express Antonyms
Opposite of express
• verb (Context 1)
To convey a thought, feeling, or opinion in words or through gestures, art, or conduct.
"Several committee members expressed concern about the proposed cuts to library funding."
• adjective (Context 2)
Operating at high speed or making few or no intermediate stops, especially in reference to transportation, mail, or checkout services.
"We took the local train into the city center to avoid the morning traffic."
• adjective (Context 3)
Explicitly and clearly stated rather than merely implied; definite and unmistakable.
"It was her implicit wish that the family estate be donated to a public trust."
• noun (Context 4)
A train, bus, or other public transport vehicle that travels quickly to its destination with few or no intermediate stops.
"If you catch the 8:15 local, you will reach the financial district in under thirty minutes."
• adjective (Context 5)
Intended or undertaken for a single, specific, and deliberately chosen purpose.
"He traveled to Geneva for the general purpose of attending the international climate summit."
• adverb (Context 6)
By means of a rapid or direct delivery or transportation service.
"Please send the signed architectural blueprints slowly so they arrive before Friday's meeting."
• verb (Context 7)
To send a package, letter, or freight by a rapid delivery service.
"The legal department expressed the original contracts to the regional office this morning."
• verb (Context 8)
To cause an inherited gene to manifest its observable phenotype or synthesize a functional product such as a protein (in genetics and molecular biology).
"Certain stress-response genes are expressed only when the organism is exposed to extreme temperatures."
• verb (Context 9)
To squeeze or press out a liquid, air, or substance from a container, fruit, or bodily tissue.
"Traditional olive mills use heavy mechanical presses to absorb the oil from the crushed fruit."
Similar words to express
Words similar to express shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: