Expression
Expression noun - An act, process, or means of putting something into words.
Usage example: the poem is his expression of his grief upon the loss of his beloved wife
Reflection is a synonym for expression. In some cases you can use "Reflection" instead a noun "Expression".
Reflection
Reflection noun - Expression without words.
Usage example: the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- word and expression
- word and reflection
- remark and expression
- remark and reflection
- appearance and expression
- appearance and reflection
- display and expression
- display and reflection
- manifestation and expression
- manifestation and reflection
- sign and expression
- sign and reflection
- representation and expression
- representation and reflection
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Slasher Smile: Santiago's standard expression, as well as Henry's reflection.The smile continues to exist even without the reflection.
Source: Roleplay / Nan Quest -
To elaborate... someone having a scared facial expression without any reflection in their eyes?
Source: Oh Crap / Anime and Manga -
Probably the only way to describe Mikono's expression when she sees Kagura in Amata's reflection in Episode 11.
Source: Anime / Aquarion Evol
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Reflection and Expression. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/expression/reflection
Expression & Reflection. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/expression/reflection>.
Reflection or Expression. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/expression/reflection.
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