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Synonyms for say
seɪsay
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
say
To allege is formally to state as true or capable of proof, but without proving. To adduce, literally to lead to, is to bring the evidence up to what has been alleged. Adduce is a secondary word; nothing can be adduced in evidence till something has been stated or alleged, which the evidence is to sustain. An alleged fact stands open to question or doubt. To speak of an alleged document, an alleged will, an alleged crime, is either to question, or at least very carefully to refrain from admitting, that the document exists, that the will is genuine, or that the crime has been committed. Alleged is, however, respectful; to speak of the "so-called" will or deed, etc., would be to cast discredit upon the document, and imply that the speaker was ready to brand it as unquestionably spurious; alleged simply concedes nothing and leaves the question open. To produce is to bring forward, as, for instance, papers or persons. Adduce is not used of persons; of them we say introduce or produce. When an alleged criminal is brought to trial, the counsel on either side are accustomed to advance a theory, and adduce the strongest possible evidence in its support; they will produce documents and witnesses, cite precedents, assign reasons, introduce suggestions, offer pleas. The accused will usually assert his innocence. Compare STATE.
Synonyms:
adduce, advance, affirm, allege, assert, asseverate, assign, aver, cite, claim, declare, introduce, maintain, offer, plead, produce, state
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Princeton's WordNet
sayverb
the chance to speak
"let him have his say"
state, say, tellverb
express in words
"He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
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enunciate, express, sound out, aver, recite, enounce, distinguish, recount, secern, state, narrate, evidence, suppose, submit, articulate, assure, put forward, posit, severalise, separate, pronounce, enjoin, severalize, secernate, allege, read, tell apart, differentiate, tell, orderallege, aver, sayverb
report or maintain
"He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
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enunciate, articulate, sound out, state, affirm, suppose, aver, assert, avow, swan, pronounce, enjoin, allege, read, swear, tell, order, enounce, verifysuppose, sayverb
express a supposition
"Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
Synonyms:
hypothecate, presuppose, guess, sound out, state, theorise, hypothesize, enunciate, speculate, reckon, suppose, aver, articulate, hypothesise, imagine, pronounce, enjoin, think, theorize, allege, read, opine, tell, order, enounce, conjectureread, sayverb
have or contain a certain wording or form
"The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
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enunciate, sound out, aver, scan, record, state, enounce, register, learn, interpret, articulate, translate, study, pronounce, enjoin, allege, understand, take, read, tell, order, suppose, showorder, tell, enjoin, sayverb
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
"I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
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tell apart, distinguish, dictate, suppose, place, ordain, put, differentiate, read, pronounce, range, enjoin, enounce, enunciate, evidence, tell, regulate, state, assure, govern, severalize, arrange, separate, regularize, severalise, ordinate, regularise, grade, aver, articulate, secern, set up, allege, rank, consecrate, rate, recite, narrate, recount, sound out, prescribe, order, secernatepronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, sayverb
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
"She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
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tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, label, formulate, suppose, enunciate, articulate, joint, read, feel out, pronounce, vocalise, give voice, allege, vocalize, aver, word, check out, judge, order, phrasesayverb
communicate or express nonverbally
"What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
Synonyms:
tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronouncesayverb
utter aloud
"She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
Synonyms:
tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronouncesayverb
state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
"I say let's forget this whole business"
Synonyms:
tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronouncesayverb
recite or repeat a fixed text
"Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"
Synonyms:
tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronouncesayverb
indicate
"The clock says noon"
Synonyms:
tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronounce
Dictionary of English Synonymes
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How to use say in a sentence?
I just want to say this. I want to say it gently but I want to say it firmly There is a tendency for the world to say to America, the big problems of the world are yours, you go and sort them out, and then to worry when America wants to sort them out.
I just want to take a second to address a few things, the only reason I hadn't before is because I felt like until my sister was able to speak for herself and say what she felt she needed to say publicly that it wasn't my place and it wasn't the right thing to do. But now that she's very clearly spoken and said what she needed to say, I feel like I can follow her lead and say what I feeI I need to say.
You say monster, I say martyr. You say murder, I say self-defense. You say legal, I say defective law.
I think people in personal circles talk their own personal way from their own groups they think are private, you may say some stuff to a good buddy of yours you’ve known for a long time that you wouldn’t say to anybody else in the world. On the golf course, I might say a few things I would never say to anyone else. Just the way it is. [Jon’s] a great person, great human and great football coach but I wouldn’t say it’s commonplace. It just happened the way it happened.
I just want to say this. I want to say it gently but I want to say it firmly: There is a tendency for the world to say to America, "the big problems of the world are yours, you go and sort them out," and then to worry when America wants to sort them out.
Translations for say
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- decirAragonese
- يتلو, يقول, قالArabic
- сказаць, гаварыцьBelarusian
- казвамBulgarian
- lavaretBreton
- dir, declamar, recitarCatalan, Valencian
- povědět, říctCzech
- dweudWelsh
- fortælle, sigeDanish
- es heißt, sagen, sagen wir, man sagtGerman
- λέγωGreek
- diri, dirasEsperanto
- se dice, decir, digamosSpanish
- ütlesEstonian
- esanBasque
- نمایاندن, گفتن, باز خواندن, نمودنPersian
- sanoa, näyttää, virkkaa, kertoaFinnish
- sigaFaroese
- disons, dire, indiquer, réciter, on dit, il paraîtFrench
- sizze, útsprekke, steanWestern Frisian
- abairIrish
- can, abairScottish Gaelic
- recitar, dicir, digamosGalician
- abbyrManx
- אמרHebrew
- कहनाHindi
- mondHungarian
- ասելArmenian
- dicerInterlingua
- segjaIcelandic
- dire, recitare, diciamo, si diceItalian
- 語る, 言う, 暗唱, おっしゃる, 申し上げる, 申す, 書かれているJapanese
- ვთქვათ, ლაპარაკი, სიტყვაზე, თქმაGeorgian
- деуKazakh
- ថា, និយាយថាKhmer
- 말하다Korean
- گۆتن, gotin, وتنKurdish
- loquor, inquam, fabulor, dico, for, proloquorLatin
- soenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເວົ້າLao
- sakyti, tarkim, sakomaLithuanian
- teikt, sacītLatvian
- кажеMacedonian
- ശബ്ദിക്കുന്നു, പറയുന്നുMalayalam
- cakap, kataMalay
- ပေါ့, ပြော, ဆိုBurmese
- opgeven, luiden, zeggen, laten wij zeggen, staan, opzeggenDutch
- seia, seieNorwegian Nynorsk
- siNorwegian
- direOccitan
- wymawiać, powiedzieć, powiadać, mówić, rzecPolish
- recitar, dizer, falar, diz-se, digamos, suponhamos, dizemPortuguese
- ñiyQuechua
- dir, gir, deirRomansh
- spune, ziceRomanian
- говорить, сказать, гласитьRussian
- वदतिSanskrit
- narri, nàrrere, faedhareSardinian
- recitírati, казати, kázati, говорити, rȅći, рећи, govoritiSerbo-Croatian
- කියනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- hovoriť, povedaťSlovak
- praviti, povedati, rečiSlovene
- stå, sägaSwedish
- กล่าวThai
- söylemek, diyelim, demekTurkish
- диTatar
- казати, говорити, сказатиUkrainian
- کہناUrdu
- nóiVietnamese
- direWalloon
- זאָגןYiddish
- 说Chinese
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