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SAY-SO Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word say-so. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word say-so. (close relations)
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pronouncement
nounn
noun

• an authoritative declaration

affirmation
nounn
noun

• a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

• the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

• (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)

• a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand

announcement
nounn
noun

• a formal public statement

• a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

assertion
nounn
noun

• a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

• the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

declaration
nounn
noun

• a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

• (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction

• a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties

• (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

• a formal public statement

• a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

report
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

• the act of informing by verbal report

• a short account of the news

• a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

• a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment

• an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

• the general estimation that the public has for a person

verb

• to give an account or representation of in words

• announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding

• announce one's presence

• make known to the authorities

• be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

• complain about; make a charge against

statement
nounn
noun

• a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

• a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

• (music) the presentation of a musical theme

• a nonverbal message

• the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

• (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

• a document showing credits and debits

authorisation
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a document giving an official instruction or command

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• official permission or approval

• the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

authority
nounn
noun

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

• an expert whose views are taken as definitive

• freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

• an administrative unit of government

• official permission or approval

• an authoritative written work

authorization
nounn
noun

• a document giving an official instruction or command

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• official permission or approval

• the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

dictum
nounn
noun

• an authoritative declaration

• an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

dominance
nounn
noun

• superior development of one side of the body

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

• the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

leave
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

• permission to do something

• the act of departing politely

verb

• go away from a place

• go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness

• act or be so as to become in a specified state

• leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking

• move out of or depart from

• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

• produce as a result or residue

• remove oneself from an association with or participation in

• put into the care or protection of someone

• leave or give by will after one's death

• have left or have as a remainder

• be survived by after one's death

• transmit (knowledge or skills)

• leave behind unintentionally

permission
nounn
noun

• approval to do something

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

potency
nounn
noun

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

• the inherent capacity for coming into being

• the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

Best Hypernyms For SAY-SO

Here is a list of related hypernyms for say-so, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
affirmation assertion control declaration statement

Alternatives for PRONOUNCEMENT

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