Synonyms of says

says 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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
• sentiments
• franchises
• ballots
• enfranchisements
• judgments
• views
• suffrages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of says

Verb

The Justice Department also says Beijing is determined to sway American public opinion in its favor by cultivating relationships with political figures seen as having access to the levers of power. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Bravata says none of the cameras or the crew for the photoshoot were from the show. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

The company says the framework will help meet global demand for Patriot interceptors. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026

Van de Cruys says the show will draw from its breathtaking location-Belgium’s largest national park of Limburg’s Hoge Kempen, and the personal take from Jans who has crafted the story out of her own personal experience. — Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Reactor says Hollywood studios, advertising platforms and streaming services have active projects on the platform. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

Michelin says all the inspectors travel anonymously and independently to identify hotels without bias. — Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Sarah Patton, a Compass agent familiar with the buildings, says that a few years ago, when hundreds of units were being marketed downtown, some buildings were making deals, but that’s rare. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026

Need to Know A police chief and travel agent on Tiktok says to only carry a crossbody bag on vacation in order to avoid becoming a target for pickpockets. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

Noun

The idea, Was says, was to focus on Weir’s songs and the characters in them rather than on the jammy side of the Dead. — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026

It was given a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation through seven says—a 10- percentage-point increase over the previous day. — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025

But today, the 42-year-old says, time would be better spent studying a more niche topic intertwined with AI, like AI for biology—or maybe not a degree at all. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025