to express feelings

Examples

• All

• A majority of the at-risk youths interviewed expressed significant feelings of dissatisfaction with current or past services.

  Academic text (2004)

• I think poetry exists to help express feelings that you're having that you can't put the words to.

• Everything is about how you feel towards that, how you express that feeling and how you move forward.

• And so it allows me to express a feeling in a way that is just my art.

  André Duqum

• You know, where should I be in order to express that and also feel connected to others?

  Andrew Huberman

• You will help us open ourselves and express our feelings on paper.

  Academic text (2003)

• Music can allow us to express feelings and connect to the feelings of others.

  Academic text (2015)

• I'm in it and I feel like I have a right to express how I feel about this.

• Music may allow children to express their feelings as well as cope with them.

  Academic text (1999)

• It's important to find safe spaces where you can express feelings without judgment.

Synonyms

E

to express

vsto express feelings

∞ 2.3

To show ideas and feelings by words or actions

is specifically about revealing inner states rather than any quality

C

to communicate

vsto express feelings

773 2.3

Share information, ideas, or feelings with someone

is narrower, concentrating on revealing personal inner states rather than all information

C

to convey

vsto express feelings

199 3.4

To send information, ideas, or feelings to someone

centres on showing personal inner states rather than general transmission

V

to voice

vsto express feelings

152 3.2

To say something aloud, especially an opinion or feeling

is broader and includes private or nonverbal ways of revealing inner states

P

to pour out

vsto express feelings

• Informal

33 3.9

To tell someone your feelings and thoughts freely

includes restrained or subtle ways of revealing inner states as well

G

to give voice

vsto express feelings

15 4.3

To put thoughts or feelings into words

covers many ways of revealing inner states beyond clear verbal wording

S

to speak from the heart

vsto express feelings

• Informal

9 3.7

Say something honestly and with strong feeling

is more general and does not require deep sincerity or emotion

V

to verbalize

vsto express feelings

• US

9 4.8

To put thoughts or feelings into words

includes nonverbal ways too, not only turning inner states into words

P

to pour one's heart out

vsto express feelings

• Informal

8 6.4

Talk openly about your deepest feelings when you feel upset

is more general and covers many levels of disclosure, not only deep upset

S

to spill one's guts

vsto express feelings

• Informal

5 8.1

To tell someone your private feelings or secrets openly

is the neutral act of revealing inner states without crude or secret focus

E

to express emotion

vsto express feelings

2 3.4

Show your feelings with words, actions, or your face

focuses on sharing inner states more generally, not only outward signs

E

to effuse

vsto express feelings

1 8.7

To show feelings openly, like warmth or joy

is the general act of revealing inner states without stressing abundance

G

to give vent

vsto express feelings

1 6.5

To express strong feelings such as anger or sadness

is broader and can be simply sharing inner states rather than release

Antonyms

S

to suppress

88 5.8

To hold back feelings or reactions

How Expressive

to pour one's heart out

• Informal

8 6.4

to express feelings

38 3.4

to keep back

4 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology