The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - expressionn.

1) verbalization, airing, representation, declaration, utterance, assertion, enunciation, asseveration, pronouncement, communication, voicing, announcement: Any expression of criticism of government is forbidden in many countries. 2) representation, manifestation, sign, token, symbol, show, demonstration, indication, evidence: A curled lip is an expression of scorn. 3) look, mien, air, appearance, face, aspect, countenance: He had long straight hair and a completely blank expression. Her smile twisted into an expression of frustration. 4) tone, note, nuance, intonation, accent, touch, nuance, shading, loudness, softness; expressiveness, emotion, feeling, sensitivity, passion, spirit, depth, ardour, intensity, pathos: There was much expression in her playing of the fugue. 5 word, term, phrase, idiom, turn of phrase, locution, saying: Some find the expression 'Have a nice day' to be irritating. 6) wording, phrasing, phraseology, language, style, diction, usage, speech, delivery: Writers are not the only ones who should study effective expression.