Antonyms for utter
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : uht-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌt ər |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for utter
- affirm
- air
- all-fired
- announce
- arrant
- articulate
- assert
- asseverate
- blasted
- blessed
- blooming
- blurt
- bring out
- chime
- chin
- come out with
- complete
- confounded
- consummate
- declaim
- declare
- deliver
- disclose
- divulge
- downright
- ejaculate
- entire
- enunciate
- exclaim
- express
- flat-out
- give words to
- go
- infernal
- jaw
- lip
- make known
- modulate
- mouth
- mutter
- out-and-out
- perfect
- proclaim
- promulgate
- pronounce
- publish
- pure
- put into words
- recite
- sheer
- shout
- speak
- spiel
- stark
- state
- straight-out
- talk
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- throw out
- total
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- verbalize
- vocalize
- voice
- whisper
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