Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Expressing
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- valediction
- the act of saying farewell
- expiation, atonement, propitiation
- the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing
- nonacceptance, turndown
- the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm"
- flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
- playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
- laughter
- the act of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth of scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"
- endorsement
- the act of endorsing
- blessing, approval, approving
- the formal act of giving approval: "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
- disapproval
- the act of disapproving or condemning
- last respects
- the act of expressing respect for someone who has died; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside"
- deference, respect
- an courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"
- court, homage
- respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"
- devoir
- formal expression of respect
- testament
- a profession of belief; "he stated his political testament"
- greeting, salutation
- (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
- farewell, word of farewell
- an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
- regard, wish, compliments
- (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"
- well-wishing
- an expression of good will from one person to another; "much hand-shaking and well-wishing"
- pax, kiss of peace
- (Roman Catholic) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
- hail
- enthusiastic greeting
- welcome, welcoming
- a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"
- cordial reception, hospitality
- kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
- glad hand
- a warm welcome; may be insincere
- salute
- an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
- salute, military greeting
- a formal military gesture of respect
- apology
- an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"
- condolence, commiseration
- an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"
- congratulation, felicitation
- acknowledgement that someone has an occasion for celebration
- memorial, commemoration, remembrance
- a recognition of meritorious service
- recognition, credit
- approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "it is to her credit that she tried"; "the credits were given at the end of the film"
- ovation, standing ovation
- enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
- salute, salutation
- an act of honor or courteous recognition: "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"
- connivance, secret approval, tacit consent
- (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
- encouragement
- the expression of approval and support
- acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat
- enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
- hand
- a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
- applause, hand clapping, clapping
- a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
- handclap
- a clap of the hands to indicate approval
- round
- an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"
- banzai
- a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph
- cheer
- a cry or shout of approval
- bravo
- a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
- praise
- offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"
- salvo
- a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval"
- praise, congratulations, kudos
- an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"
- superlative
- an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it"
- hallelujah
- a shout or song of praise to God
- encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean
- a formal expression of praise
- puff
- exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
- compliment
- a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
- trade-last
- a compliment that I heard about you that I offer to trade for a compliment you have heard about me
- flattery
- excessive or insincere praise
- blandishment, cajolery, palaver
- flattery intended to persuade
- blarney, coaxing, soft soap, sweet talk
- flattery designed to gain favor
- unction, smarm, fulsomeness
- excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
- disapprobation, condemnation
- an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism"
- disapproval
- the expression of disapproval
- courtesy
- a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
- respects
- (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem; "he paid his respects to the mayor"
- abuse, insult, revilement, contumely
- a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
- disrespect, discourtesy
- an expression of lack of respect
- contempt, scorn
- open disrespect for a person or thing
- stinger, cut
- a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all"
- derision, ridicule
- exposing someone to laughter
- jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing
- showing your contempt by derision
- stultification, befooling
- derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent
- sneer, sneering
- a contemptuous or scornful remark
- put-down, squelch, takedown
- (informal) a crushing remark
- disparagement, depreciation, derogation
- a communication that belittles somebody or something
- denigration, belittling
- a belittling comment
- aspersion, slur
- a disparaging remark
- detraction, petty criticism
- a petty disparagement
- sour grapes
- disparagement of something that is unattainable
- condescension, disdain, patronage
- a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
- name calling, names
- verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
- name, epithet
- a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"
