KENT STATE UNIVERSITY WRITING

The words included in this lesson are synonyms for the word "said" that can be used in academic essays. Though all of these words are synonyms for "said," they cannot all be used interchangeably. If you do not know the meaning of these words or the proper context in which they can be used, be sure to look them up in a dictionary or use a synonym you are more familiar with.

Remember, you can always use a thesaurus to find more synonyms for said.

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KENT STATE UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTER

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Synonyms for Said

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Mini-Lesson # 22

acknowledged acquiesced added addressed adjudged adjured admitted admonished advised advocated affirmed agreed alleged announced answered argued articulated asked assented asserted asseverated assured attested averted avouched avowed babbled begged boasted bragged

contradicted counseled countered craved cried decided declaimed declared decreed delivered demanded denied described dictated directed disclosed disrupted divulged dogmatized drawled droned elaborated enjoined entreated enunciated equivocated exclaimed exhorted explained expostulated

faltered fumed giggled granted grinned groaned grumbled haggled hesitated hinted imparted implied imposed indicated inferred informed inquired insinuated insisted interjected interrogated intimated jested lamented laughed lectured lied maintained mentioned mimicked

moaned mumbled muttered nagged narrated noted objected observed opined orated ordered owned petitioned pleaded pointed out pontificated prayed preached proclaimed pronounced proposed protested proved queried questioned quibbled quipped quoted quoth ranted

reasoned reasoned rebutted rebutted recited recited recounted recounted refuted regretted reiterated rejoined related remarked reminded repeated replied reported reprimanded requested responded resumed retorted revealed refuted

ruled scoffed scolded shouted snapped sneered sputtered stammered stammered stated stated stipulated stipulated stormed stormed stuttered suggested supplicated supposed swore talked taunted

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