ut·ter 1 ( t  r)tr.v. ut·tered, ut·ter·ing, ut·ters 1. To send forth with the voice: uttered a cry. 2. To articulate (words); pronounce or speak. See Synonyms at vent1. 3. Law To put (counterfeit money, for example) into circulation. 4. To publish (a book, for example). 5. Obsolete To sell or deliver (merchandise) in trading. [Middle English utteren, partly from Middle Low German uteren (from uter, outer, comparative of  t, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots) and alteration (influenced by utter, outer) of Middle English outen, to disclose (from out, out; see out).]ut ter·a·ble adj.ut ter·er n. |
| ut·ter 2 (tr) adj. Complete; absolute; entire: utter nonsense; utter darkness. [Middle English, from Old English tera, outer; see ud- in Indo-European roots.] |
utter 1
Verb
1. to express something in sounds or words: she hadn't uttered a single word
2. Criminal law to put counterfeit money or forged cheques into circulation [Middle Dutch ūteren to make known]
utter 2
Adjective
total or absolute: utter amazement [Old English ūtera outer]
utterly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  utter - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"blaspheme, curse, cuss, swear, imprecate - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" wish - make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over" cry out, exclaim, call out, outcry, shout, cry - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" clamour, clamor - utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" vociferate, shout out - utter in a very loud voice; "They vociferated their demands" marvel - express astonishment or surprise about something voice - give voice to; "He voiced his concern" raise - cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry" breathe - utter or tell; "not breathe a word" drop - utter with seeming casualness; "drop a hint"; drop names" pour out - express without restraint; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened" get off - deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time" platitudinize - utter platitudes; "The candidate platitudinized and bored the audience" say - utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office" represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl" say, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" pooh-pooh - express contempt about |
| 2. |  utter - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"call - utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" gibber - chatter inarticulately; of monkeys crow - express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy" crow - utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning" trumpet - utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting" coo - cry softly, as of pigeons cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" call - utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another" shoot - utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer" gurgle - utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled" cry - utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying" nasale - speak in a nasal voice; "`Come here,' he nasaled" bite out - utter; "She bit out a curse" sigh - utter with a sigh troat - emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time lift - make audible; "He lifted a war whoop" pant - utter while panting, as if out of breath volley - utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses" break into - express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears" heave - utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do" chorus - utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused" deliver - utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy" hoot - to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance" grunt - issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval" wolf-whistle - whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males snort - indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom" groan, moan - indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened" growl, rumble, grumble - to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger" chirr - make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas quack - utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked" hoot - utter the characteristic sound of owls sibilate - utter a sibilant | |
| 3. | utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" read - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" troll - speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice begin - begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began lip off, shoot one's mouth off - speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets" shout - utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" whisper - speak softly; in a low voice peep - speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice speak up - speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up" snap, snarl - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" enthuse - utter with enthusiasm speak in tongues - speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy; "The parishioners spoke in tongues" swallow - utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" whiff - utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer" talk of, talk about - discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things" blubber out, blubber - utter while crying stammer, stutter, bumble, falter - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" rasp - utter in a grating voice blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, blunder - utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" deliver, present - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" generalise, generalize - speak or write in generalities blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly chatter - make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees" open up - talk freely and without inhibition murmur - speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms" slur - utter indistinctly bark - speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone" bay - utter in deep prolonged tones cackle - talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine" babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" | |
| 4. | utter - put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency" pass around, circulate, distribute, pass on - cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty" | |
| Adj. | 1. | utter - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" arrant, double-dyed, sodding, staring, perfect, pure, everlasting, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, consummate, complete, stark, gross unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" |
| 2. | utter - complete; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness" complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
utter 1
verb say, state, speak, voice, express, deliver, declare, mouth, breathe, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, put into words, verbalize, vocalize
utter 2
adjective absolute, complete, total, perfect, positive, pure, sheer, stark, outright, all-out, thorough, downright, real, consummate, veritable, unqualified, out-and-out, unadulterated, unmitigated, thoroughgoing, arrant, deep-dyed (usually derogatory)
Translations
utter [ˈʌtəʳ] adj [amazement] → äußerste(r, s); [rubbish, fool] → total
vt [+ sounds, words] → äußern
adj utter [ˈatə]
complete or total There was utter silence; utter darkness. totale كُلّي، مُطْلَق، تام пълен naprostý fuldstændig äußerst απόλυτος absoluto, total täielik کامل täydellinen complet, total מוּחלָט पूर्ण potpun teljes alger, fullkominn completo, totale 全くの visiškas absolūts; pilnīgs; galīgs benar-benar volkomen fullstendig, total całkowity completo complet, total абсолютный úplný popoln krajnji fullständig, total ทั้งหมด tam anlamıyla, tam 完全的 повний, абсолютний بالکل، ايک دم hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối 完全的
adv utterly
completely or totally She was utterly unaware of her danger. totaal en al تَماما، مُطْلَقا изцяло naprosto fuldstændigt völlig εντελώς, πλήρως completamente, totalmente täiesti کاملاً täydellisen totalement לְגַמרֵי सम्पूर्ण रूप से potpuno teljesen algerlega completamente, totalmente 全く visiškai absolūti; pilnīgi; galīgi benar-benar volkomen fullstendig, totalt całkowicie completamente complet, total абсолютно úplne popolnoma krajnje fullständigt, totalt อย่างที่สุด tamamen 完全地 зовсім, цілком پورے طور پر hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối 完全地
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