Other Words for “Say”

Commonly used synonyms for “Say”.

• Add
• Announce
• Answer
• Ask
• Call
• Declare
• Describe
• Exclaim
• Inform
• Mention
• Reply
• Report
• Respond
• Speak
• State
• Tell
• Voice
• Whisper
• Yell

A huge list of 105+ words you can use instead of “say”.

• Add
• Affirm
• Allege
• Announce
• Annunciate
• Answer
• Answer back
• Argue
• Articulate
• Ask
• Assert
• Asseverate
• Aver
• Avouch
• Avow
• Breathe
• Call
• Claim
• Come out with
• Command
• Comment
• Communicate
• Confess
• Contend
• Convey
• Crack
• Debate
• Declare
• Deliver
• Denote
• Describe
• Dictate
• Disclose
• Divulge
• Enjoin
• Enounce
• Enunciate
• Exclaim
• Express
• Formulate
• Guess
• Hold
• Imagine
• Impart
• Imply
• Indicate
• Influence
• Inform
• Insist
• Intimate
• Maintain
• Make known
• Mean
• Mention
• Note
• Observe
• Offer
• Opine
• Order
• Part
• Phrase
• Place
• Present
• Proclaim
• Profess
• Pronounce
• Pronouncing
• Put
• Put into words
• Read
• Recite
• Record
• Recount
• Register
• Rehearse
• Remark
• Repeat
• Reply
• Report
• Respond
• Reveal
• Set forth
• Show
• Signify
• Sound
• Speak
• Speak out
• State
• Submit
• Suggest
• Suppose
• Swear
• Talk
• Tattle
• Tell
• Testify
• Think
• Turn
• Utter
• Uttering
• Verbalize
• Vocalize
• Voice
• Whisper
• Word
• Yell

Synonyms for Say with Example Sentences

Add

• Meaning: To say something more; to make a further remark
• Example: I have nothing to add to my earlier statement.

Announce

• Meaning: To tell people something officially, especially about a decision, plans, etc.
• Example: They haven’t formally announced their engagement yet.

Answer

• Meaning: To say, write or do something as a reaction to a question or situation
• Example: I repeated the question, but she didn’t answer.

Ask

• Meaning: To say or write something in the form of a question, in order to get information
• Example: He asked about her family.

Call

• Meaning: To shout or say something loudly to attract somebody’s attention
• Example: She called out to her husband for help.

Declare

• Meaning: To say something officially or publicly
• Example: The court declared that strike action was illegal.

Describe

• Meaning: To say what somebody/something is like
• Example: Can you describe him to me?

Exclaim

• Meaning: To say something suddenly and loudly, especially because of strong emotion or pain (say synonyms)
• Example: She exclaimed that it was useless.

Inform

• Meaning: To tell somebody about something, especially in an official way
• Example: Please inform me of any changes of address.

Mention

• Meaning: To speak or write about something/somebody, especially without giving much information
• Example: Sorry, I won’t mention it again.

Reply

• Meaning: To say or write something as an answer to somebody/something
• Example: He never replied to any of my letters.

Report

• Meaning: To present a spoken or written account of an event in a newspaper, on television, etc.
• Example: She reports on royal stories for the BBC.

Respond

• Meaning: To give a spoken or written answer to somebody/something
• Example: I asked him his name, but he didn’t respond.

Speak

• Meaning: To talk to somebody about something; to have a conversation with somebody
• Example: I’ve spoken to the manager about it.

State

• Meaning: To formally say or write something, especially in a careful and clear way
• Example: She has already stated her intention to run for election.

Tell

• Meaning: To give information To somebody by speaking or writing
• Example: He told the news to everybody he saw.

Voice

• Meaning: To tell people your feelings or opinions about something
• Example: A number of parents have voiced concern about their children’s safety.

Whisper

• Meaning: To speak very quietly to somebody so that other people cannot hear what you are saying
• For example: Don’t you know it’s rude to whisper?

Yell

• Meaning: To shout loudly, for example, because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain
• Example: He yelled at the other driver.