pronounces

Speaks words clearly

Pronounces is the verb form of pronounce, meaning to articulate words or sounds: She pronounces every syllable clearly.

To pronounce is also to declare formally or officially: The judge pronounces sentence, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

When someone pronounces on a subject, they offer an authoritative opinion: Critics love to pronounce on films they haven't seen.

articulates

enunciation

Clarity of spoken words

intonation · accent · speech · utterance · vocalization · phoneme · consonant · vowel · inflection · cadence

declares

proclaims

Announces officially or publicly

affirms · asserts · judgment · verdict · sentence · ruling · blessing · curse · benediction · oath

Opposites
clarity of speech

pronouncesmumbles

Speaks indistinctly

slurs · mutters · garbles · stammers · stutters

vocalization vs. silence

pronouncesmouths

Oral cavities, plural

thinks · internalizes · subvocalizes · signs · withholds

official declaration

pronouncesdefers

Postpones or yields

abstains · hedges · equivocates · refrains

Phrases
Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G