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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The “bridge” expresses the fact that both time components are needed to describe a complete physical system.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

CEO Christopher Diorio expresses confidence in Impinj’s market position but plans a prudent approach to the second half.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Elaborating on the excess leverage he detects in the stock market right now, Jones cites the so-called Buffett indicator, which expresses the ratio between the market cap of the S&P 500 and GDP.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

“It expresses only the evident fact that...many characteristics of the organism are specified...in unique, separate and thereby independent ways.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee