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Synonyms for expression
ɪkˈsprɛʃ ənex·pres·sion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
expression
Air is that combination of qualities which makes the entire impression we receive in a person's presence; as, we say he has the air of a scholar, or the air of a villain. Appearance refers more to the dress and other externals. We might say of a travel-soiled pedestrian, he has the appearance of a tramp, but the air of a gentleman. Expression and look especially refer to the face. Expression is oftenest applied to that which is habitual; as, he has a pleasant expression of countenance; look may be momentary; as, a look of dismay passed over his face. We may, however, speak of the look or looks as indicating all that we look at; as, he had the look of an adventurer; I did not like his looks. Bearing is rather a lofty word; as, he has a noble bearing; port is practically identical in meaning with bearing, but is more exclusively a literary word. Carriage, too, is generally used in a good sense; as, that lady has a good carriage. Mien is closely synonymous with air, but less often used in a bad sense. We say a rakish air rather than a rakish mien. Mien may be used to express some prevailing feeling; as, "an indignant mien." Demeanor goes beyond appearance, including conduct, behavior; as, a modest demeanor. Manner and style are, in large part at least, acquired. Compare BEHAVIOR.
Synonyms:
air, appearance, bearing, behavior, carriage, demeanor, fashion, look, manner, mien, port, sort, style, way
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
expression
Synonyms:
countenance, look, indication, phrase, termAntonyms:
face, features, lineament, falsification, misstatement, solecism, enigma, suppression, expulsion
Princeton's WordNet
expression, look, aspect, facial expression, facenoun
the feelings expressed on a person's face
"a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
Synonyms:
construction, font, formula, look, verbalism, case, cheek, reflection, aspect, reflexion, smell, manifestation, view, fount, saying, vista, nerve, locution, facet, verbal expression, grammatical construction, facial expression, prospect, formulation, scene, spirit, side, tone, panorama, feel, facial gesture, brass, boldness, flavour, face, feeling, grimace, looking at, human face, looking, flavor, typefaceexpression, manifestation, reflection, reflexionnoun
expression without words
"tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
Synonyms:
facial expression, materialization, reflection, construction, observation, formula, reflectivity, aspect, contemplation, verbal expression, materialisation, saying, look, musing, formulation, thoughtfulness, verbalism, grammatical construction, rumination, face, mirror image, demonstration, locution, manifestation, reflexionexpression, verbal expression, verbalismnoun
the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
"expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"
Synonyms:
facial expression, reflection, construction, formula, formulation, aspect, verbal expression, saying, look, verbalism, grammatical construction, face, locution, manifestation, reflexion, verbiagesaying, expression, locutionnoun
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
"pardon the expression"
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formulation, facial expression, construction, look, locution, manifestation, reflexion, grammatical construction, verbal expression, verbalism, face, saying, formula, aspect, reflectionformulation, expressionnoun
the style of expressing yourself
"he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
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facial expression, reflection, construction, formula, formulation, aspect, verbal expression, saying, look, preparation, verbalism, grammatical construction, conceptualisation, conceptualization, face, locution, manifestation, reflexionformula, expressionnoun
a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
Synonyms:
facial expression, reflection, construction, recipe, formula, formulation, aspect, rule, chemical formula, saying, look, verbal expression, manifestation, verbalism, grammatical construction, pattern, face, convention, locution, normal, reflexionexpressionnoun
(genetics) the process of expressing a gene
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formulation, look, facial expression, construction, reflexion, face, manifestation, grammatical construction, verbal expression, verbalism, formula, saying, aspect, locution, reflectionconstruction, grammatical construction, expressionnoun
a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
"I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
Synonyms:
facial expression, reflection, formulation, construction, formula, building, structure, aspect, mental synthesis, verbal expression, saying, look, twist, verbalism, grammatical construction, face, locution, manifestation, reflexionexpressionnoun
the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
"the expression of milk from her breast"
Synonyms:
formulation, look, facial expression, construction, reflexion, face, manifestation, grammatical construction, verbal expression, verbalism, formula, saying, aspect, locution, reflection
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
expressionnoun
Synonyms:
squeezing out, pressing outexpressionnoun
Synonyms:
utterance, declaration, assertionexpressionnoun
Synonyms:
phrase, terms, form of words, mode of speechexpressionnoun
Synonyms:
aspect, look, appearance of the faceexpressionnoun
Synonyms:
lively representation, effective exhibition
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
expressionnoun
Synonyms:
assertion, statement, utterance, declaration, representation, indication, phrase, term, word, modulationexpressionnoun
Synonyms:
locution
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "expression":
phrase, term, speech, expressions, manifestation, 'expression, words, word, demonstration, expr, self-expression, wording, expressing, embodiment
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How to use expression in a sentence?
