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Synonyms & Antonyms of said
(Entry 1 of 2)
mentioned previously
- with said guidebook in hand, we set off to explore the city
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said
verbpast tense of say
Synonyms & Antonyms of said (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
- why don't you just say what's on your mind?
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- advertised,
- announced,
- blazed,
- broadcast
- (also broadcasted),
- declared,
- posted,
- proclaimed,
- promulgated,
- publicized,
- published
- breathed,
- chirped,
- drawled,
- gasped,
- lipped,
- mouthed,
- murmured,
- purred,
- shouted,
- spluttered,
- spouted,
- whispered
- clothed
- (or clad),
- couched,
- formulated,
- formulized,
- phrased,
- put,
- worded
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2
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
- I'm not quite sure how to say this, but that's the worst essay I've ever read
Synonyms for said
- articulated,
- clothed
- (or clad),
- couched,
- expressed,
- formulated,
- phrased,
- put,
- stated,
- worded
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4
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
- let's say, for the sake of argument, that this is true
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- conjectured,
- figured,
- guessed,
- reckoned
- [chiefly dialect],
- surmised,
- suspected,
- suspicioned
- [chiefly dialect],
- thought
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The first known use of said was in the 14th century
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