What is another word for bespeaks?

Pronunciation: [bɪspˈiːks] (IPA)

Bespeaks is a verb that means to indicate or convey something by a particular action, gesture or appearance. Synonyms for bespeaks include signify, demonstrate, show, reveal, manifest, telegraph, express, communicate, denote and imply. Each of these words carries subtle differences in meaning but all indicate a way of conveying or expressing a message. For instance, reveal implies a sudden and dramatic disclosure, while demonstrate indicates a deliberate and planned exhibition of evidence. Manifest suggests clarity and ease in understanding, while imply is more indirect and leaving the interpretation to the audience. These synonyms help to convey different shades of meaning and tone when choosing the most appropriate word to use.

What are the hypernyms for Bespeaks?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Bespeaks

Its frequent use has become a nuisance; it often atones for lack of ideas, it is often a sign of insincerity in the poet, and it occasionally bespeaks a raving imagination.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
But, again, it is said that true reflection is marked by a certain characteristic bodily attitude, which bespeaks inner conflict and a search for adjustment.
"John Dewey's logical theory"
Delton Thomas Howard
Boone noted, too, as he hurried across the tanbark, that one of the animal's eyes showed that wicked patch of white which bespeaks, for a horse, a lawless predilection.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck

Famous quotes with Bespeaks

  • To be obliged to beg our daily happiness from others bespeaks a more lamentable poverty than that of him who begs his daily bread.
    Charles Caleb Colton
  • I think it bespeaks a generous nature, a man who can cook.
    Jilly Cooper
  • People talk about revelation, and say it has ceased; but what ignorance it bespeaks, when man knows not the least thing on earth without revelation.
    Elias Hicks
  • A signal is comprehended if it serves to make us notice the object or situation it bespeaks. A symbol is understood when we conceive the idea it presents.
    Susanne Langer
  • Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.
    James Cash Penney

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