Phrase
Phrase verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.
Usage example: he had trouble thinking of how to phrase his question for the visiting dignitary
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Synonyms for Phrase
Utter is a synonym for phrase in express topic. In some cases you can use "Utter" instead a verb "Phrase", when it comes to topics like express in words carefully.
Utter
Utter verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.
Usage example: never uttered a single comment at the meeting
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Common collocations
| time | phrase time | utter time |
| face | phrase face | utter face |
| declaration | phrase declaration | utter declaration |
| sentence | phrase sentence | utter sentence |
| Other words: words, names, statements. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The only way to be un-hypnotized was to utter a trigger phrase that no one would ever say, "That last Bieber song wasn't half bad".
Source: Trigger Phrase - He brings her to a face to face meeting with the agent in order to gloat...only for the agent to utter a trigger phrase that causes her to assassinate the villain.
Source: Creator / Jack Chalker -
The phrase expresses such a profound and utter state of confusion that it eradicates any and all punctuation and grammar within a radius of one post.
Source: Flat "What."
Cite this Source
Utter and Phrase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/phrase/utter
Phrase & Utter. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/phrase/utter>.
Utter or Phrase. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/phrase/utter.
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