MOUTHS Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of mouth

as in jaws

the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal the baby chicks opened their mouths very wide and chirped piteously when their mother came back with worms

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as in grimaces

a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval the boy usually makes a mouth when he gets an injection

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as in spokesmen

a person who speaks for another or for a group the press secretary is the official mouth of the administration

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mouths

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mouth

as in stares

to distort one's face when her mother told her to mind, the little girl mouthed insolently and rolled her eyes

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as in mutters

to speak softly and unclearly the prompter mouthed the forgotten words under his breath

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Recent Examples of mouths

Noun

Holmes is one of those smile-talkers—people who grin as words pour out of their mouths. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Using a sharp paring knife, carve eyes and mouths into each beet. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 There was something invigorating watching a band deemed too evil and provocative for a country tour who got an even bigger offer to spit fake blood in each other’s mouths on stage. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The sheer amount of unedited airtime puts QVC hosts in the perfect position to put their orthotics in their mouths. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 Two Black men are rendered in graphite, eyes closed, mouths open with yearning, disclosing sighs of ecstasy or prayer. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 Hibachi chefs erected onion volcanoes and squirted sake into the mouths of guests. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026 Some carried parcels in their mouths as part of the training. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Machado, Daniela and Julia, Lew said, all had white foamy fluid coming out of their mouths and noses. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouths

Noun

There are no teeth in his jaws, and the sockets have smoothed over.

— Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026
Colossal researchers first harvested cells from a living gray wolf and made 20 edits to 14 genes, coding for the dire wolf’s white coat, larger size, more powerful jaws, cold weather metabolism, and more.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Before the crime is committed, a construction worker stares at the perpetrator in the back of the vehicle.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The real Cloonee sits in a chair across from me, while another stares at me from the coffee table, where there’s a copy of Cloonee’s recent DJ Mag cover.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of stares

Verb

That’s when Way mutters the p-word — under his breath for plausible deniability, but certainly still with the intention of being heard, smirking at the sound of my laughter.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Wilde read on social media that the tune actually inspired a movie theater meet-cute, as Nash mutters profanity mid-song.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of mutters

Noun

The women wore maroon unitards with subtle puffed sleeves, while Danchig-Waring’s tank unitard featured two faces in profile, each hugging a side of his waist.

— Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Lake Mead and Lake Powell are the visible faces of the Southwest’s critical water problem, as the Colorado River — which supplies water to nearly 40 million people — shrinks due to a combination of climate change and human demand.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026