Synonyms and antonyms of Pronunciation and pronouncing words in British Thesaurus

pronunciation (noun)

the way in which a word or language is pronounced

pronounce (verb)

to say the sounds of letters or words

articulation (noun)

the production of speech or music

diction (noun)

the way that you pronounce words, especially whether or not you speak or sing clearly

articulate (verb)

to speak very clearly, so that every word you say can be understood

enunciate (verb)

formal to pronounce words clearly so that they can be easily understood

intone (verb)

formal to speak slowly and seriously, without making your voice rise or fall

stammer (verb)

to keep repeating a sound and have difficulty in saying certain words because of a speech problem, nervousness, excitement etc

stutter (verb)

to repeat the sounds of words in an uncontrolled way when you speak because you are nervous or have a speech problem

roll/trip/slip off the tongue ()

to be easy to pronounce

drop (verb)

to not pronounce a letter when you say a word

elide (verb)

to leave out a sound when you say a word or group of words, for example when you say it quickly in ordinary conversation

fall (verb)

if the emphasis falls on a particular part of a word, you emphasize that part when you say or sing it

get your tongue round something ()

to pronounce a difficult or strange word

lisp (noun)

if someone has a lisp, they pronounce ‘s’ sounds as ‘th’

lisp (verb)

to pronounce ‘s’ sounds as ‘th’

mispronounce (verb)

to pronounce a word wrongly

mouth (verb)

to form words with your mouth but not make any sound

nasalize (verb)

to pronounce or produce a sound mainly through your nose

palatalise ()

a British spelling of palatalize

palatalize (verb)

to make a speech sound by putting your tongue against or near your hard palate

pron. (abbreviation)

pronounced

pron. (abbreviation)

pronunciation

pronunciation (noun)

the way in which someone speaks a foreign language

roll your r’s ()

to pronounce the letter ‘r’ by moving your tongue quickly against the top of your mouth

sound (verb)

to pronounce a particular letter in a word

speech impediment (noun)

a difficulty in speaking caused by nervousness or by a physical problem

stammer (noun)

a speech problem that makes you repeat a sound several times when you try to say certain words

stammer out ()

to say something while stammering

stutter (noun)

a problem in speaking that causes you to repeat some particular sounds more than you should

syllabic (adjective)

relating to or consisting of syllables

upspeak (noun)

the tendency to make your voice rise at the end of sentences so that statements sound like questions

uptalk (noun)

the tendency to make your voice rise at the end of sentences so that statements sound like questions

velar (adjective)

pronounced with the back of your tongue near the upper back part of your mouth. The sounds ‘k’ and ‘g’ are velar consonants.

vocalise ()

a British spelling of vocalize

vocalize (verb)

to sing or say something with your voice