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Antonyms for phrase
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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. phrasenoun

    To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.

    Synonyms:
    figure of speech, locution

  2. phrasenoun

    To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of words.

    Synonyms:
    figure of speech, locution

  3. phraseverb

    To divide into melodic phrases.

    Synonyms:
    locution, figure of speech

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. phrase

    An author's diction is strictly his choice and use of words, with no special reference to thought; expression regards the words simply as the vehicle of the thought. Phrase and phraseology apply to words or combinations of words which are somewhat technical; as, in legal phraseology; in military phrase. Diction is general; wording is limited; we speak of the diction of an author or of a work, the wording of a proposition, of a resolution, etc. Verbiage never bears this sense (see CIRCUMLOCUTION.) The language of a writer or speaker may be the national speech he employs; as, the English or French language; or the word may denote his use of that language; as, the author's language is well (or ill) chosen. Style includes diction, expression, rhetorical figures such as metaphor and simile, the effect of an author's prevailing tone of thought, of his personal traits — in short, all that makes up the clothing of thought in words; thus, we speak of a figurative style, a frigid or an argumentative style, etc., or of the style of Macaulay, Prescott, or others. An author's vocabulary is the range of words which he brings into his use. Compare LANGUAGE.

    Synonyms:
    diction, expression, language, phraseology, style, verbiage, vocabulary, wording

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Princeton's WordNet4.3 / 4 votes

  1. phrasenoun

    an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

    Synonyms:
    musical phrase, idiom, set phrase, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom

  2. phrase, musical phrasenoun

    a short musical passage

    Synonyms:
    musical phrase, idiom, set phrase, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom

  3. idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrasenoun

    an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

    Synonyms:
    artistic style, dialect, musical phrase, set phrase, accent, idiom, parlance, phrasal idiom, idiomatic expression

  4. phraseverb

    dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

    Synonyms:
    musical phrase, idiom, set phrase, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom

  5. give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulateverb

    put into words or an expression

    "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

    Synonyms:
    sound out, devise, enounce, explicate, say, develop, excogitate, enunciate, articulate, joint, pronounce, vocalise, invent, contrive, vocalize, word, forge, formulate, give voice

  6. phraseverb

    divide, combine, or mark into phrases

    "phrase a musical passage"

    Synonyms:
    give voice, formulate, word, articulate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. phrasenoun

    Synonyms:
    idiom, diction, phraseology

How to use phrase in a sentence?

  1. C. P. Snow:

    The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.

  2. Salman Rushdie:

    Both John F. Kennedy and Nelson Mandela use the same three-word phrase which in my mind says it all, which is, 'Freedom is Indivisible,' you can't slice it up, otherwise it ceases to be freedom. You can dislike Charlie Hedbo. ... But the fact that you dislike them has nothing to do with their right to speak.

  3. Donald Trump:

    This is beyond Supreme Court. This is everything to do with our country. When you are guilty until proven innocent, it's just not supposed to be that way, always I've heard you're innocent until proven guilty. I've heard this so long. It's such a beautiful phrase. In this case, you're guilty until proven innocent. I think that is a very dangerous standard for our country.

  4. John McManus:

    I can't help but use the phrase overused for forestry ... they've paved paradise.

  5. Ben Carson:

    I’ve learned how to phrase things in a way that people can actually hear what I’m saying, if you use certain words, it can be the most wonderful thing, they won’t hear it.

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