Synonyms for ARTICULATE
ɑrˈtɪk yə lɪt; -ˌleɪtar·tic·u·late

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1. articulate

   To utter is to give forth as an audible sound, articulate or not. To talk is to utter a succession of connected words, ordinarily with the expectation of being listened to. To speak is to give articulate utterance even to a single word; the officer speaks the word of command, but does not talk it. To speak is also to utter words with the ordinary intonation, as distinguished from singing. To chat is ordinarily to utter in a familiar, conversational way; to chatter is to talk in an empty, ceaseless way like a magpie.

   Synonyms:
   announce, chat, chatter, converse, declaim, declare, deliver, discourse, enunciate, express, pronounce, say, speak, talk, tell, utter

   Preposition:
   Speak to (address) a person; speak with a person (converse with him); speak of or about a thing (make it the subject of remark); speak on or upon a subject; in parliamentary language, speak to the question.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. articulateadjective

   expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language

   "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"

   Synonyms:
   articulated

   Antonyms:
   unarticulate, speechless, silent, mute, dumb, inarticulate, unspoken, tongue-tied, voiceless, aphonic, unarticulated, wordless, incoherent, tongueless, aphasic

2. articulated, articulateverb

   consisting of segments held together by joints

   Synonyms:
   articulated, articulate

   Antonyms:
   aphonic, unarticulated, mute, unspoken, dumb, voiceless, inarticulate, aphasic, silent, tongueless, unarticulate, tongue-tied, incoherent, wordless, speechless

3. joint, articulateverb

   provide with a joint

   "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"

   Synonyms:
   phrase, joint, sound out, say, formulate, give voice, enounce, vocalise, enunciate, word, articulate, vocalize, pronounce

   Antonyms:
   inarticulate, speechless, unarticulate, unarticulated, silent, aphasic, mute, unspoken, dumb, tongue-tied, incoherent, tongueless, wordless, aphonic, voiceless

4. 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, phrase, pronounce, vocalise, invent, contrive, vocalize, word, forge, formulate, give voice

   Antonyms:
   dumb, unarticulated, voiceless, speechless, inarticulate, incoherent, tongueless, aphasic, mute, unspoken, silent, aphonic, wordless, tongue-tied, unarticulate

5. pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, sayverb

   speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

   "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

   Synonyms:
   tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, label, formulate, suppose, enunciate, articulate, joint, read, feel out, say, pronounce, vocalise, give voice, allege, vocalize, aver, word, check out, judge, order, phrase

   Antonyms:
   dumb, tongue-tied, unarticulate, tongueless, aphasic, mute, incoherent, unarticulated, wordless, voiceless, silent, aphonic, unspoken, inarticulate, speechless

6. articulateverb

   unite by forming a joint or joints

   "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"

   Synonyms:
   phrase, joint, sound out, say, formulate, give voice, enounce, vocalise, enunciate, word, vocalize, pronounce

   Antonyms:
   silent, unarticulate, wordless, unspoken, speechless, voiceless, aphasic, mute, aphonic, tongueless, unarticulated, tongue-tied, inarticulate, dumb, incoherent

7. articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocaliseverb

   express or state clearly

   Synonyms:
   sound out, enounce, sound, say, phonate, formulate, vowelize, enunciate, articulate, joint, voice, phrase, pronounce, vocalise, give voice, vocalize, word, vowelise

   Antonyms:
   wordless, mute, tongueless, dumb, aphonic, silent, incoherent, voiceless, inarticulate, unspoken, aphasic, tongue-tied, unarticulate, speechless, unarticulated

Matched Categories

1. • Carpentry
   • Express
   • Provide
   • Unite

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. make (oneself) understood

   to put into words.

   a new born baby may display emotions with a smile, or by crying, but as yet they are unable to articulate there feelings.

   Submitted by rinat on November 10, 2015  

2. make public

   Submitted by anonymous on December 30, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. articulateadjective

   Synonyms:
   jointed, articulated. distinctly uttered

2. articulateverb

   Synonyms:
   utter distinctly (as respects the elementary sounds), PRONOUNCE, ENOUNCE, speak

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "articulate":

   express, formulate, articulated, define, enunciate

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1. Tracy Brown:

   It was kind of strange, we just pulled to each other, she was this very quiet, soft-spoken, articulate artist who drew a lot. She was very easy to talk to and she made you feel comfortable quickly. I mean, I was floored. We all were. We had absolutely no idea she was being accused of murder. When she finally told us, I was just in shock because I just had no idea.

2. Eddie Redmayne:

   She talked in depth and wonderful detail about [Elbe's] art and also extraordinary things about that period. How architecture had gotten more feminine with Art Nouveau, how the notions of gender were beginning to change in the 1920s, with women's clothing becoming more boyish and haircuts getting shorter. She was just so articulate on so many subjects.

3. Ben Locke:

   When you put those two together, what they're really reflecting is students are more willing than ever to articulate being overwhelmed and to take that out on themselves, either through self-injury or through talking about the possibility of suicide or thinking actively about that and that plays out in all areas of university life, so universities are coping with the consequences of these kinds of behaviors and thoughts in ways that we haven't necessarily seen historically on a much greater scale.

4. Rachel Walton:

   Stephanie Mines is brilliant in her ability to articulate the complexities of shock and trauma, along with the framework for healing that she has developed. This makes her classes deeply gratifying and inspiring. I now have invaluable tools that support me in caring for myself, as well as skills and a new perspective that helps me in my care of others.

5. Neil Bush:

   Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests, washington is broken, and the only way Republicans can hope to win back the White House and put our nation on a better path is to support a nominee who can articulate how conservative policies will help people rise up and reach their full potential.