Alternate Words for "Said" by Sophie & Adelaide Merrefeild

Several of our forum users have compiled this list of words that can be used in place of the common "said." accosted accused Acknowledged Acquiesced added addressed admitted admonished advised Advocated affirmed aggrandized agreed alleged Allowed amended announced answered applauded Approved argued articulated asked Assented Asserted assigned assumed assured attested Avowed babbled Bantered Bargained barked Began begged bellowed bit back blurted out boasted breathed Called chanted charmed chastised cheered chortled chorused chuckled cited Claimed clucked Commended commented Complained Complied complimented condescended confessed Consulted Cooed Corrected cried criticized critisicized cursed debated decided declared demanded Demurred denied Denounced Dented Described Dictated Directed disagreed Disclosed Disrupted Divulged drawled dreamed Droned echoed Elaborated emphasized Enjoined Entreated Enunciated Estimated exaggerated Exclaimed Explained Exposed Expressed Faltered Feared finished Foretold fretted frowned Fumed fussed gestured giggled glared gloated Grinned griped groaned growled grumbled grunted guessed guffawed Held hissed hollered Howled Implied Indicated inquired inserted insinuated insisted instigated Instructed Interjected Interred interrogated Interrupted Itemized Joked judged justified Laughed Lectured Lied Maintained mentioned Mimicked moaned mouthed mumbled murmured Mused Muttered Nagged Narrated noted Notified Objective observed Opined Orated ordered persisted Petitioned pleaded pointed out pondered pontificated praised Prayed preached Predicted prescribed proclaimed professed Professed Prompted proposed Propounded protested Publicized purred quaked queried questioned Quibbled quipped quivered quoted raged rallied rambled ranted reassured Reciprocated recited reckoned recounted refuted reiterated Related remarked Remonstrated Repeated replied Reported reprimanded Requested responded Restated Resumed retorted retracted Returned Reveal revealed roared Ruled Sanctioned sang Sang out Scoffed Scolded scowled Screamed Screeched seethed Shouted shrieked sighed slurred smiled smirked Snapped snarled sneered Snickered Sniggered snorted Sobbed Solicited spat Specified Spluttered Spoke Sputtered squealed stammered stated Stipulated Stormed Stressed stuttered Suggested sung supposed swore Taunted Teased testified Thought Threatened told told him/her/it/them/etc. trailed off Twitted twittered Urged uttered verified voiced voted Vowed wailed Walled Warned whimpered whined whispered wined yawned yelled yelped bawled broadcast chirped commanded communicated confided conveyed croaked gossiped informed intoned pouted pronounced rejoined soothed spouted stumbled swooned vented vocalized vociferated whooped

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