Antonyms for utter
ˈʌt ərut·ter

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1. utter

   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, articulate, chat, chatter, converse, declaim, declare, deliver, discourse, enunciate, express, pronounce, say, speak, talk, tell

   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.

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1. utterverb

   Antonyms:
   recal, suppress, repress, hush, stifle, check, swallow

   Synonyms:
   circulate, issue, promulgate, express, articulate, pronounce, speak

2. utteradjective

   Antonyms:
   imperfect, incomplete, impure

   Synonyms:
   extreme, perfect, complete, unqualified, absolute, thorough, consummate, entire, sheer, pure

Matched Categories

1. • Circulate
   • Communicate

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulteratedadjective

   without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

   "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

   Antonyms:
   mitigated, uncomplete, incomplete

2. dead(a), utterverb

   complete

   "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness"

   Antonyms:
   incomplete, uncomplete, mitigated

3. express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue toverb

   articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

   "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

   Antonyms:
   uncomplete, mitigated, incomplete

   Synonyms:
   extract, express, press out, evince, talk, let loose, convey, show, let out, state, emit, give tongue to, speak, verbalize, carry, verbalise, mouth

4. utter, emit, let out, let looseverb

   express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

   "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

   Antonyms:
   mitigated, uncomplete, incomplete

   Synonyms:
   pass off, unwrap, express, bring out, divulge, talk, let loose, give away, expose, reveal, widen, breathe, let out, break, verbalise, emit, loose, give tongue to, speak, give off, verbalize, give out, let on, discover, unleash, disclose, mouth

5. talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbaliseverb

   express in speech

   "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

   Antonyms:
   mitigated, incomplete, uncomplete

   Synonyms:
   let loose, talk, express, peach, address, verbalise, give tongue to, tattle, babble out, babble, let out, emit, blab, lecture, spill the beans, speak, verbalize, blab out, sing, spill, mouth, let the cat out of the bag

6. utterverb

   put into circulation

   "utter counterfeit currency"

   Antonyms:
   incomplete, mitigated, uncomplete

   Synonyms:
   give tongue to, express, let loose, emit, verbalise, mouth, let out, verbalize, talk, speak

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1. utteradjective

   Synonyms:
   complete, absolute, perfect, unconditional, unqualified, peremptory

2. utterverb

   Synonyms:
   speak, pronounce, express

How to use utter in a sentence?

1. Logan Pierce:

   I guess the first thing that went through my mind was, like, complete and utter disbelief.

2. Kathy Guillermo:

   That's just absolutely correct, we wrote to Fauci last month, and we pointed out that HIV experiments on monkeys have killed tens of thousands of monkeys. They've cost us billions of dollars, and we have no vaccine to prevent HIV. Now, you would think that four decades of utter failure would inspire NIH to try something different, but they haven't so far.

3. London Mayor Boris Johnson:

   Donald Trump's ill-informed comments are complete and utter nonsense, the only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump.

4. Dov Hikind:

   Everyone's in utter shock.

5. Scott C. Holstad:

   We wake up, breathe, live life, often against our wishes and our better judgement. We console ourselves by telling ourselves this is no fault of our own but that doesn’t take away the reality of the pain, the streaming dreams, the utter shock of life, the shattered pieces of survival.

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