annunciates
Declares with clarity
Annunciates means announces or proclaims, typically something significant or formal.
The word carries a sense of official declaration: The herald annunciates the arrival of the king.
In religious contexts, it connects to the Annunciation—the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary.
The word is rare in everyday speech, where announce suffices.
Utters with articulation
- declaresStates openly and firmly
- proclaimsAnnounces officially or publicly
- articulatesExpresses in words
- enunciatesSpeaks with clear pronunciation
voices · states · utters · delivers · speaks · verbalizes · expresses · intones
Messengers who announce
- introducesBrings into contact
- signalsConveyed indications
- indicatesShows or points to
- foretellsPredicts future events
portends · presages · foreshadows · ushers · prefigures · augurs · betokens · harbingers
Divine winged messenger
- GabrielHebrew name meaning divine strength
- MaryCommon feminine name
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- divineOf or from gods
messenger · revelation · tidings · prophecy · sacred · blessing · visitation · incarnation
pronounces
Utters with articulation
- declaresStates openly and firmly
- proclaimsAnnounces officially or publicly
- articulatesExpresses in words
enunciates · voices · states · utters · delivers · speaks · verbalizes · expresses · intones · orates
heralds
Messengers who announce
- introducesBrings into contact
- signalsConveyed indications
- indicatesShows or points to
foretells · portends · presages · foreshadows · ushers · prefigures · augurs · betokens · harbingers · announces
angel
Divine winged messenger
divine · messenger · revelation · tidings · prophecy · sacred · blessing · visitation · incarnation · archangel
annunciatesconceals
Keeps from being seen
withholds · suppresses · hides · holds back · silences
- The AnnunciationAngel's pregnancy announcement to Mary
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