expresses

VERB

articulate; signify, mean

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assert communicate convey declare disclose give hint indicate put reveal say show speak suggest tell voice

STRONG

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

add up to make known pop off put across put into words stand for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be quiet conceal cover deny hide hold keep listen refrain suppress take withhold

STRONG

close close up mumble

VERB

discharge by squeezing or force

Synonyms

STRONG

crush dispatch distill expel extract forward ship

WEAK

force out press out squeeze out

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep

Example Sentences

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No other work of that era so thoroughly expresses the anger and disillusionment of the Vietnam era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

The court repeatedly insists that it expresses no view on the wisdom of that policy.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

"Lamine expresses himself better when he has passing lines and some reference in front of him," Puig said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Taylor expresses low interest in Chinese internet giants, saying there was value 18 months ago.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

The irrealis mood is found in many languages, where it expresses situations that are not known to have happened, including hypotheticals, imperatives, and questions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker