Express and Reflect

Express

Express verb - To make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion).

Reflect is a synonym for express. In some cases you can use "Reflect" instead a verb "Express".

Reflect

Reflect verb - To make a statement of one's opinion.
Usage example: reflected on the huge influence that the electronic media have on our national elections

Express is a synonym for reflect in show topic. Sometimes you can use "Express" instead a verb "Reflect", if it concerns topics such as demonstrate.

Common collocations

love express love reflect love
desire express desire reflect desire
belief express belief reflect belief
intent express intent reflect intent
Other words: power, kind, way, side, feelings, emotions, thoughts, views.

Both words in one sentence

  • Inner Monologue Lyrics reflect the feelings they don't or can't express to the outside world at that moment, and often at the end of the song characters will return to exactly how they were when the song began, as in the "real world" nothing happened.
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