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Synonyms for utter


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : uht-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌt ər

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Définition of utter

Origin :
  • "complete, total," Old English utera, uterra, "outer," comparative adjective formed from ut (see out), from Proto-Germanic *utizon (cf. Old Norse utar, Old Frisian uttra, Middle Dutch utere, Dutch uiter-, Old High German uzar, German äußer "outer").
  • adj outright, absolute
  • verb say, reveal
Example sentences :
  • No one has seen him shed a tear, of heard him utter a complaint.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • I am more grateful to you than words can utter—and I will always be glad to do anything for you.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Yet he failed not to regard these indulgences as utter folly.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He gazes at me, as if he were about to utter a word of paternal advice.
  • Extract from : « The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • One of the marvellous things about the child was his utter lack of favouritism.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • From the height of pride and confidence he falls to utter hopelessness.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • To remain was utter ruin, both to themselves and their fellow-citizens.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • A hopeless air of utter defeat came into the thin, sharp face.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • I perceive in your eyes, my indulgent spectators, the criticism which you are too kind to utter.
  • Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • "Possibly not, Peter," said Linda, smiling on him with utter confidence.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

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