replied
Gave an answer
Replied is the past tense of reply, meaning to respond to something said or written.
It appears constantly in dialogue attribution: "I'm not going," she replied.
Unlike said, replied implies answering something specific rather than simply speaking.
Gave a reply
- respondedGave a reply
- retortedAnswered in kind
- rejoinedReplied or reunited
- counteredResponded to challenge
quipped · riposted · snapped · returned · rebutted · parried · demurred · remonstrated
Sent electronic correspondence
- textedSent phone message
- messagedSent written communication electronically
- wroteCreated text in past
- postedMade publicly visible
commented · responded · corresponded · answered · DMed · tweeted · typed · penned
Wept or shouted
- laughedVocalized mirth
- sighedExhaled expressively
- sobbedWept audibly and convulsively
- whisperedSpoke without full voice
murmured · gasped · moaned · groaned · snapped · growled · hissed · stammered
Arranged or commanded
- commandedGave authoritative instructions
- insistedFirmly declared or demanded
- demandedRequired with force
- urgedStrongly encouraged action
warned · advised · instructed · pleaded · begged · exhorted · cautioned · admonished
Felt curiosity or doubt
- guessedEstimated without certainty
- speculatedGuessed based on incomplete information
- ponderedThought deeply about
- musedThought deeply about
theorized · surmised · postulated · supposed · ventured · hazarded · conjectured · reflected
answered
Gave a reply
countered · quipped · riposted · snapped · returned · rebutted · parried · demurred · remonstrated · disputed
emailed
Sent electronic correspondence
posted · commented · responded · corresponded · answered · DMed · tweeted · typed · penned
cried
Wept or shouted
whispered · murmured · gasped · moaned · groaned · snapped · growled · hissed · stammered · stuttered
ordered
Arranged or commanded
- commandedGave authoritative instructions
- insistedFirmly declared or demanded
- demandedRequired with force
urged · warned · advised · instructed · pleaded · begged · exhorted · cautioned · admonished · directed
wondered
Felt curiosity or doubt
- guessedEstimated without certainty
- speculatedGuessed based on incomplete information
- ponderedThought deeply about
mused · theorized · surmised · postulated · supposed · ventured · hazarded · conjectured · reflected · considered
repliedasked
Made an inquiry
questioned · inquired · queried · initiated · prompted
repliedignored
Purposely not noticed
said nothing · kept quiet · stonewalled · clammed up · withheld
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