- smear word
- an epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation; "he used the smear word `communist' for everyone who disagreed with him"
- vituperation, invective, vitriol
- the expression of bitter deep-seated ill will; rancor
- scurrility, billingsgate
- foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
- sass, sassing, backtalk, lip, mouth
- an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
- impudence, cheek, impertinence
- an impudent statement
- effusion, gush, outburst
- an unrestrained expression of emotion
- acting out
- a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
- cry
- a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
- cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
- cry, yell
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"
- catcall
- a cry expressing disapproval
- hosanna
- a cry of praise or adoration (to God)
- boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, snort, bird
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- groan, moan
- an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
- cackle
- a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
- howl, howling, ululation
- a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"
- laugh, laughter
- the sound of laughing
- guffaw, belly laugh
- a burst of deep loud hearty laughter
- chortle, chuckle
- a soft partly suppressed laugh
- giggle
- a foolish or nervous laugh
- hee-haw, horselaugh, ha-ha, haw-haw
- a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
- snicker, snort, snigger
- a disrespectful laugh
- titter
- a nervous restrained laugh
- rejoicing
- the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
- sob, sobbing
- a convulsive gasp made during weeping
- snarl
- a vicious angry growl
- commination
- prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
- grace, blessing, thanksgiving
- a short prayer of thanks before a meal
- rebuff, snub, repulse
- an instance of driving away or warding off
- rejection
- the speech act of rejecting
- repudiation, renunciation
- rejecting as invalid
- disclaimer
- (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
- disownment, disowning
- refusal to acknowledge as one's own
- short shrift, summary treatment
- a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift of my request"
- complaint
- an expression of grievance or resentment
- objection
- the speech act of objecting
- challenge
- a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
- complaint
- (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
- demur, demurral, demurrer
- (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
- dissent
- (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
- gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk
- informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
- exception
- grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"
- grievance
- a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
- protest, protestation
- a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league prsident"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution"
- protest
- the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall"
- growling
- a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
- whimper, whine
- a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
- lament, lamentation, plaint, wail
- a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
- grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering
- a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
- jeremiad
- a long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government"
- display
- behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"
- histrionics
- a deliberate display of emotion for effect
- sackcloth and ashes
- a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief
- appreciation
- an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"
- thanks, thanking
- an acknowledgment of appreciation
- thank you
- a conversational expression of gratitude
- bow, curtain call
- an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience
- denunciation, denouncement
- a public act of denouncing
- excoriation
- severe censure
- fulmination, diatribe
- thunderous verbal attack
- tirade, philippic, broadside
- a violent denunciation
- damnation
- the act of damning
- expostulation, remonstrance, objection
- an expression of opposition to a course of action
- vote of confidence
- an expression of approval and encouragement; "they gave the chairman a vote of confidence"
- discouragement
- the expression of opposition and disapproval
- thank offering
- an offering made as an expression of thanks
- bray
- laugh loudly and harshly
- bellylaugh
- laugh a deep, hearty laugh
- roar, howl
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- snicker, snigger
- laugh quietly
- giggle, titter
- laugh nervously
- break up, crack up
- laugh unrestrainedly
- break
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "For a hero loves the world till it breaks him"--Yeats
- cackle
- emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
- cachinnate
- laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way
- guffaw, laugh loudly
- laugh boisterously
- chuckle, chortle, laugh softly
- laugh quietly or with restraint
- laugh, express joy, express mirth
- produce laughter
- convulse
- be overcome with laughter
- sneer
- smile contemptuously
- sneer
- express contempt through a facial expression
- frown, glower, lower
- wrinkle one's forehead in a sign of disapproval
- glower, glare
- look at with a fixed gaze: "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"
- check in, sign in
- announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports
- check out
- announce one's departure from a hotel
- clock out, punch out, clock off
- register one's departure from work
- express emotion, express feelings
- give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
