Going Insteady: You SAID what?
You SAID what?
The Many Words You Can Use Instead of Said, To Indicate Talking.
(Make sure to be contextually appropriate with the usage. Feel free to mention any that you think I've left off.)
A [42]
- abused verbally, accused, acknowledged, acquiesced, added, addressed, adduced, adjured, ad-libbed, - admitted, admonished, advertised, advised, advocated, affirmed, agreed, aided, aired, alleged, - allowed, alluded, announced, annunciated (archaic), answered, antagonized, apologized, apprised, approved, argued, - articulated, asked, assented, asserted, assisted (if chiming in with more information), assumed, assured, attacked, attested, authorized, - avered, avowed.
"Are you always such an overbearing b*tch?!" he attacked. "Of course," she affirmed, seemingly unaffected by his words. "B*tches get sh*t done."
B [56]
- babbled, backtalked/back-talked, bade, badgered, baited, balked, bantered, bared, bargained, barked, - bawled, beamed, beckoned, began, begged, bellowed, bellyached, belted, bemoaned, beseeched, - berated, bet, betrayed, bewailed, bickered, bid, bitched, blabbed, blabbered, blandished, - blasted, blathered, blazed, bleated, blubbered, blurted, blustered, boasted, boomed, bossed, - bragged, breathed, broached, broadcast, broke in, brooded, brought forth, brought up, bruited, bubbled, - bugged, bullied, bullshitted, bumbled, burst out, buzzed.
C [88]
- cackled, cajoled, called, called on, called out, called ___ out, came out with, carped, cautioned, caviled, - chaffed, challenged, chanted, charged, charmed, chatted, chattered, checked, cheered, chided, - chimed, chimed in, chirped, chittered, choked, chortled, chorused, chronicled, chuckled, circulated, - cited, claimed, clarified, clucked, clued, coaxed, coerced, commanded, commended, commented, - committed, communicated, complained, complimented, compromised, conceded, concluded, concurred, condemned, condescended, - condoned, conferred, confessed, confided, confirmed, confronted, congratulated, consented, considered, conspired, - construed, contended, contested, continued, contradicted, contravened, contributed, conversed, conveyed, convinced, - cooed, copped, corrected, coughed, counseled, countered, crabbed, cracked (as in a joke), credited, cried, - criticized/criticised, critiqued, croaked, crooned, cross-examined, crowed, cursed, cussed.
D [36] - dared, debated, deceived, decided, declaimed, declared, decreed, defended, defined, deliberated, - delineated, demanded, demurred, denied, denounced, descanted, described, dictated, directed, disagreed, - disapproved, disavowed, disclosed, discommended, discussed, dished, disrupted, dissuaded, divined, divulged, - double-checked, doubted, drawled, dribbled, droned, dug.
E [33]
- eased, echoed, ejaculated, elaborated, elucidated, embellished, emphasized, encouraged, ended, endorsed, - enjoined, enlightened, entreated, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, erupted, estimated, eulogized, exaggerated, - exasperated, exchanged, exclaimed, exhorted, explained, exploded, exposed, exposited, expostulated, expounded, - expressed, extolled, extorted.
F [17]
- faltered, feared, fibbed, figured, filled ___ in, finished, first-named, flapped, forbade/forbid, foretold, - forewarned, fought, framed, fretted, full-named, fumed, fussed.
G [31]
- gabbed, gabbled, gaffed, gagged, gasped, gave in, gawked, gibed, giggled, gloated, - goaded, gossiped, granted, greeted, grieved, grimaced, grinned, griped, groaned, groused, - growled, gruffed/gruffed out, grumbled, grumped, grunted, guessed, guffawed, guided, gulped, gurgled, - gushed.
"That was a what?!" he gagged, trying to spit the remnants of the cockroach cluster from his mouth. "Don't worry, Mate. They don't have real cockroaches in them... I'm pretty sure," Ron guessed, trying to assure his new friend.
H [15] - haggled, harped, hastened, held, held in/held back, helped, hesitated, hinted, hissed, hit upon, - hollered, howled, huffed, hummed, hypothesized.
I [33]
- illustrated, imagined, imitated, imparted, implied, implored, imputed, incited, included, indicated, - indited, inferred, informed, inquired, insinuated, insisted, instigated, instructed, interdicted, interjected, - interposed, interpreted, interrogated, interrupted, intimated, intimidated, intoned, introduced, inveighed, invited, - issued, itemized, iterated.
