Antonyms for ARTICULATE
ɑrˈtɪk yə lɪt; -ˌleɪtar·tic·u·late

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1. articulate

   To utter is to give forth as an audible sound, articulate or not. To talk is to utter a succession of connected words, ordinarily with the expectation of being listened to. To speak is to give articulate utterance even to a single word; the officer speaks the word of command, but does not talk it. To speak is also to utter words with the ordinary intonation, as distinguished from singing. To chat is ordinarily to utter in a familiar, conversational way; to chatter is to talk in an empty, ceaseless way like a magpie.

   Synonyms:
   announce, chat, chatter, converse, declaim, declare, deliver, discourse, enunciate, express, pronounce, say, speak, talk, tell, utter

   Preposition:
   Speak to (address) a person; speak with a person (converse with him); speak of or about a thing (make it the subject of remark); speak on or upon a subject; in parliamentary language, speak to the question.

Matched Categories

1. • Carpentry
   • Express
   • Provide
   • Unite

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. articulateadjective

   expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language

   "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"

   Antonyms:
   unarticulate, speechless, silent, mute, dumb, inarticulate, unspoken, tongue-tied, voiceless, aphonic, unarticulated, wordless, incoherent, tongueless, aphasic

   Synonyms:
   articulated

2. articulated, articulateverb

   consisting of segments held together by joints

   Antonyms:
   aphonic, unarticulated, mute, unspoken, dumb, voiceless, inarticulate, aphasic, silent, tongueless, unarticulate, tongue-tied, incoherent, wordless, speechless

   Synonyms:
   articulated, articulate

3. joint, articulateverb

   provide with a joint

   "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"

   Antonyms:
   inarticulate, speechless, unarticulate, unarticulated, silent, aphasic, mute, unspoken, dumb, tongue-tied, incoherent, tongueless, wordless, aphonic, voiceless

   Synonyms:
   phrase, joint, sound out, say, formulate, give voice, enounce, vocalise, enunciate, word, articulate, vocalize, pronounce

4. give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulateverb

   put into words or an expression

   "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

   Antonyms:
   dumb, unarticulated, voiceless, speechless, inarticulate, incoherent, tongueless, aphasic, mute, unspoken, silent, aphonic, wordless, tongue-tied, unarticulate

   Synonyms:
   sound out, devise, enounce, explicate, say, develop, excogitate, enunciate, articulate, joint, phrase, pronounce, vocalise, invent, contrive, vocalize, word, forge, formulate, give voice

5. pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, sayverb

   speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

   "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

   Antonyms:
   dumb, tongue-tied, unarticulate, tongueless, aphasic, mute, incoherent, unarticulated, wordless, voiceless, silent, aphonic, unspoken, inarticulate, speechless

   Synonyms:
   tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, label, formulate, suppose, enunciate, articulate, joint, read, feel out, say, pronounce, vocalise, give voice, allege, vocalize, aver, word, check out, judge, order, phrase

6. articulateverb

   unite by forming a joint or joints

   "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones"

   Antonyms:
   silent, unarticulate, wordless, unspoken, speechless, voiceless, aphasic, mute, aphonic, tongueless, unarticulated, tongue-tied, inarticulate, dumb, incoherent

   Synonyms:
   phrase, joint, sound out, say, formulate, give voice, enounce, vocalise, enunciate, word, vocalize, pronounce

7. articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocaliseverb

   express or state clearly

   Antonyms:
   wordless, mute, tongueless, dumb, aphonic, silent, incoherent, voiceless, inarticulate, unspoken, aphasic, tongue-tied, unarticulate, speechless, unarticulated

   Synonyms:
   sound out, enounce, sound, say, phonate, formulate, vowelize, enunciate, articulate, joint, voice, phrase, pronounce, vocalise, give voice, vocalize, word, vowelise

How to use ARTICULATE in a sentence?

1. Pat Carey:

   I think this referendum will be won by the mothers of Ireland, maybe my perspective might be helpful to people my age. I'd say there are lots of men and women of my generation who have the same difficulty that I had in trying to come to terms with how you articulate your gender issues.

2. Anna Whitelock:

   Meghan Markle's a mature, very independent, very articulate woman, it's a partnership of equals.

3. Enrique Diaz:

   He was good. I think he can do it without trying to be overly aggressive, if you go on offense, it shows for me he has a lack of confidence... like he needs( to do) something. He doesn't need anything because he's very smart, very articulate, very good.

4. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov:

   If I can advise President President Joe Biden, I would like President Joe Biden to articulate to Vladimir Putin that no red lines from the Kremlin side should be here. The red line is here in Ukraine and the civilized world will react without hesitation, the idea of not provoking Russia will not work.

5. Andrew Gillum:

   Well, I'll try to be articulate, Chris.

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