VOCALIZE Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

vocalize

verb

ˈvō-kə-ˌlīz

Definition of vocalize

as in to say

to express (a thought or emotion) in words she's not one to vocalize her worries

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as in to sing

to produce musical sounds with the voice spent some time vocalizing before the concert

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Recent Examples of vocalize Silence fills the monastery usually when prayers are not vocalized or sung. — Kelly Wilkinson, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026 One of his newest ads has voters helping to vocalize that sentiment. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 Video shows the monkeys in their natural habitat vocalizing while in trees. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Last week, Diggins vocalized a litany of frustrations with the Sky — ranging from her move to the bench to recovery resources to end-of-game management by coach Tyler Marsh — before being suddenly added to the injury report. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for vocalize

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What employers are doing Kostka says there have recently been fewer health insurers in her area to choose from.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Hamilton, in response, said that his church changed its policies in response to the scandal and eventually turned the matter over to police.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of say

Verb

His closest competitor, Chris Brown, sang about navigating teenage love.

— Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
The song is a tale of a small town drying up as businessmen buy up all the land, and Supernaw — with his distinctive twang — sang it as a hard-luck ballad.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of sing

Verb

All of which is to say, some of the ’90s slang collected by the students at UCLA may very well have been uttered by Marymount students.

— Jonathan Van Meter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Nothing was uttered on today’s call in the specific realm of talent relationships about former CCO Bajaria.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of utter

Verb

Disgruntled United fans also chanted against Jason Wilcox, the club's director of football who was the target of recent criticism from defender Lisandro Martinez, and the Glazer family, the majority owners.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Protesters, including many youngsters, gathered peacefully and chanted in a southeastern part of the city amid heavy police presence.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of chant

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Lamm told TechCrunch that conventional breeding can produce dogs with poor eyesight or genetic predispositions to cancer.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Beirut City Pop, the latest compilation by archival label Habibi Funk, tells the story of the artists who dared to imagine a life beyond war.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tell

Verb

Publicly, Pacific Fusion talks mostly about its future ability to supply electricity, a promise the fusion industry has made for years.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The 6,200-square-foot venue spans two levels and features a 700-square-foot dry sauna, an infrared sauna and a 46-degree cold plunge, with dim communal areas built in to encourage guests to linger and talk.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of talk

Verb

Artificial intelligence needs as little as three seconds of you speaking to produce a convincing clone of your voice.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Under Sorrells, morale at the office is bleak and has resulted in an exodus, according to two veteran prosecutors who left the office and spoke on the condition they not be identified.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of speak

Verb

What readers are saying The comments discuss various aspects of maintaining health and well-being as one ages, emphasizing the importance of exercise, healthy eating, adequate sleep, and mental activity.

— Richard Sima, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Without a sustained industrial push that the EU has only begun to discuss, Europe can raise the commercial and regulatory costs of the route, but cannot prevent or replace the China-Russia partnership that now operates it.

— Lee Ying Shan,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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