pronounce, v. 1. enunciate, articulate, vocalize, voice, enounce; say, utter, express, breathe, give or let out, come out with; (all of speech) garble, confuse, mispronounce, clip, Fig. butcher, Fig. mutilate.
2. affirm, assert, aver, asseverate, avow, avouch; insist, maintain, contend, hold, stand for; propound, propose, put forward; allege, claim, set forth; depose, testify, attest, swear.
3. declare, pronounce, profess, enounce; rule, decree, report, ordain, proclaim, promulgate; order, direct, command, dictate; pass judgment, deliver judgment, sentence, pass sentence.
4. announce, publish, publicize, broadcast, herald, make known; signal, annunciate, knell; cry, blazon, blare, trumpet. pronounced, adj. 1. conspicuous, prominent, salient, noticeable, notable, in the foreground, Sl. sticking or hanging out; striking, outstanding, bold, vivid, graphic, in bold or high relief; glaring, flagrant, arrant, shocking, egregious, rank, crass, gross.
2. clear, crystal clear, clear as day, Inf. clear as the nose on one's face, plain, manifest, lucid; obvious, patent, evident, clear-cut, recognizable, unmistakable, not to be mistaken, plain to see; broad, round; visible, distinct, definite, well-defined, well-marked.
3. decided, positive, perspicuous; unequivocal, unmitigated, unqualified, undisguised, unhidden; outright, out-and-out, downright; absolute, utter, thorough, thoroughgoing, complete, total; perfect, consummate, Inf. regular, Brit. Inf. proper.
4. articulated, enunciated, vocalized, voiced, spoken, said, uttered. pronouncement, n. 1. edict, fiat, decree, dictum, ukase, bull, Papal bull, allocution; command, order, imperative; rule, law, ordinance.
2. proclamation, manifesto, proununciamento, announcement, promulgation, statement, formal or authoritative statement or announcement; notice, formal notice, notification; declaration, profession, enouncement; affirmation, averment, asseveration, avowal, avouchment; allegation, accusation, Latin, ipse dixit; protest, formal protest.
3. opinion, observation, reflection; comment, remark, statement, utterance, expression, Inf. one's two cents' worth, Sl. crack; decision, resolution, verdict, judgment, determination, ruling, finding.
4. enunciating, articulating, vocalizing, voicing; saying, uttering, expressing; affirming, asserting, avowing; insisting, maintaining, contending; propounding, proposing; alleging, claiming; declaring, pronouncing, professing; ruling, decreeing, proclaiming, promulgating; ordering, directing, commanding, dictating; announcing, publishing, publicizing. pronunciation, n. articulation, enunciation, utterance, vocalization, voice, voicing, phonation; intonation, inflection, modulation; emphasis, accent, accentuation, stress, syllable stress; elocution, diction, dialect, manner of speaking, mode of expression, speech pattern; delivery, presentation, attack, force of utterance. proof, n. 1. validation, evidence, verification, proof positive, confirmation, ratification, authentication, Law. certification; conclusiveness, certainty, conviction, surety, assurance, guarantee.
2. documentation, document, substantiation, corroboration; support, ground, attestation, testification, certificate, testimony, Law. deposition, warrant, Obs. vouch; data, facts, information, (o/ guilt) the goods, Inf. ammunition, Sl. ammo.
3. test, trial, trial run, try-out, probation, Obs. assay, Obs. essay; checking, examination, inspection,