VOCALIZES Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

vocalizes

verb

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present tense third-person singular of vocalize

as in utters

to express (a thought or emotion) in words she's not one to vocalize her worries

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as in sings

to produce musical sounds with the voice spent some time vocalizing before the concert

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Recent Examples of vocalizes The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm. —

Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style. —

Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

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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