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put into words

ADJECTIVE
sonant
Synonyms
STRONG
choral lyric oral singing sung voiced vowel
WEAK
articulate articulated expressed intonated modulated operatic phonetic phonic pronounced said spoken uttered verbal viva voce vocalic vocalized
ADJECTIVE
spoken
Synonyms
STRONG
announced articulate communicated expressed mentioned said told uttered voiced
WEAK
lingual oral phonetic phonic sonant traditional unwritten verbal viva voce
Antonyms
STRONG
suppressed
WEAK
heard written
ADJECTIVE
vocal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
articulate choral operatic verbal
STRONG
lyric oral singing sonant sung vowel
WEAK
articulated expressed intonated modulated phonetic phonic pronounced said uttered viva voce vocalic vocalized voiced
Antonyms
WEAK
introverted modest quiet shy written
VERB
express
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 stand for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be quiet conceal cover deny hide hold keep listen refrain suppress take withhold
STRONG
close close up mumble
VERB
phrase
Synonyms
STRONG
couch formulate frame present put say term utter voice word
Antonyms
STRONG
take
VERB
say
Synonyms
STRONGEST
add announce answer assert claim convey declare deliver disclose do estimate express maintain mention read repeat reply report respond reveal speak state suggest tell voice
STRONG
affirm allege communicate conjecture divulge flap gab guess imagine imply jaw judge lip opine orate perform pronounce rap recite rehearse relate remark render rumor spiel utter verbalize yak
WEAK
break silence come out with give voice make known put forth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ask be quiet conceal deny disclaim hide hold keep keep secret listen neglect question refrain request retain suppress withhold
STRONG
fail praise
VERB
speak
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chat communicate convey declare deliver express go say shout tell utter voice whisper
STRONG
allege articulate assert aver blab chew converse descant discourse drawl enunciate expatiate gab gas jaw modulate mouth mumble murmur mutter perorate pronounce rap sound spiel spill state verbalize vocalize yak yammer
WEAK
break silence lip make known make public open one's mouth pop off speak one's piece yakety-yak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be quiet conceal hold keep retain withhold
STRONG
deny hide mumble praise speak clearly
WEAK
listen
VERB
verbalize
Synonyms
STRONG
articulate blab chat communicate converse enunciate express gab mouth mumble pronounce rap say shout sound state talk tell utter vocalize voice whisper yak yammer
WEAK
break silence make known open one's mouth
Antonyms
STRONG
ask be quiet conceal hide listen mumble question

Example Sentences

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Yearning for a kind of abstract stimulation that even she can’t put into words, Camille is transfixed by her beloved chair.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

"As the biological father of the individual responsible, I carry a sorrow that is difficult to put into words," the statement said, according to the CBC.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

A tribute from Oladipo's family described him as "a good boy who loved his family", and added: "We cannot begin to put into words how sad we are to have lost Khaleed."

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

"I'm struggling to put into words the profound emptiness I'm feeling since learning of James Ransone's passing," she wrote on her Instagram story.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

The pain was too great to be put into words.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin