Synonyms for say
seɪsay

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1. 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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1. say

   Synonyms:
   utter, tell, speak, pronounce, declare, assert, allege, affirm, repeat, rehearse, recite, judge

   Antonyms:
   suppress, secrete, silentiate, repress, misdeclare, misrecite, misdeliver, missay, misjudge, mispronounce

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. sayverb

   the chance to speak

   "let him have his say"

2. 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"

   Synonyms:
   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, order

3. allege, 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"

   Synonyms:
   enunciate, articulate, sound out, state, affirm, suppose, aver, assert, avow, swan, pronounce, enjoin, allege, read, swear, tell, order, enounce, verify

4. suppose, 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, conjecture

5. read, sayverb

   have or contain a certain wording or form

   "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

   Synonyms:
   enunciate, sound out, aver, scan, record, state, enounce, register, learn, interpret, articulate, translate, study, pronounce, enjoin, allege, understand, take, read, tell, order, suppose, show

6. order, 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"

   Synonyms:
   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, secernate

7. pronounce, 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?"

   Synonyms:
   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, phrase

8. sayverb

   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, pronounce

9. sayverb

   utter aloud

   "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

   Synonyms:
   tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronounce

10. sayverb

    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, pronounce

11. sayverb

    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, pronounce

12. sayverb

    indicate

    "The clock says noon"

    Synonyms:
    tell, sound out, state, enounce, enjoin, enunciate, allege, order, articulate, suppose, read, aver, pronounce

Matched Categories

1. • Convey
   • Express
   • Have
   • Read
   • Recite
   • Request
   • Speculate
   • Utter

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sayverb

   Synonyms:
   speak, utter, allege, tell, affirm, declare, pronounce

2. sayverb

   Synonyms:
   repeat, rehearse, recite

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1. sayverb

   Synonyms:
   utter, express, mention, pronounce, speak, declare, tell, articulate, recite, rehearse, state, assert, affirm, allege, aver, asseverate, predicate, cite, suppose, assume, presume

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1. List of paraphrases for "say":

   tell, saying, mean, said, dis, diga, mention, telling, teii, speak, says, express, affirm, add, admit, declare, argue, claim, assert, this, talk, state, confess, told, make, voice

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How to use say in a sentence?

1. Donald Trump:

   I think we can say, the eighth wonder of the world. This is the eighth wonder of the world.

2. Andrew Scipione:

   At this stage, we've got nothing to link this event to any terrorist-related activity, but we could not say that that wasn't the case. We are keeping an open mind.

3. Ron Schlecht:

   Zero trust always wins, you can't verify that they are who they say they are, so call them after the notification instead of interacting with an inbound call.

4. Martin Gauss:

   We could have waited, but we were of the opinion that we better buy them now to secure these (delivery) positions, not to risk that after the takeover somebody else takes (them), that was, for us, the rationale to say, 'Let's close it now,' because we need the first two aircraft at the end of 2019.

5. Dave Zbaracki:

   I can’t say it surprises me.