Thesaurus for the word said

  • spoken
  • aforementioned
  • aforesaid
  • forenamed

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On this page you’ll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to said, such as: spoken, aforementioned, aforesaid, and forenamed.

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The truth of this is not to be gain-said, but it is the utterance of an engineer who judges the merit of a thing by its utility.

HEROES OF THE TELEGRAPHJ. MUNRO

Close by the entrance stood a booth festooned with lamps and lanterns of every sort, with above it scrawled «Aladdin-Ibn-Said

WAR IN THE GARDEN OF EDENKERMIT ROOSEVELT

Miss Vivian said-you know what she’s like when she’s in a hurry.

THE WAR-WORKERSE.M. DELAFIELD

«I s-s-said y-you,» corrected Master Sturtevant, rising and taking a few cautious steps to test the state of his legs.

THE BRASS BOUND BOXEVELYN RAYMOND

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WORDS RELATED TO SAID

  • articulate
  • articulated
  • choral
  • expressed
  • intonated
  • lyric
  • modulated
  • operatic
  • oral
  • phonetic
  • phonic
  • pronounced
  • put into words
  • said
  • singing
  • sonant
  • sung
  • uttered
  • verbal
  • viva voce
  • vocalic
  • vocalized
  • voiced
  • vowel
  • articulate
  • ejaculatory
  • lingual
  • narrated
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  • phonic
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  • vocal
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  • given out
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  • prevailing
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  • said
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  • articulate
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  • choral
  • expressed
  • intonated
  • lyric
  • modulated
  • operatic
  • oral
  • phonetic
  • phonic
  • pronounced
  • put into words
  • said
  • singing
  • spoken
  • sung
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  • verbal
  • viva voce
  • vocalic
  • vocalized
  • voiced
  • vowel

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Synonyms of said

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as in aforementioned

mentioned previously

with said guidebook in hand, we set off to explore the city


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

past tense of say

1

as in told

to express (a thought or emotion) in words

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


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2

as in expressed

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

3

as in recited

to give from memory

say your prayers


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

4

as in assumed

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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“Said.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/said. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

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What is another word for said?

427 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ sˈɛd], [ sˈɛd], [ s_ˈɛ_d]

How to use «Said» in context?

The word «said» is a verb that is used to express the idea of saying something. The verb is used in a variety of situations, but most commonly it is used in conversation to express the idea of responding to or agreeing with someone else. For example, someone may say, «I said that you would be happy with the gift,» to indicate that they believe what they said and that the other person will be happy with the gift.

‘I got back home quick as I could,’ he said, ‘and relates the proceedings to Gentleman.

‘I don’t know what you are saying,’ said the traveller.

Jim said we could take deck passage on a steamboat now, and the money would last us as far as we wanted to go in the free States.

Jim was awful disappointed, but I said never mind, Cairo would be the next place, I reckoned.

No high ground about Cairo, Jim said. I had forgot it.

He only said, «Um,» in a kind of a disappointed way, and didn’t take no more intrust.

To be sure, he said, they are to receive what we owe them, and an enemy, as I take it, owes to an enemy that which is due or proper to him— that is to say, evil.

Surely, he said, a man may be expected to love those whom he thinks good, and to hate those whom he thinks evil.

Among the good company which had attended in the hall during the bone-setting, Mrs Honour was one; who being summoned to her mistress as soon as it was over, and asked by her how the young gentleman did, presently launched into extravagant praises on the magnanimity, as she called it, of his behaviour, which, she said, «was so charming in so pretty a creature.» She then burst forth into much warmer encomiums on the beauty of his person; enumerating many particulars, and ending with the whiteness of his skin.

He kissed it again and again, and said it was the prettiest muff in the world.

‘Threepence,’ said I, ‘when I spin, and fourpence when I work plain work.’

poor gentlewoman,’ said she again, laughing, ‘what will that do for thee?’

Den deh mug he squared off an’ said he was fine as silk wid his dukes

«Dat bloke was a dandy,» said Pete, in conclusion, «but he hadn’ oughta made no trouble.

And suppose I said to that venerable earl, «My Lord, I am here before your lordship, presented by your lordship’s near kinsman, my friend upon my left, to indicate that programme;» what would his lordship answer?

Princeton’s WordNetRate this antonym:3.1 / 12 votes

  1. aforesaid(a), aforementioned(a), said(a)adjective

    being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

    «works of all the aforementioned authors»; «said party has denied the charges»

    Antonyms:
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Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:3.7 / 11 votes

  1. spoke

    related to the word said as a synonym

    elizabeth spoke, «i think i’ve heard enough.»

    Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

  2. replied

    because i think that it really works and is really connected to «said»

    she replied

    Submitted by rinat on October 2, 2019  

  3. stated

    she stated that she saw nothing during the time of the robbery

    Submitted by anonymous on September 6, 2020  

  4. scoffed, yelled, scolded, complained, whimpered, reported, whispered, admitted, replied

    there are a lot of synonyms for said. synonyms can be different depending on your character’s feelings.

    some more synonyms: scoffed, yelled, scolded, complained, whimpered, reported, whispered, admitted, mouthed, replied, told, bragged, teased, insisted, blushed, apologized, howled, demanded, promised, laughed, giggled, chuckled, bellowed, volunteered, snapped, thundered, screamed, reprimanded, warned, guessed, sniveled, begged, uttered, urged, cried, etc.

    «there is a monster!» shrieked maxine.

    Submitted by anonymous on October 26, 2020  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.8 / 18 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for «said»:

    told, stated, declared, reported, sayid, mentioned, saeed, announced, added, indicated, say, says, expressed, noted, this, explained, tell, claimed, affirmed, asserted, confirmed, stressed, clarified, testified, pointed, saïd, syed, argued, that

NicknamesRate these nicknames:5.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of known nicknames for «Said»:

    Saïd

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How to use said in a sentence?

  1. Abu El Hosna:

    The police officer was screaming and bleeding, i was in shock. But I said no, I won’t run away. Because these police put themselves in danger for us.

  2. John W. Gardner:

    Josh Billings said, It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient one, too. Human beings have always employed an enormous variety of clever devices for running away from themselves, and the modern world is particularly rich in such stratagems.

  3. President Nicolas Maduro:

    Revenue in dollars entering the country from oil and other things this year decreased 64 percent, nearly a financial catastrophe, if there were an oligarch sitting here, what would he have done? Frozen salaries, pensions? Would he have maintained (housing, welfare)? He would have said ‘No, there are no more houses.’.

  4. Teresa Hanks:

    I asked her was she okay. She says, ‘I’m fine. I’m doing okay. I got the door replaced,’ i said, ‘Well just call me if you need anything.’ She said, ‘I will.’ And that’s the last time I talked to her.

  5. Denny Hamlin:

    He deserves the opportunity to compete for race wins and our team will make sure he has the resources to do just that, off the track, Bubba has been a loud voice for change in our sport and our country. MJ and I support him fully in those efforts and stand beside him. Denny Hamlin added that while hes starting the new ownership group with Jordan, Denny Hamlin still is focused on a title for Joe Gibbs Racing. ROSS CHASTAIN GETS KYLE LARSONS OLD SEAT AT GANASSI RACING FOR 2021 NASCAR CUP SERIES Michael Jordan said hes been a NASCAR fan his whole life. Growing up in North Carolina, my parents would take my brothers, sisters and me to races, and Ive been a NASCAR fan my whole life.


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