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411
declared(verb, communication, say, conversation)
296
replied(verb, communication, say, conversation)
280
stated(verb, communication, say, words)
277
uttered(verb, adjective, communication, say)
252
mentioned(verb, communication, say, words)
175
remarked(verb, communication, say, words)
137
pointed out(verb, phrasal verb, say, words)
115
told(verb, communication, thought, say)
101
babbled(verb, say, words, discuss)
96
joked(verb, say, dialogue, spoke)
86
exclaimed(verb, say, miscellaneous, dialogue)
74
insisted(verb, communication, say, conversation)
70
answered(verb, communication, say, conversation)
52
spoke(verb, communication, say, words)
52
mumbled(verb, action, communication, information)
47
whispered(verb, communication, thought, say)
44
suggested(verb, communication, say, words)
43
bellowed(verb, say, dialogue, spoke)
38
moaned(verb, say, words, discuss)
33
hinted(verb, say, words, discuss)
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APASmart Define. (2016). said thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/said/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "said thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/said/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, said thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/said/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "said thesaurus" 25 February 2016. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/said/thesaurus/synonyms>