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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"China welcomes the agreement reached between the United States and Iran... and expresses appreciation for the mediation efforts made by Pakistan," a foreign ministry spokesperson said.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Cosla resources spokesman Ricky Bell said the report "quite rightly" expresses grave concern for local government finance over the medium term.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The song’s hook is a rhythm-guitar riff that expresses barely contained control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Victoria Frenner, who is a therapist, expresses skepticism about the book’s punchy tone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

It has been claimed that Tassoni expresses a sense of liberation from the schoolroom of antiquity, but his claim is merely that the moderns must find a place in the schoolroom alongside the ancients.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton