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Synonyms for Said
Don't just use said. Balance your dialogue verbs between said and its synonyms.
accused acknowledged
addressed admitted advised affirmed agreed announced answered approved argued
asked asserted assured avowed
babbled barked bawled beamed begged bellowed bleated blurted boasted boomed bragged broke in bubbled bugged
called cautioned
chatted chattered cheered
chided
chimed in choked chortled chorused chuckled claimed clucked coaxed
commanded commented complained conceded concluded confessed
confided congratulated
continued convinced corrected coughed
cried croaked crowed
dared decided declared demanded denied described disagreed disclosed divulged drawled
echoed exclaimed
explained
finished fretted
gasped giggled greeted groaned growled grumbled grunted guessed gulped gurgled
hinted hissed hollered hypothesized
imitated implied informed inquired insisted interjected interrupted
jeered jested joked
laughed lied
lisped
maintained marveled mentioned mimicked moaned mumbled murmured
mused muttered
nagged nodded noted
objected observed
offered ordered
panted piped pleaded pointed out pondered praised prayed proclaimed promised proposed protested put in puzzled
quavered questioned
quipped quoted
ranted reasoned reassured recalled reckoned
related remarked remembered reminded repeated
replied reported requested responded retorted revealed roared
sang sassed screamed scolded shouted shrieked shrilled sighed smiled smirked snapped snarled sneered sneezed snickered sniffed sniffled snorted sobbed
speculated spoke
sputtered squeaked stammered
started stated stormed stuttered suggested surmised
taunted teased tempted tested theorized threatened
told
urged uttered
volunteered vowed
wailed warned
wept whimpered
whined whispered wondered
worried
yawned yakked
Don't misunderstand this lesson! Said is an important verb! There are times when it makes sense to use it. Other times, it's a good idea to choose a synonym instead of said. When might you choose to use said as your verb? When might you choose to use one if its synonyms? A good writer makes good choices, often balancing his/her use of verbs.
Look at some of your favorite novels and short stories to help you think about this. Look at newspaper and magazine articles. Who is using said and who isn't?
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