Here is a recap of the alternatives to said to help your writing have more sizzle…
Synonyms For Said – Reporting
added advised called complained congratulated continued stated announced asserted commented declared informed lied observed offered mentioned protested quoted recalled related reminded remarked remembered repeated replied reported reassured revealed taunted teased tempted |
to enhance an argument to warn, to offer help to capture attention by increased volume to express dislike or disagreement to give wishes; to acknowledge an action or deed to further or add to an earlier point to say or paraphrase from official documents to declare formally and or publicly to state positively but having no proof to explain, interpret, or criticize – to make a remark to make known clearly and openly to give information, to make known; declare to not speak truthfully to mention casually to suggest; to state to state briefly; to bring up in conversation to formally or openly disagree to repeat words of others; to cite a source to remember or bring up to make connection; to say allegorically to remember; to mention so as not to forget to make a brief, casual statement of an opinion to recall to say again; to restate to answer; to say in response to give a formal statement; to give an account of to give additional comfort, support, or evidence to make known; to publish to cruelly tease in a mocking or insulting manner to annoy or pester; vex to cause to consider (usually) something bad |
Synonyms For Said – Explaining
addressed answered asserted assured broke in cautioned claimed concluded confided described explained finished quipped implied noted promised puzzled reckoned rejoined replied responded retorted returned speculated surmised |
to speak directly to sme, respond or answer to respond to a question to add or offer additional information to soothe, comfort, calm to interrupt, supplying additional information to warn or advise; strongly suggest to assert or maintain; to state as fact to finish or draw to a close; to understand to let in on a secret; to disclose to give additional information to make or offer an explanation to conclude or complete to say ironically or unemotionally to suggest, hint, or say without saying to make mention; to acknowledge to give word or make a vow to say with doubt or ambiguity to add or submit; to figure or believe to answer an objection to answer a question or comment to reply or answer a question or comment to reply to criticism in a sharp, witty way to answer an objection; to reply to a criticism or charge to guess using information available to conclude or deduce |
Synonyms For Said – Arguing
accused agreed argued commanded contended convinced countered chided disagreed emphasized exclaimed interjected interrupted maintained objected pleaded proclaimed proposed reasoned sassed screamed threatened warned yelled |
to charge, slander to concur, to be in harmony defend position, disagree or dispute lead; overwhelm opposition to argue, dispute, disagree persuaded; remove all doubt, win over to dispute, question to scold mildly; to goad into action to be at odds; to not agree to stress to speak suddenly, loudly with surprise to add or assert; to interrupt to cut off or disrupt; to interject out of turn to assert, to support by argument, to affirm to disagree; be in oppostion to to implore or beg; to speak desperately to announce officially; support publicly to set forth a design or plan to state calmly and with logic to speak back to authority figure; rebel to use high pitch loud voice to say in menacing manner to make aware in advance of harm, danger, or evil to shout or use loud voice; scream |
Synonyms For Said – Suggesting
chimed in coaxed dared hinted implied insinuated intimated pondered suggested urged |
to add (usually) unwanted advice to convince against someone’s will; change mind challenge, question implies suggestion similar to suggest – indicates a definite idea to convey sth unpleasant in a sly, sneaky way to say without saying, stresses delicacy of situation to consider; to weigh all options to propose as a possibility, to imply To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort |
Synonyms For Said – Questioning
asked begged blurted bugged demanded guessed hypothesized implored inquired insisted pleaded questioned requested wondered worried |
to question or solicit to ask in a humble manner earnestly to interrupt or interject, to ask all together to ask repetitively; difficult or unwanted questions to ask for urgently and boldly to infer; to ask without evidence to guess, infer to ask with fervor, implying desperation or distress to ask, seek information to demand strongly, to declare firmly to answer a legal charge, to lovingly implore to ask, doubt, or dispute to ask (sometimes) formally to say with puzzlement or doubt to cause to feel anxious, distressed, or troubled |
