uttered; uttering; utters
1
2
: to put (notes, currency, etc.) into circulation
specifically
: to circulate (something, such as a forged or counterfeit note) as if legal or genuine
utter false tokens
3
: to put forth or out : discharge
4
obsolete
: to offer for sale
: to make a statement or sound
Synonyms
Adjective
- absolute
- all-out
- arrant
- blank
- blooming [chiefly British]
- bodacious [Southern & Midland]
- categorical
- categoric
- clean
- complete
- consummate
- crashing
- damn
- damned
- dead
- deadly
- definite
- downright
- dreadful
- fair
- flat
- flat-out
- out-and-out
- outright
- perfect
- plumb
- profound
- pure
- rank
- regular
- sheer
- simple
- stark
- stone
- straight-out
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- total
- unadulterated
- unalloyed
- unconditional
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- very
Verb
Examples of utter in a Sentence
Adjective
It's hard to believe that we were utter strangers just a few days ago.
The situation descended into utter chaos.
The children displayed an utter lack of interest in the performance.
The movie was utter garbage.
That argument is utter nonsense.
Verb
She uttered a cry of pleasure.
He can hardly utter a sentence without swearing.
Recent Examples on the Web
Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Batman’s comedic Technicolor stylings — and the utter sincerity with which stars Adam West and Burt Ward led viewers through them — have lived on through countless references and parodies in the ensuing decades, as well as a mercurial relationship with Batman fans.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Tate, the Republican octogenarian, wasn’t the first to utter an obscenity.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Scott has long enjoyed making men in positions of power look like utter fools.
—Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Batman’s comedic Technicolor stylings — and the utter sincerity with which stars Adam West and Burt Ward led viewers through them — have lived on through countless references and parodies in the ensuing decades, as well as a mercurial relationship with Batman fans.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Verb
Incidentally, Gutierrez must surely now hold the show’s record for most f-words emphatically uttered in a single diatribe, and that’s saying something.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Tate, the Republican octogenarian, wasn’t the first to utter an obscenity.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for utter
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“Utter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utter. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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