A couple of weekends ago, under the guise of building my "writer's toolbox" (and conveniently avoiding housework), I challenged myself to come up with as many substitutes for the word "said" as possible. So far my list numbers 165. I think it's possible to get to 300. Please join me in this endeavor and plunder your vocabulary for the best "jewels"! I'll update the list periodically. :o)
P.S. Feel free to print and use the list, however I ask that you do not in any way sell or monetarily profit from my list. Thanks!
accused
acknowledged
acquiesced
added
addressed
alluded
amended
announced
answered
appealed
articulated
assented
assured
babbled
badgered
barked
begged
broached
bubbled
cackled
cajoled
called
cautioned
censured
chanted
charged
chided
chimed in
chortled
chuckled
coaxed
comforted
complained
confessed
confided
contributed
cooed
countered
cried
croaked
decided
divulged
deliberated
demanded
demurred
denied
dictated
directed
divulged
echoed
enunciated
exclaimed
explained
expostulated
exulted
fawned
forewarned
giggled
grasped
grumbled
guffawed
gushed
hiccupped
hinted
hissed
howled
implored
impugned
inquired
insinuated
insisted
interjected
interrogated
interrupted
intimated
intoned
invented
jabbered
joked
lamented
levied
lied
mimicked
moaned
mocked
mollified
mumbled
murmured
muttered
narrated
objected
opined
ordered
petitioned
paraphrased
placated
pleaded
preached
predicted
pried
proclaimed
prompted
pronounced
proposed
purred
queried
questioned
quoted
ranted
raved
reacted
reasoned
reassured
recapitulated
reciprocated
recounted
remarked
repeated
replied
reprimanded
requested
responded
retaliated
retorted
roared
ruminated
sang
sassed
scolded
screamed
shouted
shrieked
sighed
snarled
snickered
sniggered
spat
spluttered
spoke up
squealed
stammered
stated
stuttered
submitted
suggested
supposed
taunted
threatened
thundered
told
translated
twittered
urged
uttered
ventured
verified
wailed
warned
whined
whispered
wondered
yelled
yelped
13 comments:
You tapped out my bag of synonyms around "exclaim", so this list just acts as a constant reminder of how weak my vocab abilities are.
A good friend would post something new so I wouldn't feel so inadequate.
Vocalised! HA! HA!
And here I was feeling neglected because no one had responded, but all the while I was really just making you feel inadequate. Shows how isolated we really all are in our own little universes... ;o)
But again, a good friend, would post something new.
Choked.
Garbled.
Gabbed.
Hollar'd.
Posed.
Crabbed.
How about 'phonated'?
Okay sis, I really reached deep for some of these so please forgive me if they get off track... Here goes:
maintained
alleged
reputed
recited
orated
voiced
intonated
accounted
related
disclosed
implied
imagined
conjectured
conveyed
declared
claimed
asserted
affirmed
gossiped
estimated
reckoned
tattled
I'm with Fexie... you made me feel inadequate with your original list! It took me two months to come up with something to post.
Nice work team! We're up to 193! Maybe 300 was just a pipe dream, but then again, maybe not... :o)
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