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Nouns (11)

n. the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us"

n. the ability to speak; "he lost his voice"

n. (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes

part

n. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"

articulation

n. expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"

vocalization

n. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

singer

n. (metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"

mouthpiece, representative, interpreter, spokesperson

n. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

Verbs (3)

give voice to

v. give voice to; "He voiced his concern"

sound, vocalize

v. utter with vibrating vocal chords

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (104)

music

n. an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

movement

n. a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"

section, subdivision

n. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

utterance

n. the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

verbalization

n. expressing something in words

call, cry, outcry, yell, shout, vociferation

n. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

call, song, birdcall, birdsong

n. the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"

cry, yell

n. a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

view, opinion

n. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

utterance

n. the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

articulation

n. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech

remark, comment

n. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"

comment, commentary

n. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"

expression, saying, locution

n. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

statement

n. a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"

statement

n. a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"

verbalization

n. expressing something in words

relief, substitute, stand-in, backup, backup man

n. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

ambassador, embassador

n. a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another

representative, deputy, surrogate, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman

n. a person who represents others

messenger, courier

n. a person who carries a message

oracle, prophet

n. an authoritative person who divines the future

statesman, solon, national leader

n. a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

diplomat, diplomatist

n. an official engaged in international negotiations

official, functionary

n. a worker who holds or is invested with an office

representative, congressman, congresswoman

n. a member of the United States House of Representatives

char, woman, charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman

n. a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet"

woman

n. a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman"

attendant

n. a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"

woman, adult female

n. an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

man, adult male

n. an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

workman, working man, working person

n. an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

worker

n. a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

hand, hired man, hired hand

n. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"

employee

n. a worker who is hired to perform a job

agent, federal agent

n. any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

subordinate, subsidiary, underling

n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

declare, announce, announce officially

v. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

proclaim, promulgate, exclaim

v. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

talk, mouth, utter, speak, verbalize

v. express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

vocalize, sing without words

v. sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

discuss, talk over

v. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (1)

devoice

v. utter with tense vocal chords

voice

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