voice
Synonyms:
(noun) call, command, cry, express, mouthpiece, organ, order, say, say-so, vocalist, vote.
(verb) air, broach, disclose, divulge, expound, express, give, look, publish, raise, reveal, sound, state, utter, vent, ventilate.
Related Words:
(noun) expression, sound, speech, statement, tone, view.
(verb) announce, articulate, assert, declare, deliver, emphasize, present, proclaim, say, speak, tell, utter.
Antonyms:
(verb) stifle, suppress.
Synonym Study (Merriam-Webster):
Express, vent, utter, voice, broach, and air mean to make known what one thinks or feels.
Express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces:
expressed her feelings in music.
Vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words:
a tirade venting his frustration.
Utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech:
utter a groan.
Voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words:
an editorial voicing their concerns.
Broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion:
broached the subject of a divorce.
Air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief, sympathy or attention:
publicly airing their differences.
Origin:
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, (noun) from Anglo-French voiz, voice or directly from Old French voiz, vois, from Latin vōcem, accusative of vōx; akin to vocāre “to call,” Greek óps “voice,” épos “word” (see epic), Sanskrit vakti “(he) speaks”. Dictionary 2: C13: from Old French voiz, from Latin vōx. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of voice: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 1612. History and Etymology for voice: Noun: Middle English, from Old French vois, from Latin voc-, vox; akin to Old High German giwahanen to mention, Greek epos word, speech, Sanskrit vāk voice. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
(noun) call, command, cry, express, mouthpiece, organ, order, say, say-so, vocalist, vote.
(verb) air, broach, disclose, divulge, expound, express, give, look, publish, raise, reveal, sound, state, utter, vent, ventilate.
Related Words:
(noun) expression, sound, speech, statement, tone, view.
(verb) announce, articulate, assert, declare, deliver, emphasize, present, proclaim, say, speak, tell, utter.
Antonyms:
(verb) stifle, suppress.
Synonym Study (Merriam-Webster):
Express, vent, utter, voice, broach, and air mean to make known what one thinks or feels.
Express suggests an impulse to reveal in words, gestures, actions, or what one creates or produces:
expressed her feelings in music.
Vent stresses a strong inner compulsion to express especially in words:
a tirade venting his frustration.
Utter implies the use of the voice not necessarily in articulate speech:
utter a groan.
Voice does not necessarily imply vocal utterance but does imply expression or formulation in words:
an editorial voicing their concerns.
Broach adds the implication of disclosing for the first time something long thought over or reserved for a suitable occasion:
broached the subject of a divorce.
Air implies an exposing or parading of one's views often in order to gain relief, sympathy or attention:
publicly airing their differences.
Origin:
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, (noun) from Anglo-French voiz, voice or directly from Old French voiz, vois, from Latin vōcem, accusative of vōx; akin to vocāre “to call,” Greek óps “voice,” épos “word” (see epic), Sanskrit vakti “(he) speaks”. Dictionary 2: C13: from Old French voiz, from Latin vōx. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of voice: Noun: 14th century. Verb: 1612. History and Etymology for voice: Noun: Middle English, from Old French vois, from Latin voc-, vox; akin to Old High German giwahanen to mention, Greek epos word, speech, Sanskrit vāk voice. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.