Synonyms for expressed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ik-spres
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsprɛs

Top 10 synonyms for expressed Other synonyms for the word expressed

Définition of expressed

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.
  • verb articulate; signify, mean
  • verb discharge by squeezing or force
Example sentences :
  • She was in his confidence in 1858-9, and he had a great regard for her, which he often expressed to me.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • O the words of kindness, all to be expressed in vain, that flowed from her lips!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • It is expressed in conduct, of course; but conduct may fail while the attitude can remain constant.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • For once, he had expressed that fondness in a primitive fashion, and he was glad.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • As he hurried to the door, he expressed again his admiration for the name.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • It stands for something that cannot be expressed in any other way.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • In her intensity of grief her thoughts became audible in expressed words.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • We find that the deepest thoughts can be expressed in the simplest language.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
  • But this paper is the soap-box of that chap, and his is the only point-of-view that'll be expressed in it.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The lowered physiognomy of Mr Verloc expressed a sombre and weary annoyance.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Antonyms for expressed

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