Synonyms for the Word Said
Said Synonyms- Reporting
Added: to enhance an argument
Advised: to warn, to offer help
Announced: to declare formally and or publicly
Asserted: to state positively but having no proof
Called: to capture attention by increased volume
Commented: to explain, interpret, or criticize - to make a remark
Complained: to express dislike or disagreement
Congratulated: to give wishes; to acknowledge an action or deed
Continued: to further or add to an earlier point
Declared: to make known clearly and openly
Informed: to give information, to make known; declare
Lied: to not speak truthfully
Observed: to mention casually
Offered: to suggest; to state
Mentioned: to state briefly; to bring up in conversation
Protested: to formally or openly disagree
Quoted: to repeat words of others; to cite a source
Recalled: to remember or bring up
Related: to make connection; to say allegorically
Remarked: to make a brief, casual statement of an opinion
Remembered: to recall
Reminded: to remember; to mention so as not to forget
Repeated: to say again; to restate
Replied: to answer; to say in response
Reported: to give a formal statement; to give an account of
Reassured: to give additional comfort, support, or evidence
Revealed: to make known; to publish
Stated: to say or paraphrase from official documents
Taunted: to cruelly tease in a mocking or insulting manner
Teased: to annoy or pester; vex
Tempted: to cause to consider (usually) something bad
Said Synonyms- Explaining
Addressed: to speak directly to sme, respond or answer
Answered: to respond to a question
Asserted: to add or offer additional information
Assured: to soothe, comfort, calm
Broke In: to interrupt, supplying additional information
Cautioned: to warn or advise; strongly suggest
Claimed: to assert or maintain; to state as fact
Concluded: to finish or draw to a close; to understand
Confided: to let in on a secret; to disclose
Described: to give additional information
Explained: to make or offer an explanation
Finished: to conclude or complete
Quipped: to say ironically or unemotionally
Implied: to suggest, hint, or say without saying
Noted: to make mention; to acknowledge
Promised: to give word or make a vow
Puzzled: to say with doubt or ambiguity
Reckoned: to add or submit; to figure or believe
Rejoined: to answer an objection
Replied: to answer a question or comment
Responded: to reply or answer a question or comment
Retorted: to reply to criticism in a sharp, witty way
Returned: to answer an objection; to reply to a criticism or charge
Speculated: to guess using information available
Surmised: to conclude or deduce
Said Synonyms- Arguing
Accused: to charge, slander
Agreed: to concur, to be in harmony
Argued: defend position, disagree or dispute
Chided: to scold mildly; to goad into action
Commanded: lead; overwhelm opposition
Contended: to argue, dispute, disagree
Countered: to dispute, question
Convinced: persuaded; remove all doubt, win over
Disagreed: to be at odds; to not agree
Emphasized: to stress
Exclaimed: to speak suddenly, loudly with surprise
Interjected: to add or assert; to interrupt
Interrupted: to cut off or disrupt; to interject out of turn
Maintained: to assert, to support by argument, to affirm
Objected: to disagree; be in oppostion to
Pleaded: to implore or beg; to speak desperately
Proclaimed: to announce officially; support publicly
Proposed: to set forth a design or plan
Reasoned: to state calmly and with logic
Sassed: to speak back to authority figure; rebel
Screamed: to use high pitch loud voice
Threatened: to say in menacing manner
Warned: to make aware in advance of harm, danger, or evil
Yelled: to shout or use loud voice; scream
Said Synonyms- Suggesting
Chimed In: to add (usually) unwanted advice
Coaxed: to convince against someone’s will; change mind
Dared: challenge, question
Hinted: implies suggestion
Implied: similar to suggest - indicates a definite idea
Insinuated: to convey sth unpleasant in a sly, sneaky way
Intimidated: to say without saying, stresses delicacy of situation
Pondered: to consider; to weigh all options
Suggested: to propose as a possibility, to imply
Urged: To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort
Said Synonyms- Questioning
Asked: to question or solicit
Begged: to ask in a humble manner earnestly
Blurted: to interrupt or interject, to ask all together
Bugged: to ask repetitively; difficult or unwanted questions
Demanded: to ask for urgently and boldly
Guessed: to infer; to ask without evidence
Hypothesized: to guess, infer
Implored: to ask with fervor, implying desperation or distress
Inquired: to ask, seek information
Insisted: to demand strongly, to declare firmly
Pleaded: to answer a legal charge, to lovingly implore
Questioned: to ask, doubt, or dispute
Requested: to ask (sometimes) formally
Wondered: to say with puzzlement or doubt
Worried: to cause to feel anxious, distressed, or troubled
Said Synonyms- Acknowledging
Acknowledge: reluctant disclosure of something perhaps a secret
Admitted: reluctance to disclose or concede facts
Affirmed: implies deep conviction, little chance of contradiction
Alleged: to assert or declare, especially without proof
Approved: to consent or agree
Avowed: boldly declaring, often in the face of opposition
Boasted: to take pride in, brag or overstate
Bragged: to boast or overstate; be prideful
Conceded: similar to acknowledge and admit
Confessed: an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt
Corrected: to instruct more correctly; remove misconception
Denied: not accepted; unused, refused
Disclosed: to reveal something previously concealed
Divulged: to reveal sth that should have remained secret
Fretted: to needlessly worry about small details
Greeted: to acknowledge presence; salute, salutation
Imitated: to copy, mimic or simulate
Jested: to make fun of, tease
Marveled: to speak with wonderment or amazement
Nodded: to move head up and down in agreement
Praised: to speak of with honor; to speak highly of someone
Revealed: to make known that which had been secret or hidden
Uttered: to articulate; pronounce or speak
Volunteered: to give or offer to give voluntarily
Said Synonyms- Sounds & Misc
Babbled: to speak incoherently; gibberish, like baby talk
Bubbled: to speak lively and expressively; with joy
Chatted: to speak informally as to a friend
Chortled: to chuckle gleefully; short laugh of joy
Chorused: to speak simultaneously, together
Chuckled: short, soft laugh; usually to one’s self
Coughed: short, strong expulsion of air from lungs
Decided: finished, set
Echoed: repeated sound
Gasped: heavy breath after scare or physical exertion
Giggled: short, high-pitched laugh from fear or nervousness
Growled: rough, threatening manner
Gulped: to speak taking in large amounts of air as if drinking
Gurgled: to speak with fluid in the throat
Hissed: to speak in evil threatening manner
Hollered: to shout usually to someone at a distance
Lisped: to speak unclearly substituting sounds especially ‘th’
Panted: to speak as if out of breath
Piped:to speak suddenly and loudly
Quavered: to speak emotionally with faltering voice
Shrilled: high pitched shriek
Sighed: to speak with difficulty as if bored
Snickered: to say derisively with a laugh
Sniffed: to say as if about to cry
Snorted: to say with contempt and a short burst of breath
Sobbed: to cry uncontrollably
Sputtered: to speak with difficulty perhaps from impediment
Stammered: repeating words and sounds while missing others
Stuttered: to repeat certain sounds multiple times
Vowed: to promise solemnly; pledge
Wept: to cry softly, quietly
Whimpered: to cry or sob with soft intermittent sounds; whine
Whine: to complain or protest in a childish fashion
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