Synonyms of says

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verb

present tense third-person singular of say

1

as in tells

to express (a thought or emotion) in words

why don't you just say what's on your mind?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tells
• utters
• speaks
• talks
• discusses
• states
• shares
• announces
• articulates
• verbalizes
• puts
• enunciates
• gives
• vocalizes
• brings out
• shouts
• publishes
• proclaims
• declares
• looks
• affirms
• puts into words
• passes
• asserts
• whispers
• posts
• blurts
• alleges
• sounds
• advertises
• avers
• voices
• avows
• publicizes
• ventilates
• promulgates
• airs
• words
• murmurs
• drawls
• chirps
• breathes
• formulates
• gets off
• remarks
• lips
• blazes
• comments
• broadcasts
• gasps
• blabbers
• vents
• mouths
• purrs
• snarls
• spouts
• shoots
• clothes
• phrases
• splutters
• bolts
• rips (out)
• pipes up (with)
• avouches
• couches
• formulizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppresses
• stifles

2

as in expresses

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 & Similar Words

• expresses
• puts
• articulates
• states
• describes
• words
• formulates
• phrases
• clothes
• suggests
• tells
• translates
• implies
• summarizes
• speaks
• discloses
• restates
• hints
• couches
• paraphrases
• insinuates
• intimates
• crafts
• communicates
• utters
• rephrases
• talks
• verbalizes
• renders
• rewords
• frames
• vocalizes
• writes up

3

as in recites

to give from memory

say your prayers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recites
• memorizes
• repeats
• speaks
• learns
• reels off
• studies
• mouths
• declaims
• cons
• orates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reads

4

as in assumes

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof

let's say, for the sake of argument, that this is true

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assumes
• believes
• presumes
• thinks
• concludes
• supposes
• hypothesizes
• insists
• presupposes
• postulates
• accepts
• guesses
• premises
• figures
• imagines
• takes for granted
• dreams
• declares
• speculates
• claims
• infers
• surmises
• contends
• hypothecates
• suspects
• asserts
• deduces
• reckons
• maintains
• swallows
• credits
• affirms
• judges
• perceives
• theorizes
• conceives
• alleges
• avers
• gathers
• takes
• professes
• avows
• suspicions
• fancies
• conjectures
• preconceives
• avouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• wonders (about)
• doubts
• challenges
• disagrees (with)
• distrusts
• rejects
• disputes
• discredits
• discounts
• questions
• disclaims
• repudiates
• disavows
• disbelieves
• mistrusts
• refutes
• controverts
• rebuts
• disproves
• belies
• disowns
• confutes

says

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noun

plural of say

as in shares

the right to express a wish, choice, or opinion

even if they decide otherwise, at least I had my say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shares
• voices
• parts
• say-sos
• roles
• votes
• opinions
• beliefs
• convictions
• judgements
• sentiments
• franchises
• rôles
• ballots
• enfranchisements
• judgments
• views
• suffrages