J [15]
- jabbed, jabbered, jangled, jawed, jeered, jested, jibbed, jibbered, jibber-jabbered, jibed, - joked, joshed, judged, jumped/jumped on, justified.
K [2]
- keened, kvetched.
L [20] - laced/laced into, lambasted, lamented, lauded, laughed, laid, laid into, laid out, leaked, lectured, - led, let/let on, let slip, leveled, lied, lipped, lisped, listed, lit/lit into, lyricized.
M [21]
- made known, maintained, marveled, mentioned, mewled, mimicked, misinformed, misled, misspoke, moaned, - mocked, modulated, mooned, moped, motioned, mourned, mouthed, mumbled, murmured, mused, - muttered.
N [13]
- nagged, name-called, named, narrated, nattered, negotiated, niggled, nit-picked, nodded, noted, - notified, nudged (context dependent), numbered.
O [12]
- objected, observed, offered, oozed, opened, opined, opposed, orated, ordered, outlined, - overspoke/over-spoke, owned.
P [65] - painted, palavered, panted, paraphrased, parleyed, parroted, parsed, passed on, pattered, permitted, - perplexed, persisted, persuaded, pestered, petitioned, phonated, phrased, picked, piped, pissed, - pissed and moaned, pitched, pleaded, pled, pledged, plotted, pointed out, poked, pondered, popped off, - praised, prated, prattled, prayed, preached, predicted, presented, pressed, prevaricated, prickled, - primed, probed, proceeded, prodded, proclaimed, professed, promised, prompted, pronounced, - prophesied, proposed, propounded, protested, proved, provoked, publicized/publicised, puled, pulled, purred, - pursued, pushed, put, put in/put out, puzzled.
Q [8]
- quaked, quavered, queried, questioned, quibbled, quipped, quizzed, quoted.
R [65]
- raged, ragged/ragged on, ranted, rapped, rated, rattled/rattled off/rattled on, railed/railed on, ran on, raved, reaffirmed, - reasoned, reassured, recalled, recapitulated, recapped, reciprocated, recited, reckoned, recommended, recounted, - reeled/reeled off, referred, referenced, refuted, regretted, regurgitated, rehashed, rehearsed, reiterated, rejoiced, - rejoined, related, relayed, released, remarked, remembered, reminded, reminisced, remonstrated, repeated, - repined, replied, reported, represented, reprimanded, requested, required, resolved, resounded, responded, - restated, resumed, retaliated, retold, retorted, returned, revealed, rhapsodized, ripped, - roared, ruled, ruled out, rumbled, rumored/rumoured.
S [72]
- sang, sassed, schmoozed, scoffed, scolded, scorned, screamed, screeched, sermonized, shot, - shouted, shrieked, shrilled, sibilated, sighed, simpered, skirted, slimed, slurred, smiled, - smirked, snapped, snarled, sneered, sneezed, snickered, sniffed, sniffled, sniped, snitched, - sniveled, snorted, sobbed, solicited, soliloquized, soothed, sounded, sounded off, sparred (verbally), spat, - specified, speculated, spelled out, spewed, spieled, spilled, spluttered, spoke, spouted, sputtered, - squawked, squeaked, squealed, stammered, started, stated, stipulated, stormed, stressed, stuttered, - submitted, substantiated, suggested, sulked, summed up, summoned, supported, surmised, surrendered, susurrated, - sweet-talked, swore.
T [30] - tacked on, talked, talked out one's hat/ass, tattled, taunted, teased, tempted, tested, testified, thanked, - theorized, thought/thought aloud, threatened, threw out, thundered, tipped (off), tittered, told, touch on, touted, - traded, translated, transmitted, trembled, tricked, tried, trilled, trumpeted, twanged, twitted.
U [4]
- unloaded, updated, urged, uttered.
V [15]
- validated, vaunted, vented, ventilated, ventriloquized, ventured, verbalized, verified, vindicated, vocalized, - voiced, voluminated, volunteered, vouched/vouched for, vowed.
W [22]
- wagered, waggered, wailed, warbled, warned, waxed (ei lyrical/poetic), weighed in, went on, wept, wheezed, whimpered, - whined, whispered, whistled, whooped, wibbled, winging, wise-cracked, wished (aloud), wondered/wondered aloud, worded, - worried, wrangled.
X [0]
Y [9] - yakked, yammered, yapped, yawned, yawped, yelled, yielded, yipped, yowled.
Z [1]
- zapped.