Utter is an English word with synonyms like verbalize or verbalise. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Utter in a sentence
Related words
Utter meaning
- To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional.
- Of a substance: pure, unmixed.
- Of decisions, replies, etc.: made in an unconditional or unqualified manner; decisive, definite.
Synonyms of Utter
Utter vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Utter
- The main meaning on this page is: To the furthest or most extreme extent; absolute, complete, total, unconditional. | Of a substance: pure, unmixed. | Of decisions, replies, etc.: made in an unconditional or unqualified manner; decisive, definite.
- Useful related words include: verbalize, verbalise, thoroughgoing, staring.
- Possible Dutch translations are: produceren, uitbrengen, uiten.
- In the example corpus, utter often appears in combinations such as: and utter, the utter, an utter.
Context around Utter
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Utter
- In this selection, "utter" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wreaked, felt, full, despair, nonsense and scenes stand out and add context to how "utter" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include what utter utter scenes and able to utter thor and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "utter" sits close to words such as aristotle, contexts and contributors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with utter
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What utter, utter scenes. (4 words)
Brett felt utter despair after Kiama shark attack. (8 words)
Gosh, doesn't she look like an utter meanie here? (10 words)
By far the most powerful piece I’ve ever read on the utter insanity of how the "system" has been failing some of our society’s most vulnerable people for decades and how the situation is clearly getting worse. (39 words)
After the sacking of Anthony Griffin and Justin Holbrook, O’Brien was suspected to be next in the firing line, but Ponga and his Knights wreaked utter havoc at Accor Stadium, annihilating a lacklustre Bulldogs side 66-0. (38 words)
Everyone living in the Third World knows that if you show up at our southern border, all you have to do is utter the magic word “asylum” and you will be released into the United States. (36 words)
Are boorish partners who can’t be bothered to utter a three-word phrase really supposed to get a pass by hiding behind this whole, “You’re not my mother” nonsense? (31 words)
Gosh, doesn't she look like an utter meanie here? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
What utter, utter scenes.
After the sacking of Anthony Griffin and Justin Holbrook, O’Brien was suspected to be next in the firing line, but Ponga and his Knights wreaked utter havoc at Accor Stadium, annihilating a lacklustre Bulldogs side 66-0.
Alan Brown, the SNP MP for Kilmarnock & Loudon, and a Killie fan, said: “This would be a complete and utter waste of police time and resources.
Although he was murdered, just a few short years ago, it seems like he was on a path of utter destruction.
A mystified Sara is able to utter, "Thor" and scurries to his feet and kneels before him.
Are boorish partners who can’t be bothered to utter a three-word phrase really supposed to get a pass by hiding behind this whole, “You’re not my mother” nonsense?
As she took the stand to give testimony that sometimes brought her to tears, Trump, from afar, repeated his insistence that Carroll’s claim of a 1996 rape is utter fiction.
A woman has taken to TikTok to express her utter shock at the PoP system used in the US, which is different to what is used in the UK.
Brett felt utter despair after Kiama shark attack.
But it’s the White House and media framing that is perhaps even more indicative of the utter catastrophe that is Bidenomics.
But much of what they say—not unlike the story they interrupt—is utter nonsense.
But the look of utter disbelief on Steve Smith’s face in the 28th over of Australia’s innings showed that, in the right hands, an ordinary ball can be coaxed to do extraordinary things.
By far the most powerful piece I’ve ever read on the utter insanity of how the "system" has been failing some of our society’s most vulnerable people for decades and how the situation is clearly getting worse.
Carlos opens his mouth to speak, but Sherry raises her hand before he can utter a word.
Everyone living in the Third World knows that if you show up at our southern border, all you have to do is utter the magic word “asylum” and you will be released into the United States.
For instance, if you go for red flowers for a funeral party, things might turn out in utter despair for the people attending the occasion, and it can be disrespectful to the particular culture.
Gosh, doesn't she look like an utter meanie here?
He found Cook has utter lack of power to control sexual impulses and failed to demonstrate that he made sufficient progress in treatment.
He said: “Our view is that we have complete and utter solidarity and support with Sag-Aftra.
He stated on the time that it was “full utter nonsense” to counsel politics drove his resolution to raise the lockdown.
Common combinations with utter
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and utter 31×
- the utter 28×
- an utter 20×
- to utter 16×
- utter nonsense 11×
- of utter 10×
- utter lack 10×
- is utter 9×
- utter the 8×
- in utter 8×