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expression
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
expression • noun 1. the free expression of opposition views synonyms : utterance, uttering...communication, spreading, promulgation. 2. an expression of sympathy synonyms : indication, demonstration...
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idiom
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...clever idiom synonyms : turn of phrase, fixed expression, phrase, expression, locution. 2. adopt the modern idiom synonyms : language, mode of expression, phraseology, style of speech, speech, talk...
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tone
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...tonality. 2. speak in an angry tone | whisper in soft tones synonyms : tone of voice, mode of expression, expression, intonation, inflection, modulation, accentuation. 3. the tone of his letter was optimistic synonyms...
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smile
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...xA0; USAGE NOTES grin, smirk, simper The facial expression created by turning the corners of the mouth upward is commonly...grin of a skeleton). A simper , on the other hand, is an expression of smugness and self-righteousness (her simper of superiority...
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phrase
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...sentences synonyms : word group, group of words. 2. a few well-chosen phrases synonyms : expression, idiomatic expression, idiom, remark, saying, utterance, witticism, tag. 3. an elegant turn of phrase synonyms...
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language
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...speaking, talking, words, vocabulary, utterance, verbal expression, verbalization, vocalization, communication, conversation...wording, phrasing, phraseology, style, diction, expression, manner of writing/speaking, rhetoric.
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vacancy
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...no vacancies in the hotel synonyms : unoccupied room, room. 4. the vacancy of his expression synonyms : blankness, lack of expression, expressionlessness, lack of emotion/interest, emotionlessness, vacuousness. 5...
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saying
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...aphorism, axiom, adage, saw, tag, motto, epigram, dictum, expression, phrase, formula; slogan, catchphrase, mantra; platitude...x2014;a term used to describe any current or habitual expression of wisdom or truth—are a dime a dozen. Proverbs...
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platitude
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
platitude • noun a speech rife with platitudes synonyms : cliché, truism, hackneyed expression, commonplace, stock expression, trite phrase, banal phrase, banality, stereotyped phrase, bromide, inanity.
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pout
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
pout • verb Crystal pouted sullenly synonyms : look petulant, pull a face, look sulky. • noun a childish pout synonyms : petulant expression, sulky expression, moue.
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