Synonyms and Antonyms of phrase

synonym (synonym of phrase)

hypernym (phrase IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a short musical passage (noun.communication)
    musical passage, passage
    a short section of a musical composition (noun.communication)
     
  • an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication)
    construction, expression, grammatical construction
    a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit (noun.communication)
     
  • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
    expression, locution, saying
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations (noun.communication)
     
  • dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence (noun.act)
    dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore
    taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music (noun.act)
     
  • divide, combine, or mark into phrases (verb.communication)
    arrange, order, put, set up
    arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events (verb.cognition)
     
  • put into words or an expression (verb.communication)
    evince, express, show
    give expression to (verb.communication)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF phrase relation)

  • a short musical passage (noun.communication)
    ligature
    (music) a group of notes connected by a slur (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    ostinato
    a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition (noun.communication)
     
  • an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication)
    nominal, nominal phrase, noun phrase
    a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    predicate, verb phrase
    one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    prepositional phrase
    a phrase beginning with a preposition (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    pronominal, pronominal phrase
    a phrase that functions as a pronoun (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    response
    a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    catch phrase, catchphrase
    a phrase that has become a catchword (noun.communication)
     
  • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
    ruralism, rusticism
    a rural idiom or expression (noun.communication)
     
  • put into words or an expression (verb.communication)
    ask
    direct or put; seek an answer to (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    lexicalise, lexicalize
    make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    dogmatise, dogmatize
    state as a dogma (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    formularise, formularize
    express as a formula (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    cast, couch, frame, put, redact
    formulate in a particular style or language (verb.communication)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication)
    head word, headword
    a content word that can be qualified by a modifier (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    modifier, qualifier
    a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb (noun.communication)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

derivation (.... is derived from phrase)

  • an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication)
    articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word
    put into words or an expression (verb.communication)
     
  • (adj.pert)
    phrasal, phrasal
    of or relating to or functioning as a phrase (adj.pert)
     
  • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
    idiomatic, idiomatical
    of or relating to or conforming to idiom (adj.pert)
     
  • dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence (noun.act)
    phrasal
    of or relating to or functioning as a phrase (adj.pert)
     
  • put into words or an expression (verb.communication)
    conceptualisation, conceptualization, formulation
    inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    phrase
    an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    expression, formulation
    the style of expressing yourself (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    articulation, voice
    expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    choice of words, diction, phraseology, phrasing, verbiage, wording
    the manner in which something is expressed in words (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase
    an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
     

domain member usage (.... is used in phrase domain)

  • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
    out of whack
    out of balance or out of adjustment (adj.all)
     
  • (adv.all)
    in the lurch
    in a difficult or vulnerable position (adv.all)
     
  • (adv.all)
    like clockwork
    with regularity and precision (adv.all)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym part holonym part meronym derivation domain member usage musical phrase idiom idiomatic expression articulate formulate give voice dance dancing construction expression musical passage passage nominal nominal phrase predicate verb phrase prepositional phrase pronominal head word headword modifier qualifier air line melodic line melodic phrase melody strain phrasal articulate idiomatic idiomatical conceptualisation conceptualization out of whack in the lurch like clockwork
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. musical phrase . idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase . articulate, formulate, give voice, word . musical passage, passage . construction, expression, grammatical construction . expression, locution, saying . dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore . arrange, order, put, set up . evince, express, show . ligature . ostinato . nominal, nominal phrase, noun phrase . predicate, verb phrase . prepositional phrase . pronominal, pronominal phrase . response . catch phrase, catchphrase . ruralism, rusticism . ask . lexicalise, lexicalize . dogmatise, dogmatize . formularise, formularize . cast, couch, frame, put, redact . head word, headword . modifier, qualifier . air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune . articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word . phrasal, phrasal . idiomatic, idiomatical . phrasal . conceptualisation, conceptualization, formulation . word . phrase . expression, formulation . articulation, voice . choice of words, diction, phraseology, phrasing, verbiage, wording . idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase . out of whack . in the lurch . like clockwork


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