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express
adjective as in certain, precise
Strong matches
clear, clear-cut, considered, deliberate, direct, exact, individual, intended, particular, plain, pointed, premeditated, set, singular, special, specific, uttered, voiced, voluntary, willing
Weak matches
accurate, categorical, clean-cut, definite, definitive, designful, distinct, especial, intentional, out-and-out, outright, unambiguous, unconditional, unmistakable, unqualified, witting
adjective as in direct, speedy
Strongest match
Weak match
verb as in articulate; signify, mean
Strongest matches
assert, communicate, convey, declare, disclose, give, hint, indicate, put, reveal, say, show, speak, suggest, tell, voice
Strong matches
air, asseverate, bespeak, broach, circulate, connote, couch, denote, depict, designate, divulge, embody, enunciate, evince, exhibit, formulate, frame, import, insinuate, intend, intimate, manifest, phrase, proclaim, pronounce, represent, spell, state, symbolize, testify, utter, vent, ventilate, verbalize, word
Weak matches
add up to, make known, pop off, put across, put into words, stand for
Example Sentences
When the previous government announced plans for the new tribunal in January, a group of lawyers and victims' descendants expressed concerns that it might ultimately disadvantage them.
Wagner, who had signed a contract over the summer that runs through 2028, expressed disappointment at the decision in a statement announcing his departure "by mutual agreement".
The Hong Kong Centre for Human Rights, a group of rights advocates, said that the national-security laws may keep people from expressing opinions about what happened.
She expressed a desire for more wriggle room in the spreadsheets against her self-imposed fiscal rules – so-called "headroom".
In Taiwan, manufacturers too expressed renewed confidence about the year ahead, helping drive a fresh round of job creation.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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