bespeak

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of BESPEAK

to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use <bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip>

Synonyms bespeak, book

Related Words earmark; contract, engage, hire, retain

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs <her expression throughout the meeting bespoke great boredom>

Synonyms bespeak, betray, communicate, declare, demonstrate, display, evince, expose, give away, manifest, reveal

Related Words bare, disclose, unbosom, uncloak, uncover; advertise, air, announce, blaze, broadcast, placard, proclaim, publicize, sound, trumpet; project

Near Antonyms belie, misrepresent; distort, falsify, garble, twist; camouflage, disguise; gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash; conceal, counterfeit, cover, hide, mask, obscure, occlude, veil

to make a request for <milady bespoke our indulgence, inviting us to wait in the foyer while she attended to other matters>

Synonyms bespeak, call (for), desire, plead (for), quest, request, seek, solicit, speak (for), sue (for)

Related Words apply (for), beg (for), claim, clamor (for), importune, urge, wish (for); demand, enjoin, exact, insist (on), petition (for), press (for), require, requisition; invite, invoke

to serve as a sign or symptom of <her impressive virtuosity as a pianist bespeaks years of diligent practice>

Synonyms bespeak, betoken, denote, mean, point (to), signify, tell (of)

Related Words bode, foreshow, foretell, presage

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