enunciates
Pronounces words distinctly
Enunciates means to pronounce words clearly and distinctly, with careful attention to each syllable: She enunciates so precisely that even whispered words carry across the room.
The word also applies to stating or expressing ideas formally: The court enunciates principles that will guide future decisions.
Both senses involve making something clear and explicit.
Expresses in words
- pronouncesUtters with articulation
- soundsAudible vibrations
- vocalizesProduces sound with voice
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
diction · syllables · vowels · consonants · accent · intonation · inflection · stress
Modes of being
- declaresStates openly and firmly
- proclaimsAnnounces officially or publicly
- announcesStates openly to many
- assertsStates as true
affirms · expresses · conveys · communicates · voices · articulates · professes · maintains
Without ambiguity
- distinctlyIn an unmistakable manner
- preciselyIn an exact manner
- explicitlyStated in clear terms
- intelligiblyIn understandable manner
comprehensibly · lucidly · unambiguously · plainly · crisply · sharply · audibly · coherently
articulates
Expresses in words
- pronouncesUtters with articulation
- soundsAudible vibrations
- vocalizesProduces sound with voice
phonetics · diction · syllables · vowels · consonants · accent · intonation · inflection · stress · emphasis
states
Modes of being
- declaresStates openly and firmly
- proclaimsAnnounces officially or publicly
- announcesStates openly to many
asserts · affirms · expresses · conveys · communicates · voices · articulates · professes · maintains · contends
clearly
Without ambiguity
- distinctlyIn an unmistakable manner
- preciselyIn an exact manner
- explicitlyStated in clear terms
intelligibly · comprehensibly · lucidly · unambiguously · plainly · crisply · sharply · audibly · coherently · understandably
enunciatesobscures
Makes difficult to perceive
hedges · equivocates · obfuscates · beats around the bush · implies
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