Tongue Synonyms and Antonyms

tŭng
The movable muscle in the mouth
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. organ of taste
  2. organ of speech
  3. lingua
  4. lingula
  5. blabber
  6. clacker
  7. lapper
Speech
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. language
  2. speech
  3. dialect
  4. lingua
  5. vernacular
  6. glossal
  7. utterance
  8. spit
  9. lick
  10. lingo
  11. lingula
  12. discourse
  13. speak
  14. langue
  15. glossa
  16. talk
  17. utter
  18. clapper
A human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. natural language
Something resembling a tongue, sense 1
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shoe tongue
  2. wagon pole
  3. neap
  4. bell clapper
  5. peninsula
  6. movable pin
  7. recover one's ability to talk
  8. speak-up
  9. begin talking
  10. refrain from speaking
  11. hold back
  12. keep silent
  13. forgotten
  14. not quite remembered
  15. not readily recalled
Any long thin projection that is transient
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. knife
Antonyms:
  1. artificial language
Metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. clapper
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. glossal
  2. lingual
  3. linguiform
  4. lingulate

Words Related to Tongue

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Tongue Sentence Examples

  • I was tongue tied, at a loss how to respond.

  • Her tongue darted out to wet her lips nervously.

  • It became less of a request and more of a demand, with his tongue flickering to taste her.

  • Sofia bit her tongue.

  • The light returned to her eyes, and she bit her tongue to keep from griping.

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