GENERAL SYNONYM MEANING

Synonyms for "Said"



SYNONYM added continued stated

announced asserted commented declared observed remarked reported

GENERAL

MEANING to embellish or enhance an argument to further an earlier point to say, usually confined to quotes or paraphrases from documents, or to official statements to declare publicly or formally to state positively, with great confidence but no objective proof to make a remark to explain, interpret, or criticize to make known clearly and openly to mention casually to make a brief, casual statement of opinion to give an account of; to carry message; to give a formal statement

The following verbs should be limited to the specific circumstances described by the definitions:

SYNONYM acknowledged admitted

affirmed alleged avowed conceded

ACKNOWLEDGING OR REVEALING

MEANING implies reluctant disclosure of something that might have been a secret implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede, and usually refers to facts rather than their implication implies deep conviction and unlikelihood of contradiction to assert or declare, especially without proof implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility similar to acknowledge and admit

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confessed disclosed divulged revealed



may apply to an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt to reveal something previously concealed to reveal something that should have remained secret or private, which may imply a breach of confidence to make something known that had been secret or hidden

SYNONYM begged demanded implored insisted pleaded

INQUISITIVE

MEANING to ask in a humble or earnest manner to ask for boldly or urgently to ask with great fervor, implying desperation or great distress to demand strongly, to declare firmly to answer a legal charge, to offer as an excuse or defense, to implore or beg

SYNONYM answered explained rejoined replied responded retorted returned

EXPLANATORY

MEANING to respond to a question to make an explanation to answer an objection to answer a question or comment to reply to a question or comment to reply to a charge or criticism in a sharp, witty way to reply to a charge or criticism in a sharp, witty way; to answer an objection

SYNONYM contended countered emphasized

ARGUMENTATIVE

to argue or dispute to dispute to stress

MEANING

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exclaimed maintained proclaimed proposed

to speak suddenly or vehemently to assert, to support by argument, to affirm to announce officially to set forth a design or plan



SYNONYM hinted implied

insinuated intimated suggested

SUGGESTIVE

MEANING implies slight or remote suggestion similar to suggest, but may indicate a more definite or logical relation of the unexpressed idea to the expressed refers to conveying a usually unpleasant idea in a sly, underhanded manner stresses delicacy of suggestion to propose as a possibility, to convey indirectly by putting an idea into the mind by association

TONE

The following words all describe manners of speaking or tones of voice and should be used when necessary and appropriate.

SYNONYM barked bellowed cackled cried croaked declaimed drawled joked mumbled murmured muttered

MEANING to speak or shout sharply to roar, to cry out loudly in anger or fear to laugh cynically or sneer; implies sinister intent to call for help, to shout, to sob, to weep to make a sound like a frog or raven, to talk dismally to speak in a pompous way or deliver a tirade to speak in a way that prolongs the vowels to make a joke to utter inarticulate or almost inaudible sounds to speak in a low, indistinct voice to speak angry or discontented words in a low, indistinct voice

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roared scolded shouted shrieked wailed whispered



to utter a loud, deep sound to find fault with angrily to make a loud cry or call to make a loud, piercing cry or sound to express grief or pain through long, loud cries to speak softly, especially to avoid being overheard

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