Writing Help; Synonyms For "Said" (speech Words)

Writing Help; Synonyms For "Said" (speech words)

Something I struggle with so much is finding other words to use instead of "said". (One thing I wish I'd known was that you can sometimes use a verb like "glared" to replace said. It all just depends on the context) Now that I've spent most my day compiling as many as I could think for my own writing, I decided why not share? And now I'm posting this list. Hope this helps!

A

Asked

Added

Acquitted

Absolved

Attacked

Argued

Agreed

Admitted

Acknowledged

Accused

Antagonized

Accepted

Acquiesced

Approved

Announced

Altercated

Annoyed

Alienated

Answered

Assured

Appealed

B

Badgered

Bugged

Blinked

Bothered

Barked

Burped

Belched

Breathed

Bargained

Buzzed

Back-talked

Boasted

Bragged

Babbled

Blushed

Bullied

Begged

Butted

Bartered

C

Concurred

Countered

Chimed

Chirped

Chittered

Chattered

Communicated

Concentrated

Collected

Checked

Compared

Confessed

Continued

Considered

Counted

Copied

Covered

Choked

Called

Cried

Comforted

Cut

Chuckled

Cringed

Complained

Cooed

Claimed

Clapped

Commanded

Complimented

Cheered

Commended

Challenged

Complied

Consented

Cackled

Chortled

Cachinnated

Commented

Cracked

Corrected

Coughed

Cursed

Cussed

D

Doubted

Directed

Demanded

Deflected

Divulged

Disclosed

Declared

Defined

Disagreed

Described

Decided

Dogged

Ducked

Detested

Drawled

Dared

Detested

Dared

Deceived

Discovered

Denied

Defended

Disregarded

Denoted

E

Explained

Examined

Enthused

Embarrassed

Educated

Exempted

Excepted

Encouraged

Eased

Evoked

Elaborated

Expressed

Excused

Entertained?

Excluded

F

Flirted

Fought

Forgave

Forced

Frightened?

Flashed (in some situations??)

Finished

Faked

G

Giggled

Groaned

Guessed

Gagged

Greeted

Grunted

Growled

Gave/gave in

Gibed

Gushed

Guffawed

Gathered?

Guaranteed

Gawped

Gaped

Grinned

Grimaced

Grated?

Galvanized

Gestured

Gasped

Gawked

Gazed

Glared

H

Hummed

Harassed

Heckled

Howled

Hiccupped

Hounded

Hassled

Hoped

Helped

Hinted

Hovered

Hurried

Hushed

Hollered

Haggled

I

Implied

Interrupted

Ignored

Insulted?

Inspired

Insisted

Investigated

Inquired

Informed

Identified

Imagined

Included

Irritated?

Introduced

Interfered

Inspected

Instructed

Interpreted

J

Joked

Jested

Jeered

Jabbed

Joined

Judged

K

Kidded

L

Longed

Leered

Lied

Labeled?

Learned

Leaned

Lurched?

Laughed

M

Muttered

Moaned

Mumbled

Managed

Multiplied

Mouthed

Mentioned

Mocked

Mused

Manipulated

Mourned

Meddled?

Measured

Matched?

N

Narrated

Nudged

Noted

Nodded

Noticed

Numbered

Needed?

Neglected?

Nagged

O

Obliged

Ogled?

Offered

Observed

Opposed

Overruled

Obeyed

Objected

Ordered

P

Prayed

Pleaded

Prodded

Pried

Pointed

Praised

Pardoned

Perked

Pestered

Proposed

Pined

Professed

Poked

Permitted

Pleased? *

(Like pleasing someone's desires- something they find appealing...Idk)

Passed

Paused

Planned

Played?

Pretended

Pressed

Pushed

Presented

Pulled

Promised

Prepared

Proclaimed

Provoke

Q

Quipped

Questioned

Quizzed

Queried

Quirked

Queued

R

Reassured

Relented

Roared

Ridiculed

Rendered?

Remarked

Resolved

Relieved

Reminded

Rejected

Refused

Remembered

Requested

Reasoned

Roused

Reported

Rhymed

Rejoiced

Regretted?

Replied

Repeated

S

Said

Sassed

Sang

Stated

Snickered

Sniggered

Spoke

Surrendered

Scorned

Sighed

Signed

Snorted

Sniffed

Sniffled

Scoffed

Skipped

Shouted

Scared?

Screamed

Screeched

Spotted

Spoiled

Spelled

Sounded

Soothed

Snored

Sneezed

Succame?

Submitted

Squeaked

Squealed

Stopped

Started

Stared

Shrugged

Spat

Sneered

Shoved

Suggested

Stalled

Scolded

Shared

Served?

Scribbled

Searched

Signaled

Spared

Supposed

Surprised

Swapped?

Squeezed?

Snapped

Stirred?

Swore

Smote/smit

T

Told

Thought

Teased

Taunted

Tormented

Tittered

Thrilled?

Tricked

Tamed

Tempted

Tested

Trapped

Tripped?

Tipped?

Timed

Thanked

Trembled

Trusted?

Tried

Tugged?

Typed

U

Uttered

W

Whispered

Whooped

Whined

Welcomed

Winked

Wagered

Whispered

Whistled

Wished

Winced

Wheezed

Wailed

Warned

Worried

Wondered

Y

Yelped

Yawned

Yabbered

Yearned

Yodeled

Yielded

Yelled