SAY Synonyms
There are 24 hypernyms of the word say. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SAY
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allege | verbv | |||||||
verb • report or maintain | ||||||||
articulate | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language • consisting of segments held together by joints verb • provide with a joint • put into words or an expression • speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way • unite by forming a joint or joints • express or state clearly | ||||||||
enunciate | verbv | |||||||
verb • speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way • express or state clearly | ||||||||
pronounce | verbv | |||||||
verb • speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way • pronounce judgment on | ||||||||
state | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation • the way something is with respect to its main attributes • the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state • a politically organized body of people under a single government • (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) • a state of depression or agitation • the territory occupied by a nation verb • express in words • put before • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. | ||||||||
add | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders verb • make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of • state or say further • bestow a quality on • make an addition by combining numbers • determine the sum of • constitute an addition | ||||||||
affirm | verbv | |||||||
verb • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true • say yes to | ||||||||
announce | verbv | |||||||
verb • make known; make an announcement • announce publicly or officially • give the names of • foreshadow or presage | ||||||||
assert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • state categorically • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true • insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized • postulate positively and assertively | ||||||||
claim | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an assertion of a right (as to money or property) • an assertion that something is true or factual • demand for something as rightful or due • an informal right to something • an established or recognized right • a demand verb • assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing • demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to • ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example • lay claim to; as of an idea • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs | ||||||||
comment | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information • a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material • a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people verb • make or write a comment on • explain or interpret something • provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases | ||||||||
communicate | verbv | |||||||
verb • transmit information • transmit thoughts or feelings • transfer to another • join or connect • be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas • administer Communion; in church • receive Communion, in the Catholic church | ||||||||
contend | verbv | |||||||
verb • maintain or assert • have an argument about something • to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation • succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available • compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others • be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | ||||||||
converse | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a proposition obtained by conversion adjective satellite • of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other • turned about in order or relation verb • carry on a conversation | ||||||||
convey | verbv | |||||||
verb • (of information) make known; pass on • serve as a means for expressing something • transfer to another • transmit a title or property • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere • go or come after and bring or take back | ||||||||
declare | verbv | |||||||
verb • state emphatically and authoritatively • announce publicly or officially • state firmly • declare to be • authorize payments of • designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand • make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official • proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against | ||||||||
disclose | verbv | |||||||
verb • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • reveal to view as by removing a cover | ||||||||
express | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system • public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops • rapid transport of goods adverb • by express adjective satellite • not tacit or implied • without unnecessary stops verb • give expression to • articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise • serve as a means for expressing something • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. • manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait) • obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action • send by rapid transport or special messenger service | ||||||||
mention | verbv | |||||||
noun • a remark that calls attention to something or someone • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage • an official recognition of merit verb • make reference to • make mention of • commend | ||||||||
opine | verbv | |||||||
verb • express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation • expect, believe, or suppose | ||||||||