utter
1verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of utter
1utter
2adjective
Origin of utter
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Related Words for utter
sheer, unmitigated, pure, recite, pronounce, blurt, whisper, express, deliver, mutter, articulate, enunciate, assert, shout, proclaim, speak, perfect, complete, confounded, blessedExamples from the Web for utter
Contemporary Examples of utter
That was nothing compared to the utter destruction going on across town.
The utter lack of beds provides a vivid commentary on the extreme nature of Communism.
The Secret Soviet Power Bunker—in Latvia, a Hiding Place for the EliteBrandon Presser
September 25, 2014
The complete and utter lack of compassion or a clue exhibited by these people is shameful in the extreme.
In fact, Lauer even ended up with a character arc of his own, involving his reluctance to utter the word “sharknado.”
Despite rumors spreading that his daughter is a harlot, Dill (Stanley Tucci) has complete and utter faith in her, no matter what.
Historical Examples of utter
No one has seen him shed a tear, of heard him utter a complaint.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
I am more grateful to you than words can utter—and I will always be glad to do anything for you.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Yet he failed not to regard these indulgences as utter folly.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
He gazes at me, as if he were about to utter a word of paternal advice.
The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales")Nathaniel Hawthorne
One of the marvellous things about the child was his utter lack of favouritism.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald