Synonyms for expression
ɪkˈsprɛʃ ənex·pres·sion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.2 / 12 votes

1. expression

   Air is that combination of qualities which makes the entire impression we receive in a person's presence; as, we say he has the air of a scholar, or the air of a villain. Appearance refers more to the dress and other externals. We might say of a travel-soiled pedestrian, he has the appearance of a tramp, but the air of a gentleman. Expression and look especially refer to the face. Expression is oftenest applied to that which is habitual; as, he has a pleasant expression of countenance; look may be momentary; as, a look of dismay passed over his face. We may, however, speak of the look or looks as indicating all that we look at; as, he had the look of an adventurer; I did not like his looks. Bearing is rather a lofty word; as, he has a noble bearing; port is practically identical in meaning with bearing, but is more exclusively a literary word. Carriage, too, is generally used in a good sense; as, that lady has a good carriage. Mien is closely synonymous with air, but less often used in a bad sense. We say a rakish air rather than a rakish mien. Mien may be used to express some prevailing feeling; as, "an indignant mien." Demeanor goes beyond appearance, including conduct, behavior; as, a modest demeanor. Manner and style are, in large part at least, acquired. Compare BEHAVIOR.

   Synonyms:
   air, appearance, bearing, behavior, carriage, demeanor, fashion, look, manner, mien, port, sort, style, way

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1. expression

   Synonyms:
   countenance, look, indication, phrase, term

   Antonyms:
   face, features, lineament, falsification, misstatement, solecism, enigma, suppression, expulsion

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. expression, look, aspect, facial expression, facenoun

   the feelings expressed on a person's face

   "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

   Synonyms:
   construction, font, formula, look, verbalism, case, cheek, reflection, aspect, reflexion, smell, manifestation, view, fount, saying, vista, nerve, locution, facet, verbal expression, grammatical construction, facial expression, prospect, formulation, scene, spirit, side, tone, panorama, feel, facial gesture, brass, boldness, flavour, face, feeling, grimace, looking at, human face, looking, flavor, typeface

2. expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexionnoun

   expression without words

   "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"

   Synonyms:
   facial expression, materialization, reflection, construction, observation, formula, reflectivity, aspect, contemplation, verbal expression, materialisation, saying, look, musing, formulation, thoughtfulness, verbalism, grammatical construction, rumination, face, mirror image, demonstration, locution, manifestation, reflexion

3. expression, verbal expression, verbalismnoun

   the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions

   "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"

   Synonyms:
   facial expression, reflection, construction, formula, formulation, aspect, verbal expression, saying, look, verbalism, grammatical construction, face, locution, manifestation, reflexion, verbiage

4. saying, expression, locutionnoun

   a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

   "pardon the expression"

   Synonyms:
   formulation, facial expression, construction, look, locution, manifestation, reflexion, grammatical construction, verbal expression, verbalism, face, saying, formula, aspect, reflection

5. formulation, expressionnoun

   the style of expressing yourself

   "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"

   Synonyms:
   facial expression, reflection, construction, formula, formulation, aspect, verbal expression, saying, look, preparation, verbalism, grammatical construction, conceptualisation, conceptualization, face, locution, manifestation, reflexion

6. formula, expressionnoun

   a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

   Synonyms:
   facial expression, reflection, construction, recipe, formula, formulation, aspect, rule, chemical formula, saying, look, verbal expression, manifestation, verbalism, grammatical construction, pattern, face, convention, locution, normal, reflexion

7. expressionnoun

   (genetics) the process of expressing a gene

   Synonyms:
   formulation, look, facial expression, construction, reflexion, face, manifestation, grammatical construction, verbal expression, verbalism, formula, saying, aspect, locution, reflection

8. construction, grammatical construction, expressionnoun

   a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

   "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"

   Synonyms:
   facial expression, reflection, formulation, construction, formula, building, structure, aspect, mental synthesis, verbal expression, saying, look, twist, verbalism, grammatical construction, face, locution, manifestation, reflexion

9. expressionnoun

   the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing

   "the expression of milk from her breast"

   Synonyms:
   formulation, look, facial expression, construction, reflexion, face, manifestation, grammatical construction, verbal expression, verbalism, formula, saying, aspect, locution, reflection

Matched Categories

1. • Constituent
   • Countenance
   • Demonstration
   • Expressive Style
   • Genetics
   • Mathematical Statement
   • Mathematics
   • Organic Process
   • Speech
   • Squeeze

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. expressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   squeezing out, pressing out

2. expressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   utterance, declaration, assertion

3. expressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   phrase, terms, form of words, mode of speech

4. expressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   aspect, look, appearance of the face

5. expressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   lively representation, effective exhibition

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1. expressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   assertion, statement, utterance, declaration, representation, indication, phrase, term, word, modulation

2. expressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   locution

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1. List of paraphrases for "expression":

   phrase, term, speech, expressions, manifestation, 'expression, words, word, demonstration, expr, self-expression, wording, expressing, embodiment

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1. Jeremy Dys:

   Regardless of this attempt by secularists to white wash over this demonstration of patriotism by a teenager, America’s students do not give up their right to free speech and the expression of their religious beliefs when they go to school.

2. Di Palo:

   Could this be, excuse the expression, the straw that breaks the camel's back, and my children and my sister's children say it doesn't pay to be here anymore ?

3. Christian Guillermet:

   It's always important to maintain social peace and in that sense we don't believe infringing on freedom of expression is conducive.

4. Jane Addams:

   Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics.

5. Tim Tompkins:

   Times Square should be a place of freedom of expression, freedom of movement and creativity, without being a free-for-all.