, successive Five-Year Plans, and national technology strategies for more than a decade.

— Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
People who may have been exceptional within their roles and are confident in articulating their experiences within a verbal setting may often struggle to express this within the two pages of a resume.

— Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of articulating

Browse Nearby Words

verbalizes

verbalizing

verbally

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Verbalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbalizing. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of verbalizing

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on verbalizing

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

anecdote

Popular in Grammar & Usage

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

'Sneaked' or 'Snuck': Which is correct?

Why does English have so many silent letters?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Aug. 7

How long is a jiffy?

Popular

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Games & Quizzes