bespeaking
Revealing through appearance
Bespeaking is the present participle of bespeak, a formal or literary verb meaning to indicate, suggest, or be evidence of: Her confidence bespeaks years of experience.
It can also mean to arrange for in advance or to speak for: bespeaking a table at the restaurant.
The word sounds old-fashioned in most contexts.
Conveying information nonverbally
- suggestingOffering an idea indirectly
- implyingSuggesting without stating directly
- denotingIndicating by name
- symbolizingStanding for something else
manifesting · evidencing · revealing · demonstrating · reflecting · exhibiting · connoting · hinting
Adjusted to fit exactly
- customHabitual group practice
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- made-to-orderCreated to individual specifications
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
fitted · tailor-made · commissioned · exclusive · artisanal · customized · individualized · crafted
Placing in sequence
- reservingSetting something aside beforehand
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
- requestingAsking for something
contracting · procuring · arranging · securing · hiring · requisitioning · commissioning · petitioning
signaling
Conveying information nonverbally
- suggestingOffering an idea indirectly
- implyingSuggesting without stating directly
- denotingIndicating by name
symbolizing · manifesting · evidencing · revealing · demonstrating · reflecting · exhibiting · connoting · hinting · betraying
tailored
Adjusted to fit exactly
- customHabitual group practice
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- made-to-orderCreated to individual specifications
personalized · fitted · tailor-made · commissioned · exclusive · artisanal · customized · individualized · crafted · specialty
ordering
Placing in sequence
- reservingSetting something aside beforehand
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
requesting · contracting · procuring · arranging · securing · hiring · requisitioning · commissioning · petitioning · soliciting
bespeakingdeclaring
Formally stating something
proclaiming · announcing · asserting · spelling out · blurting out
bespeakingconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · belying · masking · obscuring · disguising
bespeakingcontradicting
Asserting the opposite
belying · disproving · refuting · negating · denying
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