- lament, keen
- express grief verbally
- bless
- confer prosperity or happiness on
- offer, extend
- offer verbally: "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
- affronted, insulted
- treated with insolent and rude language especially openly and intentionally
- abused
- abused with language
- unmaligned, unreviled
- not assailed with contemptuous language
- maligned, reviled
- assailed with contemptuous language
- unabused
- not abused with language
- avowed(a)
- openly affirmed; "an avowed Jeffersonian"
- agreeing(a), assentient, assenting
- expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"
- affirmative, affirmatory
- affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"; "an affirmative nod"; "an affirmatory gesture"
- dissentient, dissenting(a), dissident
- disagreeing, especially with a majority
- complimentary
- conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark"
- laudatory, praiseful, praising
- full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark"
- encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical
- formal expression of praise
- derogative, derogatory, disparaging
- expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"
- uncomplimentary
- tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage
- belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
- tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
- dyslogistic, dislogistic, pejorative
- expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'"
- supercilious, sneering, snide
- expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
- adulatory, complimentary
- obsequiously complimentary; "they listened with flattering interest"
- uncomplimentary
- not complimentary; "uncomplimentary remarks"
- accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive
- containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare"
- criminative, criminatory, incriminating, incriminatory
- charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; "incriminatory testimony"
- comminatory, denunciative, denunciatory
- containing warning of punishment
- condemnatory, condemning
- containing or imposing condemnation or censure; "a condemnatory decree"
- damnatory, damning
- threatening with damnation
- recriminative, recriminatory
- countering one charge with another; "recriminatory arguments"
- approving, approbative, approbatory
- expressing or manifesting approval; "approbative criticism"
- admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving
- expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
- disapproving
- expressing or manifesting disapproval
- congratulatory, gratulatory
- expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune; "a congratulatory telegram"; "the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent"; "a gratulatory address"
- well-wishing(a)
- extending good wishes for success; "his well-wishing supporters"
- dirty
- expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks"
- dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping
- showing sorrow
- elegiac
- expressing sorrow often for something past; "an elegiac lament for youthful ideals"
- lamenting, wailing, wailful
- vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
- sad
- expressive of sorrow; "When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me"- Christina Rossetti
- mournful, plaintive
- expressing sorrow
- apologetic
- offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner"
- agonized
- expressing pain or agony; "agonized screams"
- penitential
- showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"
- discouraging
- expressing disapproval
- you're welcome
- conventional response to thanks meaning `freely granted'
- benedictory, benedictive
- expressing benediction
- testimonial
- expressing admiration or appreciation; "testimonial dinner"
- valedictory
- of or relating to an occasion or expression of farewell; "a valedictory address"; "valedictory praise for his uniformly manly course"; "a suitable valedictory gesture"
- cursing
- who is uttering obscenities; "arrested the flailing cursing old man"
- to be sure, without doubt, no doubt
- admittedly; "to be sure, he is no Einstein"
- and how, you bet, you said it
- an expression of emphatic agreement
- apologetically
- in an apologetic manner; "he spoke apologetically about his past"
- thankfully
- for which you are thankful; "thankfully he didn't come to the party"
- appreciatively, gratefully
- with appreciation; in a grateful manner; "he accepted my offer appreciatively"
- ungratefully, unappreciatively
- in an ungrateful manner
- complainingly
- with complaints; "she did her work, but she did so complainingly"
- forgivingly
- with forgiveness; in a forgiving manner; "`Never mind,' she said forgivingly"
- unforgivingly
- without forgiveness; in an unforgiving manner; "unforgivingly, he insisted that she pay her debt to the last penny"
- penitently, penitentially, repentantly
- showing remorse
- protestingly
- in a protesting manner; "the bed creaked protestingly when the fat man sat down"
- rebukingly
- in the manner of someone delivering a rebuke
- sobbingly
- with sobs; "sobbingly, the teenager admitted killing the baby"
- tearfully
- with tears; in a tearful manner; "the man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife"
- secret, private (opposite)
- not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"
- unapologetic (opposite)
- unwilling to make or express an apology; "an unapologetic believer"
- viewless (opposite)
- not having or expressing opinions or views
- uncomplainingly (opposite)
- without complaining; "an equally gallant little wife and mother uncomplainingly keeping up the production of tasty and nourishing meals"
- inexpressively (opposite)
- without expression; in an inexpressive manner; "she looked at him inexpressively"
- impenitently, unrepentantly (opposite)
- in an impenitent manner; "he repeated his position unrepentantly"