Other words for 'Said' Flashcards
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Spoke, Stated, declared, announced, exclaimed, uttered, articulated, expressed, voiced, asserted, opined, mentioned, observed, commented, remarked, noted, quoted, cried, shouted, whispered, blurted, proclaimed, declared, commented, remarked, chirped, vented, snarled,
acknowledged
acknowledged
(verb) to show or express recognition or realization of.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, I heard you,” Jason acknowledged.
added
added
(verb) to say further.
“Even if it’s not true,“ Evan added, “We’re only speculating.”
answered
answered
(verb) to speak or write in response to; reply to.
“When will I be home? I’ll be home in an hour,” answered Jamie.
articulated
articulated
(verb) to give clear and effective utterance to : to put into words.
“Please! Do not bring your textbook tomorrow!” Miss Lim articulated.
clarified
clarified
(verb) to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
“So, we just read up until chapter eight?” Vonnie clarified with the teacher, just to be sure.
commented
commented
(verb) to express an opinion or reaction.
“There are a lot more animals here than yesterday,” Robert commented.
conceded
conceded
(verb) to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit.
“All right, all right, you win. Lincoln was a better president than Grant,” conceded Stephen as he held his palms up in mock surrender.
concurred
concurred
(verb) to accord in opinion; agree.
“Shall we dine?” Alice asked. “Indeed!” Bob concurred.
corrected
corrected
(verb) to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults.
“What do you mean, I never take out the trash? I do it every week.” Phylis’ husband corrected.
counseled
counseled
(verb) to give counel or advice
“Since your grades are high enough, you should consider applying to Harvard or Yale,” counseled Jerry’s teacher
deflected
deflected
(verb) to prevent something from being directed at you.
“Well, at least I don’t have a huge forehead!” Elizabeth deflected.
disagreed
disagreed
(verb) to differ in opinion; dissent.
“There is no scientific evidence that supports global warming and you know it!” disagreed Kyle as he shook his head at the ignorance of his friend.
disputed
disputed
(verb) to argue against; call in question.
“No, no, no, I disagree with you. NASA landing on the moon is not a hoax!” Jason disputed as the class watched the historical footage
explained
explained
(verb) to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible.
“No, no, no, you don’t understand. What I was saying was that I would take the trash out right after I finished my homework,” Claude explained, as his mother looked at him with a stern expression on her face.
interjected
interjected
(verb) to say something while another person is speaking.
“That’s a lie!” Wayne interjected.
reassured
reassured
(verb) to restore to assurance or confidence.
“It’ll be okay,” she reassured, as she wiped a tear from my eye.”
remarked
remarked
(verb) to note; to perceive; to observe.
“Tom doesn’t look like he’s feeling well today,” Sue remarked.
replied
replied
(verb) to respond in words or writing.
“Of course I’ll go to the movies with you,” Anne replied.
responded
responded
(verb) to say something in return: make an answer.
“The capital of Illinois is Springfield,” reponded Jenny after the teacher called upon her to answer the question.
babbled
babbled
(verb) to talk idly, irrationally, excessively, or foolishly; chatter or prattle.
“Oh my gosh, it’s so awesome, and I got it at FAO Schwartz last year, and I wish you could share it with me…” Phil babbled
stated
stated
(verb) to declare definitely or specifically.
“We won the basketball game tonight because our team made no mistakes,” stated the coach.
chatted
chatted
(verb) to converse in a familiar or informal manner.
“I had a quiz in math today, which I got an “A” on, by the way. And Jessica, who sits next to me in English class, was sick today,” chatted Helga at the dinner table.
jabbered
jabbered
(verb) to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, or nonsensically; chatter.
“Haven’t you heard? June’s gonna be selling tickets to the game. I can’t wait, it’s gonna be so great!” Andrew jabbered, jumping up and down eagerly.
chattered
chattered
(verb) to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
“I started off with breakfast this morning and after that I played video games all morning. Then I ate lunch and after that I played video games all afternoon. Then I ate supper and after that I played video games some more. All in all, it’s been a very good day,” chattered James as he got ready for bed.
rambled
rambled
(verb) to talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
“Well first, we went to the park, and then we played on the swings, and then we went over to slide,” rambled Johnnie.
yakked
yakked
(verb) to talk persistently, chatter.
“He was a man loaded with money, or so I had thought – well, at least he gave me the impression that he was wealthy,” yakked Robert, who hadn’t even noticed that John had stopped listening and was playing with his phone
yapped
yapped
(verb) talk at length in an irritating manner.
“Before any of you start complaining about how you think I am too sensitive, please please don’t even bother. I really don’t care what you think because your opinions don’t really matter to me,” yapped Nelson, who wasn’t overly concerned about anyone’s feelings except his own.
concluded
concluded
(verb) to bring to an end; finish; terminate.
“Those are the reasons why everyone should this story,” Alice concluded, finishing up her her oral book report.
considered
considered
(verb) think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.
“I wonder,” Billy considered, “whether or not I should try out for percussion.”
countered
countered
(verb) to meet attacks or arguments with defensive or retaliatory steps.
“I did to clean my room!” countered Billy.
debated
debated
(verb) to discuss a question by considering opposed arguments
“Man does indeed have free will,” debated Ted.
noted
noted
(verb) to make special mention of or remark on
“I see that you forgot your homework again,” noted Kyle’s algebra teacher.
pointed out
pointed out
(verb) to direct attention to.
“If you get caught, you’ll be in big trouble,” Gabriel pointed out as he watched his older brother climb out the bedroom window.
proposed
proposed
(verb) to offer or suggest for consideration, acceptance, or action.
“Why don’t I take the girls shopping while you play video games with the boys here at home?” proposed the children’s mother.
pondered
pondered
(verb) to think about; reflect on.
“I wonder what would happen if I added salt to my cola,” Wayne pondered.
reasoned
reasoned
(verb) to discover, formulate, or conclude by the use of reason.
“It’s impossible to finish by tomorrow,” Ashley reasoned. “Can’t we have another day?”
reported
reported
(verb) to give a formal or official account or statement of something.
“The test is going to be on classifying animals,” reported the teacher.
speculated
speculated
(verb) to indulge in conjectural thought.
“I think I had better study for the algebra test this Friday,” speculated Fred.
testified
testified
(verb) to bear witness; give evidence.
“Well your honor, there is no evidence that he stole the diamond,” the lawyer testified.
theorized
theorized
(verb) to form a theory about. (a theory is a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural and subject to experimentation, in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as reporting matters of actual fact.)
“How you define gravity, defines the model of the universe,” Professor Belvidere theorized
bantered
bantered
(verb) to exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way.
“Sure Phil, you always get a 100 on your math tests, but I’ll bet that today you’ll only get a 98,” Carol bantered.
chuckled
chuckled
(verb) to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction.
Hank walked out of the classroom, softly closing the door behind him. He glanced up and down the hallway, making sure that no one saw him, and chuckled. “This will be the best practical joke ever.”
giggled
giggled
(verb) to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
“Johnny’s looking at me isn’t he?” giggled Leslie as she playfully ran her fingers through her hair.
joked
joked
(verb) to speak or act in a playful or merry way.
“Let me tell you about the time I tried to open my house door with my car keys” joked Robert.
advised
advised
(verb) to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following.
“You should wear a helmet when you ride a bike,” advised the police officer
assured
assured
(verb) to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence.
“The monsters don’t come out during the day,” assured Mack.