says
Puts into words
Says is the third-person singular present tense of say—used when reporting speech or conveying information: She says she'll be late, The sign says no parking.
In casual speech, says often introduces quoted dialogue in storytelling: So he says to me, "You're kidding."
Produce words aloud
- utterTo vocalize words
- tellConvey information verbally
- stateCondition or mode
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
relate · narrate · recite · voice · whisper · murmur · mutter · exclaim
State something officially
- declareState officially
- proclaimDeclare officially and openly
- pronounceUtter distinctly, vocalize
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
report · disclose · reveal · divulge · publicize · make known · break the news · put out
Declare confidently true
- affirmDeclare to be true
- insistAssert with determination
- contendStruggle in opposition
- maintainKeep in condition
claim · argue · hold · profess · avow · declare · proclaim · swear
State or fast train
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- verbalizeExpress in speech
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
put · phrase · word · couch · frame · formulate · render · get across
speak
Produce words aloud
mention · relate · narrate · recite · voice · whisper · murmur · mutter · exclaim · remark
announce
State something officially
broadcast · report · disclose · reveal · divulge · publicize · make known · break the news · put out · release
assert
Declare confidently true
maintain · claim · argue · hold · profess · avow · declare · proclaim · swear · attest
express
State or fast train
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- verbalizeExpress in speech
communicate · put · phrase · word · couch · frame · formulate · render · get across · spell out
indicate
Signal or point to
demonstrate · denote · signify · imply · mean · convey · reflect · display · read · register
quote
Repeated words from another
read · reference · attribute · invoke · excerpt · passage · line · phrase · quotation · citation
sayswithholds
Refuses to release
shuts up · clams up · keeps mum · bites one's tongue · refrains
sayswithholds
Refuses to release
conceals · hides · suppresses · refrains · holds back
- say goodbyeExpress final departure
- say helloVerbally acknowledge someone
- say noVerbally reject something
- say yesExpress agreement verbally
- saying goodbyeAct of parting words
- say hiGive casual greeting
say, saying, sayings, naysayer, unsay, sayable, sayer, sayest, sayeth