voices
Utters in words
Voices is the plural of voice—the sounds people make when speaking or singing, or the distinctive qualities of those sounds: I could hear voices in the next room, The choir blended their voices beautifully.
Voices also names the distinct perspectives or styles in writing: The novel weaves multiple voices together.
As a verb, voices means expresses: She voices her concerns at every meeting.
Formal choice expression
- ballotVoting document
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- democracyRule by the people
- franchiseLicensed business operation
electorate · constituency · referendum · disenfranchised · enfranchisement · civic · citizens · voters
Organized group of singers
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- chorusSingers performing together
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
blend · harmony · a cappella · counterpoint · descant · round · canon · duet
Formal argument on issues
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- advocacyPleading for a cause
dissent · platform · representation · commentary · feedback · speak out · amplify · raise
Large public gathering
- chorusSingers performing together
- throngDense pressing crowd
- massesBulk or populace
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
assembly · gathering · outcry · groundswell · uproar · clamoring · populace · constituents
Harsh, clashing sounds
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- clamorLoud persistent noise
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
conflict · competing · dissenting · opposing · discordant · strident · fractious · contentious
Speech without full voice
- shoutLoud vocal outburst
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- humLow steady sound
- croonSing in soft tones
scream · yell · howl · growl · whine · squeak · babble · soprano
Clear vocal expression
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- inflectionWord form alteration
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
diction · eloquence · enunciation · pronunciation · accent · tone · pitch · modulation
Perceiving sound waves
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- imaginedFormed in the mind
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
psychosis · delusion · inner · disembodied · echoing · haunting · spectral
Being made part
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- representationDepiction or likeness
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
underrepresented · indigenous · diaspora · multilingual · community · global · local · intersectional
One who tells events
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- authorialOf a writer
- first-person"I" as narrator
- third-personGrammatical category for others
omniscient · dialogue · monologue · interior · stream-of-consciousness · protagonist · storytelling
vote
Formal choice expression
franchise · electorate · constituency · referendum · disenfranchised · enfranchisement · civic · citizens · voters · populace
choir
Organized group of singers
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- chorusSingers performing together
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
unison · blend · harmony · a cappella · counterpoint · descant · round · canon · duet · quartet
debate
Formal argument on issues
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
advocacy · dissent · platform · representation · commentary · feedback · speak out · amplify · raise · heard
crowd
Large public gathering
congregation · assembly · gathering · outcry · groundswell · uproar · clamoring · populace · constituents · collective
cacophony
Harsh, clashing sounds
disagreement · conflict · competing · dissenting · opposing · discordant · strident · fractious · contentious · divisive
whisper
Speech without full voice
croon · scream · yell · howl · growl · whine · squeak · babble · soprano · alto
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- inflectionWord form alteration
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
cadence · diction · eloquence · enunciation · pronunciation · accent · tone · pitch · modulation · resonance
hearing
Perceiving sound waves
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- imaginedFormed in the mind
schizophrenia · psychosis · delusion · inner · disembodied · echoing · haunting · spectral
inclusion
Being made part
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- representationDepiction or likeness
equity · underrepresented · indigenous · diaspora · multilingual · community · global · local · intersectional · tapestry
narrator
One who tells events
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- authorialOf a writer
- first-person"I" as narrator
third-person · omniscient · dialogue · monologue · interior · stream-of-consciousness · protagonist · storytelling
- game optionssettings, controls, difficulty, graphics, sound
- choral musicchoral music, choral works, choral arrangements, choral arrangement, choir arrangements
- church choirchoir director, choir loft, choir practice, choir robe, choir robes
- duet singingharmony, unison, blend, duo, two-part harmony
- counterpointcounterpoint, subject, answer, real answer, canon
- Sanskrit grammarPanini, nominative, accusative, sutra, dative
voicessilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · hush · muteness · soundlessness
voicessilence
Total lack of sound
silencing · censorship · suppression · voicelessness · muteness
- tone of voiceVocal quality conveying emotion
- voice crackSudden pitch instability
- voice mailStored phone recordings
- lower your voiceDecrease speaking volume
- loud voiceHigh-volume speech
- raise one's voiceSpeak more loudly
voice, voiced, voiceless, voicing, unvoiced, voicelessly, voicings, voicer, voice actor