Martin Luther King Jr.Why taught us that racial injustice in United States started with the arrival of colonizers on Native land. The violence these settlers used first against Indigenous peoples, then against Black slaves, was predicated on White supremacist beliefs. White supremacy is upheld by false origin myths about the United States, ignored by whitewashing brutal anti-Native and anti-Black policies, and sustained by stereotyped, inaccurate portrayals of Native people and people of color in popular culture, to create a just world, all people of every race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender expression, and age, must stand together and tell truthful stories about our past and hopeful stories about our future.
The Constitution doesn’t allow the government to regulate the content of speech because the government disagrees with it, if the First Amendment was so limited, NFL players kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality would not be protected expression because the president interprets this as anti-American sentiment.
The freedom of expression is a vital value in democratic society, but insulting and hurting someone else's dignity is beyond that limit, there need to be far harsher penalties for those who violate that law.
I loathe the expression What makes him tick. It is the American mind, looking for simple and singular solution, that uses the foolish expression. A person not only ticks, he also chimes and strikes the hour, falls and breaks and has to be put together again, and sometimes stops like an electric clock in a thunderstorm.
We can reduce the likelihood of certain types of content the community doesn’t want to see. We can reduce that and lower it in the news feed so there is less of an incentive for the financially motivated spammer. We think this is the right way to strike a balance between promoting free expression and promoting a safe and authentic community, so that’s a tough nut to crack, we’re never going to be 100 percent perfect, so it’s really important that in addition to the ranking work we invest in building out things out in the user interface.
Translations for expression
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- تعبير, سِيمَاء, التعبيرArabic
- израз, изражение, изразяванеBulgarian
- expressióCatalan, Valencian
- výrazCzech
- mynegynWelsh
- udtrykDanish
- Ausdruck, RedensartGerman
- έκφραση, διατύπωση, ύφος, μορφασμός, όρος, παράστασηGreek
- esprimo, esprimilo, idiomaĵo, mienoEsperanto
- expresión, aspectoSpanish
- ekspressioon, ilme, avaldumine, avaldis, sõnastus, ütlusEstonian
- روبہ, عبارت, بیانPersian
- määritelmä, ilmaisu, lauseke, ilmaus, ilmentymä, ilmeFinnish
- expressionFrench
- abairtScottish Gaelic
- אמירה, הבעה, ביטויHebrew
- bhavana, अभिव्यक्तिHindi
- arckifejezés, szólás, szóhasználat, kifejezésHungarian
- արտահայտությունArmenian
- expressionInterlingua
- ekspresiIndonesian
- svipur, svipbrigðiIcelandic
- espressioneItalian
- 表情, 言い回し, 式, 数式, 表現Japanese
- სახის გამომეტყველება, გამოთქმა, გამომეტყველებაGeorgian
- កន្សោមKhmer
- 표현, 표정Korean
- verbum, vultusLatin
- išraiškaLithuanian
- izteiksmeLatvian
- kīanga, kīwahaMāori
- нүүрний байдалMongolian
- gelaatsuitdrukking, uitdrukking, wijze van spreken, spreekwijzeDutch
- mine, uttrykkNorwegian
- kolokwializm, wyrażenie, zwrot, mina, wyraz twarzy, idiomaticPolish
- expressãoPortuguese
- expresieRomanian
- выражение, оборот, выраRussian
- израз, izrazSerbo-Croatian
- izrazSlovene
- fytyrëAlbanian
- ansiktsuttryck, uttryck, minSwedish
- รูปร่าง, สีหน้า, การแสดงออกThai
- ifade, anlatımTurkish
- вираз, вислівUkrainian
- vẻ, thành ngữ, từ ngữ, biểu thức, biểu hiệnVietnamese
- ratourneureWalloon
- אויסדרוקYiddish
- 表达Chinese
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