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The words included in this
lesson are synonyms for the
word “said” that can be used in
academic essays. Though all of
these words are synonyms for
“said,” they cannot all be used
interchangeably. If you do not
know the meaning of these
words or the proper context in
which they can be used, be sure
to look them up in a dictionary
or use a synonym you are more
familiar with.
Remember, you can always
use a thesaurus to find more
synonyms for said.
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Mini-Lesson # 22
acknowledged
acquiesced
added
addressed
adjudged
adjured
admitted
admonished
advised
advocated
affirmed
agreed
alleged
announced
answered
argued
articulated
asked
assented
asserted
asseverated
assured
attested
averted
avouched
avowed
babbled
begged
boasted
bragged
contradicted
counseled
countered
craved
cried
decided
declaimed
declared
decreed
delivered
demanded
denied
described
dictated
directed
disclosed
disrupted
divulged
dogmatized
drawled
droned
elaborated
enjoined
entreated
enunciated
equivocated
exclaimed
exhorted
explained
expostulated
faltered
fumed
giggled
granted
grinned
groaned
grumbled
haggled
hesitated
hinted
imparted
implied
imposed
indicated
inferred
informed
inquired
insinuated
insisted
interjected
interrogated
intimated
jested
lamented
laughed
lectured
lied
maintained
mentioned
mimicked
moaned
mumbled
muttered
nagged
narrated
noted
objected
observed
opined
orated
ordered
owned
petitioned
pleaded
pointed out
pontificated
prayed
preached
proclaimed
pronounced
proposed
protested
proved
queried
questioned
quibbled
quipped
quoted
quoth
ranted
reasoned
reasoned
rebutted
rebutted
recited
recited
recounted
recounted
refuted
regretted
reiterated
rejoined
related
remarked
reminded
repeated
replied
reported
reprimanded
requested
responded
resumed
retorted
revealed
refuted
ruled
scoffed
scolded
shouted
snapped
sneered
sputtered
stammered
stammered
stated
stated
stipulated
stipulated
stormed
stormed
stuttered
suggested
supplicated
supposed
swore
talked
taunted