How many words can you think of that replace " said" in a sentence? Most correct answers gets 10 points.
2006-10-26 13:14:08 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
uttered
replied
retorted
opined
mentioned
2006-10-26 13:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by I ♥ AUG 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I implied
I stated
And here are:
Over 300 Ways to Say "Said"
Abjured Accused Acknowledged Added Addressed Admitted Admonished Advised Advocated Affirmed Agreed Alleged Allowed Alluded Announced Answered Apologized Appealed Appeased Approved Argued Articulated Asked Assented Asserted Asseverated Assumed Assured Attested Averted
A vouched
A vowed
Babbled Baited Bantered Bargained Barked Bawled Began Begged Believed Belittled Bellowed Berated Beseeched Besought Bleated Blew up
Blubbered Blurted Blustered Boasted Boomed Bragged Breathed Broke in Brought forth
Condescended Contested Continued Contradicted Contributed Cooed Counseled Countered Coughed Crabbed Cracked
Craved
Cried Criticized Croaked Crooned. Cross-examined Cursed
Cussed
Echoed Elaborated Emphasized Enjoined Enjoyed Enumerated Enunciated Equivocated Estimated Exaggerated Exclaimed Exhorted Expatiated Explained Exploded Exposed Expounded Expostulated Expressed Extended Extolled
Drawled Droned
Cackled Cajoled Calculated Called Caroled Cautioned Challenged Chanted Charged Chatted Chattered Cheered Chided Chipped in Chirped Choked Chortled Chuckled Cited Claimed Coaxed Comforted Commanded Commented Communicated Complained Conceded Concluded Concurred Confessed Confided
Confirmed Confuted Consented Consoled Contended
Debated Decided Declared' Decreed Defended Delivered Demanded Demurred Denied Denounced Described Determined Dictated Directed Disclaimed Disclosed Discussed Disrupted Divulged
Faltered Foretold Fumed
Gagged, Granted, Greeted, Grinned, Groaned, Growled, Grumbled, Grunted, Guessed, Guffawed, Gulped, Gurgled, Gushed
Haggled, Hastened to add, Hastened to say, Hedged, Held, Hemmed and hawed, Hesitated, Hinted, Hissed, Hollered, Hooted, Howled
Imitated, Imparted, Imported, Implied, Implored, Indicated, Inferred, Informed, Inquired, Insinuated, Insisted, Instructed, Insulted, Interjected, Interposed, Interpreted, Interrogated, Interrupted, Intimated, Intimidated, Intoned, Itemized
Jabbered, Jeered, Jested, Joked, Joshed, Judged
Lamented, Laughed, Lectured, Lied, Lisped, Listed
Made known, Magnified, Maintained, Marveled, Mentioned, Mimicked, Moaned, Mocked, Mourned, Mouthed, Mumbled, Murmured, Mused, Muttered
Nagged, Narrated, Nodded, Noted, Notified
Objected, Observed, Offered, Orated, Ordered
Panted Perceived, Persisted, Persuaded, Pestered, Petitioned,Piped up, Pleaded, Pledged, Pointed out, Pondered, Pouted, Praised, Prayed, Preached, Predicted, Prevaricated, Proclaimed, Prodded, Profaned, Professed, Promised, Prompted, Proposed, Protested
Quacked, Qualified, Quarrelled, Quavered, Questioned, Quibbled, Quipped, Quoted
Raged, Railed, Rambled, Rattled off, Rebuffed, Recalled, Reckoned, Recommended, Reconciled, Recorded, Recounted, Recriminated, Referred, Refused, Restated, Replied, Reported, Reputed, Requested, Responded
Scoffed, Scolded, Screamed, Screeched, Shouted, Shrieked
Taunted, Teased, Thanked, Twanged, Twittered
Uttered
Validated, Ventured, Verbalized, Verified, Voiced
Wailed, Wanged, Warbled, Whined
Yakked, Yapped, Yipped
2006-10-26 13:19:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Responded,answered,blurted,proposed,
2006-10-27 03:47:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1-says 2-replided 3-repeated 4-stated 5-answered
2006-10-28 21:10:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of these aren't quite the same as 'said'
remarked, commented, quipped, stated, demanded, commanded, wheezed, drawled, shouted, yelled, bellered, hollered, complained, whined, queried, questioned, asked, rasped, blurted, called, declared, grunted, joked, muttered, proclaimed, retorted
2006-10-26 13:21:02 · answer #5 · answered by Kiki 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Words similar to said: aforementioned, aforesaid, say, spoken, bade, decreed, mentioned, spoke, stated, uttered, voiced
2006-10-26 13:21:43 · answer #6 · answered by ????? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your teacher that good quality writers try not to use multiple synonyms for 'said' in dialogue - it distracts the reader.
2006-10-27 12:46:46 · answer #7 · answered by SteveNaive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nearly from A-Z:
Answered, bellowed, cried, decreed, enunciated, followed, gushed, hollered, impressed, joked, kidded, lauded, muttered, noted, opined, postulated, queried, recommended, stated, tendered, uttered, ventured, warranted, ("X"!?!?), yelled, ("Z" !?!?)
Without recourse to a thesaurus.
2006-10-26 15:14:49 · answer #8 · answered by fidget 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Replied, uttered, muttered, answered, declared, announced, spoken,
many adjectives could fit here.
2006-10-28 03:11:47 · answer #9 · answered by babybitch69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it depends on what's being said, and how, but here are a few:
quoth,
responded,
retorted,
responded,
answered,
announced,
pronounced,
demured,
exclaimed,
declamed,
proclaimed,
spoke,
whispered,
hissed,
muttered,
murmured.
There are a few for you.
2006-10-28 02:25:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
commented, replied, voiced, noted, uttered, yelled, cried,
aforesaid (formal), aforementioned (formal), assumed, supposed, alleged, muttered, whined, exclaimed
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2006-10-26 13:22:05 · answer #11 · answered by eb76web 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