Words to Replace 'Said'

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Found this on a site, and for some people it might be quite useful, and for others not so much. (I do these things when I'm bored, go to random sites to learn new words...And people think I'm looking at porn! 😆 )

Anger/Annoyance

argued
asserted
barked
bawled
bellowed
complained
countered
cried
demanded
disagreed
exclaimed
fussed
growled
grumbled
hissed
howled
huffed
quipped
ranted
raved
retorted
roared
screamed
screeched
shrieked
snapped
snarled
sneered
sputtered
squawked
yelled

Questions

asked
answered
agreed
begged
disagreed
explained
implored
inquired
interrogated
posed (as in a question or theory)
pressed
pried
proposed
queried
questioned
replied
requested
responded
retorted
suggested

Softly

breathed
croaked
gasped
grumbled
hissed
mumbled
murmured
muttered
prayed
purred
squeaked
whispered
whimpered

Loudly

barked
bawled
bellowed
called
cried
exclaimed
hollered
howled
roared
screamed
screeched
shouted
shrieked
squawked
wailed
yelled
yammered

Master List

added
agreed
answered
argued
asked
asserted (making a point)
avowed
babbled
barked
bawled
beckoned
begged
bellowed
bid (him/her/it)
blubbered
blurted
breathed
called
carried on
chastised
chattered (on)
chorused (in a group or in agreement)
chuckled
claimed
clarified
commanded
complained
confessed
confided
continued
countered
cried
croaked
declared
demanded
disagreed
droned (on - i.e. Professor Binns)
exclaimed
explained
fussed
gabbed
gasped
giggled
groaned
growled
grumbled
gushed
hissed
hollered
howled
huffed
implored
inquired
insisted
interrogated (questioning)
jabbered (on)
jested
joked
laughed
lied
mentioned
moaned
mumbled
murmured
mused
muttered
nagged
objected
ordered
persuaded
pestered
plead
posed (as in a question or theory)
prattled on
prayed
pressed (as in questioning or demanding something)
pried (as in asking for information)
proclaimed
proposed
protested
purred
queried
questioned
quipped
rambled
ranted
raved
reasoned
related (as in a story)
remarked
repeated
replied
requested
responded
retorted
roared
screamed
screeched
shouted
shrieked
sighed
snapped
snarled (i.e. Professor Snape)
sneered
sobbed
sputtered
squawked
squeaked (out - i.e. Professor Flitwick)
stammered
stated
stuttered
suggested
thought aloud
told (him, her, it)
urged
uttered
voiced
wailed
whimpered
whined
whinged
whispered
yammered
yelled

Hope to those who needed it, got help from this 😱

And to those who don't need it, well....Good for you.

vincent

Wow. This was the kind of thing I have been looking for. This help me a lot 😄 Thanks! Good discovery 😉

Thanks.

Originally posted by Vinny Valentine
barked

teh cleverness of vinny... :3

This is quite interesting indeed! XD

😂 Thanks.

"And then there was light,"

Nice find. ✅

I've found that I rarely use said now , or any derivative thereof. My writing usually goes

*Story*

"Dialogue"

*Story*

Amazing! I have problems with using said too much 😛

Originally posted by Vinny Valentine

[b]
w00t

Found this on a site, and for some people it might be quite useful, and for others not so much. (I do these things when I'm bored, go to random sites to learn new words...And people think I'm looking at porn! 😆 )

vincent [/B]

Wait you don't?

Originally posted by xEsaulx
Amazing! I have problems with using said too much 😛

Wait you don't?

What?

I was basically quoting this:

And people think I'm looking at porn

And I said wait you don't?

Oh, Well.

I do about 98.5% of the time.

I so beat you with 0%
(I know how lame) 😛

Wow. So that's really what guys do when they're at home. Nice words anyway. Very useful.

cool. been looking for one of these...

I personally think that 'said' should be the only word used when writing. Rarely do readers pay much attention to the words describing what's being said. Let the words speak for themselves. And if absolutely necessary, use adverbs 😬

Originally posted by Strangelove
I personally think that 'said' should be the only word used when writing. Rarely do readers pay much attention to the words describing what's being said. Let the words speak for themselves. And if absolutely necessary, use adverbs 😬

Of course this is all opinion but, how many New York times #1 Book, or book of the year have had an author who only uses 'said' ?

Originally posted by Vinny Valentine
Of course this is all opinion but, how many New York times #1 Book, or book of the year have had an author who only uses 'said' ?

Originally posted by Strangelove
Why is using words other than said so important? I don't understand it.

Demons are rarely so blunt ermm