Antonyms for express
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : ik-spres |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsprɛs |
Definition of express
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French espresser "press, squeeze out; speak one's mind" (Modern French exprimer), Medieval Latin expressare, frequentative of exprimere "represent, describe," literally "to press out" (source of Italian espresso; the sense evolution here is perhaps via an intermediary sense of something like "clay that takes under pressure takes the form of an image"), from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pressare "to press, push," from Latin premere (see press (v.1)). Related: Expressed; expresses; expressing.
- adj certain, precise
- adj direct, speedy
- verb articulate; signify, mean
- verb discharge by squeezing or force
- Did Phidias express no anxiety concerning your unprotected situation?
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I cannot find words to express my feelings on that point at all.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- It has not; and we venture to express our confident belief, that it never will.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- He says, he will convince you of his love by deeds, since he is not permitted by you to express it by words.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- And when that reason offers, is it not just to express one's self accordingly?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I knew not what to say; or rather how to express what I had to say.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It was an express order for two hundred francs, in payment of a bit of verse.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- He remembered, just in time, to express regret at Miss Simpson's bereavement.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- One or two were good enough to express regret that he had not been there to see.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- No wonder he flushed and stood silent, lost for words to express his indignation.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
Synonyms for express
- accelerated
- accurate
- add up to
- air
- assert
- asseverate
- bespeak
- broach
- categorical
- circulate
- clean-cut
- clear
- clear-cut
- communicate
- connote
- considered
- convey
- couch
- crush
- declare
- definite
- definitive
- deliberate
- denote
- depict
- designate
- designful
- direct
- disclose
- dispatch
- distill
- distinct
- divulge
- embody
- enunciate
- especial
- evince
- exact
- exhibit
- expel
- explicit
- expressed
- extract
- fast
- force out
- formulate
- forward
- frame
- give
- high-speed
- hint
- import
- indicate
- individual
- insinuate
- intend
- intended
- intentional
- intimate
- make known
- manifest
- nonstop
- out-and-out
- outright
- particular
- phrase
- plain
- pointed
- pop off
- premeditated
- press out
- proclaim
- pronounce
- put
- put across
- put into words
- quick
- rapid
- represent
- reveal
- say
- set
- ship
- show
- singular
- speak
- special
- specific
- spell
- squeeze out
- stand for
- state
- suggest
- swift
- symbolize
- tell
- testify
- unambiguous
- unconditional
- unmistakable
- unqualified
- utter
- uttered
- velocious
- vent
- ventilate
- verbalize
- voice
- voiced
- voluntary
- willing
- witting
- word
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