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

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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, 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, 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, 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, joint, voice, phrase, pronounce, vocalise, give voice, vocalize, word, vowelise

How to use articulate in a sentence?

1. Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve:

   I was resolved to sustain and preserve in my college the bite of the mind, the chance to stand face to face with truth, the good life lived in a small, various, highly articulate and democratic society.

2. Neil Bush:

   Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests, washington is broken, and the only way Republicans can hope to win back the White House and put our nation on a better path is to support a nominee who can articulate how conservative policies will help people rise up and reach their full potential.

3. Mark Wahlberg:

   God has continued to bless me and put me in this situation not to continue to grow and work on Mark Wahlberg the person, but to do his work and finally giving me the skills and the tools to go out there and articulate the message that he wants me to.

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. Leo Murray:

   We're also, in a light-hearted way, trying to articulate the strength of feeling against Donald Trump and Donald Trump politics of hate, we want to put a smile on people's faces as well as make a serious point.

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