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

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 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.

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. articulateadjective

    expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language

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

    Synonyms:
    articulated

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

  2. articulated, articulateverb

    consisting of segments held together by joints

    Synonyms:
    articulated

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

  3. joint, articulateverb

    provide with a joint

    "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"

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

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

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

    put into words or an expression

    "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

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

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

  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?"

    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

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

  6. articulateverb

    unite by forming a joint or joints

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

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

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

  7. articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocaliseverb

    express or state clearly

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

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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. make (oneself) understood

    to put into words.

    a new born baby may display emotions with a smile, or by crying, but as yet they are unable to articulate there feelings.

    Submitted by rinat on November 10, 2015  
  2. make public

    Submitted by anonymous on December 30, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. articulateadjective

    Synonyms:
    jointed, articulated. distinctly uttered

  2. articulateverb

    Synonyms:
    utter distinctly (as respects the elementary sounds), PRONOUNCE, ENOUNCE, speak

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "articulate":

    express, formulate, articulated, define, enunciate

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How to use articulate in a sentence?

  1. Senior Rubio aide Todd Harris:

    Gov. Christie is a very articulate guy which is probably why Donald Trump had to bring him on to his campaign, clearly Donald Trump is incapable of explaining any of his ideas for the future of this country, he's incapable of explaining what's hiding in his tax return.

  2. 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.

  3. Limpsync:

    Music helps us to both articulate & express our emotions in a manner that's publicly acceptable.

  4. Jonathan Smith:

    It is critically important to articulate in policy that chokeholds should not be used, but it really was not a dramatic move or innovation.

  5. Talonya Adams:

    You are going to take away someone's livelihood from them for reasons seven years later that you can't even remember or articulate, and had no direct knowledge of at all ?


Translations for articulate

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  • يتكلم بوArabic
  • съединявам, шарнирен, свързвам, отчетлив, произнасям ясно, членоразделен, ставен, артикулирам, ясен, изяснявамBulgarian
  • articulatCatalan, Valencian
  • artikulovatCzech
  • effektiv, redegewandt, betonen, klar, ausdrücken, artikulierenGerman
  • αρθρώνωGreek
  • articulado, elocuente, claro, articular, vocalizar, articularseSpanish
  • بیانPersian
  • ääntää selvästi, niveltää, artikuloidaFinnish
  • articuler, éloquente, éloquent, articulé, clairFrench
  • pongail, siùbhlachScottish Gaelic
  • világos, érthető, artikuláltHungarian
  • հոդաբաշխArmenian
  • pandai berbicaraIndonesian
  • artikularIdo
  • chiaro, eloquenteItalian
  • klaar, geärticuleerd, taalvaardig, efficiënt, gelede, benadrukken, uitdrukken, welbespraakt, uitspreken, uitleggen, duidelijk, articuleren, geleed, verzorgenDutch
  • artikulereNorwegian
  • articulaRomanian
  • членораздельный, выразительныйRussian
  • 說出Chinese

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