Said Synonyms – Acknowledging
acknowledged admitted affirmed alleged approved avowed boasted bragged conceded confessed corrected denied disclosed divulged fretted greeted imitated jested marveled nodded praised revealed uttered volunteered |
reluctant disclosure of something perhaps a secret reluctance to disclose or concede facts implies deep conviction, little chance of contradiction to assert or declare, especially without proof to consent or agree boldly declaring, often in the face of opposition to take pride in, brag or overstate to boast or overstate; be prideful similar to acknowledge and admit an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt to instruct more correctly; remove misconception not accepted; unused, refused to reveal something previously concealed to reveal sth that should have remained secret to needlessly worry about small details to acknowledge presence; salute, salutation to copy, mimic or simulate to make fun of, tease to speak with wonderment or amazement to move head up and down in agreement to speak of with honor; to speak highly of someone to make known that which had been secret or hidden to articulate; pronounce or speak to give or offer to give voluntarily |
Synonyms For Said – Tone
barked bawled beamed bellowed bleated boomed cackled chattered cheered choked clucked cried croaked crowed declaimed drawled groaned grumbled grunted jeered joked laughed mimicked mumbled murmured muttered nagged ordered ranted roared scolded shouted shrieked smiled smirked snapped snarled sneered squeaked wailed whispered |
to speak sharply or loudly; shout to cry loudly to glow, shine, radiate to roar, to cry out in anger or fear to repeat same sound (cry) again and again to speak with loud, deep, voice; a thunderous sound to laugh cynically – implies sinister intent; sneer to speak noisily about something unimportant; small talk to yell loudly; to give a shout to speak with great difficulty due to emotion noise made using tongue against bottom of mouth to call for help, to shout, to weep, to sob to make a sound like a frog; hoarse voice to speak in a self satisfied way; to boast to speak in a pompous way to speak in a way that prolongs the vowels to make noise in chest or throat to speak under one’s breath; to show disapproval to make unintelligible low sounds to speak or shout derisively; to mock to make a joke or speak in funny manner to say in fun, joking manner to say by copying another; to make fun of by imitating to utter inarticulate or almost inaudible sounds to speak in a low, indistinct voice to speak in a low, indistinct voice; inarticulate to badger; to continually remind to speak demandingly, with authority to make short, angry monologue or speech to utter a loud, deep sound; animalistic to find fault; speak angrily to make a loud cry or call to make a loud, piercing cry or sound to say good naturedly, kindly; in a kind manner to say with contempt to say suddenly and angrily to say with a hateful rage to say in scornful manner to say with tiny high pitched voice to express grief or pain through long, loud cries to speak softly to avoid being overheard |
Synonyms For Said – Sounds & Misc.
babbled bubbled chatted chortled chorused chuckled coughed decided echoed gasped giggled growled gulped gurgled hissed hollered lisped panted piped quavered shrilled sighed snickered sniffed snorted sobbed sputtered stammered stuttered vowed wept whimpered whine |
to speak incoherently; gibberish, like baby talk to speak lively and expressively; with joy to speak informally as to a friend to chuckle gleefully; short laugh of joy to speak simultaneously, together short, soft laugh; usually to one’s self short, strong expulsion of air from lungs finished, set repeated sound heavy breath after scare or physical exertion short, high-pitched laugh from fear or nervousness rough, threatening manner to speak taking in large amounts of air as if drinking to speak with fluid in the throat to speak in evil threatening manner to shout usually to someone at a distance to speak unclearly substituting sounds especially ‘th’ to speak as if out of breath to speak suddenly and loudly to speak emotionally with faltering voice high pitched shriek to speak with difficulty as if bored to say derisively with a laugh to say as if about to cry to say with contempt and a short burst of breath to cry uncontrollably to speak with difficulty perhaps from impediment repeating words and sounds while missing others to repeat certain sounds multiple times to promise solemnly; pledge to cry softly, quietly to cry or sob with soft intermittent sounds; whine to complain or protest in a childish fashion |