EMIT Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

emit

verb

ē-ˈmit

Definition of emit

as in to radiate

to throw or give off nuclei that emit gamma rays

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as in to utter

to send forth using the vocal cords I was so scared I couldn't emit a peep

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Recent Examples of emit Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford had already shown that radioactive materials sometimes emitted particles, naturally changing the makeup of their atomic nuclei. — Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026 The physicists used that data to reconstruct the angles at which electrons and muons were emitted to infer the spins of the original Z bosons that preceded them. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 The findings imply that some cosmological models may underestimate just how important the radiation emitted by stars and the chemical changes in gas around galaxies are to cosmic evolution. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The rule also translates to an extra 90 tons a year of soot particles and 4,870 additional tons a year of smog components such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds emitted into the air in coming years, experts say. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emit

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The surrounding countryside, by comparison, was littered with large numbers of trees that were toppled as the shock waves produced by the exploding asteroid high above radiated downward.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The film’s focus on the strange and unprecedented power dynamics in an industry that’s hurtling forward at all costs radiated off-screen as well.

— Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of radiate

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In lieu of an interview, Gibney created an unsettling digital avatar of Musk that says things the real Musk actually uttered.

— Sheelah Kolhatkar, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
No leader should stay as commander in chief after having the mindset to utter such nonsense.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of utter

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The story centers on Willow and Annika Lim, Chinese Australian sisters who are left their late mother’s casting agency with a catch attached.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
As part of the panel, co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau introduced a new clip teasing the second season, alongside series cast members Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, Karim Diané and Robert Picardo.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

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In such disparate areas as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum science, bioengineering, next-generation energy, and space, breakthroughs that are crucial to the country’s power and influence are emanating from private companies.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
An occasional bird would chirp in the distance, but the forest emanated an eerie stillness, said Young, a research ecologist at the University of California, Davis.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

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