SYNONYMS FOR SAID - St. Cloud State University

SYNONYMS FOR SAID

When writing academic papers you often need to make reference or quote the work of other authors. It would be more interesting for the reader if you used some of these synonyms instead of using the word said every time you use and idea or quote from another author. The words in bold are especially useful in academic writing.

acknowledged acquiesced added addressed admitted advised advocated affirmed agreed alleged allowed announced answered approved argued assented asserted assumed assured asked attested avowed began boasted called claimed commented complained confided contradicted debated denied denounced described dictated directed

Complied by Keith Brown Ed.D.

disclosed disrupted divulged elaborated emphasized entreated enunciated estimated exclaimed explained exposed expressed feared foretold fumed held implied indicated inferred instructed itemized lectured maintained mentioned mused narrated noted notified objected observed opined orated petitioned pleaded pled

pointed out predicted proclaimed professed prompted propounded publicized reassured reciprocated refuted related remonstrated replied responded restated resumed retorted returned revealed ruled sanctioned scoffed solicited specified spoke stated stipulated stormed stressed suggested thought told urged uttered vowed

Revised 5/04/09

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