Express
Express verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.
Usage example: could you express your opinion of the book in words a little more precise than “lousy”?
Talk is a synonym for express in words topic. In some cases you can use "Talk" instead a verb "Express", when it comes to topics like speak.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human express | human talk |
| nice | nice express | nice talk |
| short | short express | short talk |
| single | single express | single talk |
| Other adjectives: occasional. | ||
Common collocations
| way | express way | talk way |
Both words in one sentence
- He seems to be able to talk to her by the time he's a teenager, but is unable to express his feelings for her until the night under the Highwind.
Source: Cannot Talk to Women -
Heroic Mime: Amaterasu, being a wolf, doesn't talk; she makes various wolfish noises and finds other ways to express her emotions instead.
Source: Video Game / Ōkami -
She can't talk at the time, so it is the easiest way to quickly express her sentiment.
Source: Blowing a Raspberry
Cite this Source
Talk and Express. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/express/talk
Express & Talk. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/express/talk>.
Talk or Express. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/express/talk.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "express" and "talk" have occurred on timeline