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'Said Is Dead' Word List

This document provides a list of verbs that can be used instead of "said" when describing speech. It separates the verbs into categories based on the emotional tone or manner of the speech such as happy, sad, angry, frightened, tired, etc. It also provides a list of alternatives to "asked" for questions or requests. The lists contain over 300 verbs total to help add more variety and interest to descriptions of character dialogue and conversations.

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'Said Is Dead' Word List

This document provides a list of verbs that can be used instead of "said" when describing speech. It separates the verbs into categories based on the emotional tone or manner of the speech such as happy, sad, angry, frightened, tired, etc. It also provides a list of alternatives to "asked" for questions or requests. The lists contain over 300 verbs total to help add more variety and interest to descriptions of character dialogue and conversations.

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Claire Francesca Candado Solano
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Said is Dead

Verbs to Substitute for Said


In a happy way
laughed
rejoiced
giggled
joked
lilted
sang out
In a sad way
cried
agonized
bawled
blubbered
lamented
sobbed
groaned
sniveled
wept
mourned
In a bossy way
insisted
bossed
demanded
preached
dictated
professed
ordered
In an angry way
raged
miffed
seethed
fumed
retorted
thundered
blurted
In a pained way
barked
cried out
cried
screamed
jabbered
bellowed
groaned
howled
shrieked
roared
grieved
wailed
yelped
In a frightened way
quaked
stammered
shuddered
quivered
trembled
In an understanding way
empathized
accepted
consoled
crooned
comforted
sympathized
agreed
In a tired way
mumbled
struggled
emitted
wearied
In a begging way
beseeched
begged
implored
pleaded
entreated
appealed to
As an answer
responded
retorted
replied
rejoined
answered
acknowledged
A
accused
acknowledged
acquiesced
added
addressed
ad-libbed
admitted
admonished
advised
advocated
affirmed
agreed
alleged
allowed
announced
answered
apologized
approved
argued
articulated
assented
asserted
assumed
assured
attacked
attested
averred
avowed
B
babbled
balked
bargained
bantered
barked
bawled
beckoned
began
begged
bellowed
blabbed
blasted
blubbered
blurted
boasted
boomed
bragged
brayed
breathed
bubbled
C
cackled
called
cautioned
charged
chanted
chattered
cheered
chided
chimed in
chirped
chuckled
cited
choked
claimed
commanded
commented
complained
conceded
concluded
condescended
confessed
confided
consented
consoled
contested
contended
continued
contradicted
conveyed
cooed
corrected
counseled
countered
cracked
cried
croaked
crowed
D
dared
debated
decided
declared
declined
decreed
decried
deduced
defended
deferred
delivered
demanded
demurred
denied
denounced
described
dictated
directed
disclosed
divulged
drawled
droned
E
echoed
elaborated
emitted
emphasized
encouraged
enjoined
enunciated
estimated
exclaimed
exhorted
explained
exploded
expressed
F
faltered
feared
foretold
fumed
G
gabbed
gasped
giggled
gossiped
granted
grinned
groaned
growled
grumbled
grunted
guessed
gurgled
H
haggled
hedged
held (forth)
hesitated
hinted
hissed
hollered
howled
hummed
I
imparted
implied
implored
indicated
informed
injected
insinuated
insisted
instructed
interjected
interrupted
intimidated
invited
itemized

J
jawed
jested
joked
joshed
judged
justified
L
lamented
laughed
lectured
lied
lisped
listed
M
made known
maintained
mentioned
mimicked
moaned
mumbled
murmured
mused
muttered
N
nagged
narrated
noted
notified
O
objected
observed
orated
ordered
outlined
P
panted
pattered
persisted
persuaded
pestered
phrased
piped
pleaded
pointed out
pondered
positioned
praised
prattled
prayed
preached
predicted
proclaimed
professed
promised
prompted
pronounced
proposed
propounded
protested
proved
puffed
Q
quibbled
quipped
quizzed
quoted
questioned
R
rambled
ranted
reaffirmed
reasoned
recalled
recommended
referred
refused
refuted
regretted
reiterated
rejoiced
rejoined
related
relayed
reflected
remarked
remembered
reminded
repeated
replied
reported
reprimanded
responded
restated
resumed
retorted
roared
returned
ruled
S
sanctioned
sang
scoffed
scolded
screamed
screeched
scolded
shared
shot back
shouted
shrieked
sighed
snapped
snarled
sneered
snickered
sniffed
snorted
sobbed
soothed
sounded
specified
speculated
spewed
spieled
spoke
sputtered
squawked
squeaked
squealed
stammered
stated
stipulated
stormed
stressed
stuttered
submitted
suggested
supposed
T
talked
tattled
taught
taunted
teased
testified
thanked
thought
threatened
thundered
told
twitted
U
urged
uttered
V
verbalized
vocalized
voiced
vowed
W
wailed
warbled
warned
went on
wept
wheezed
whimpered
whined
whispered
whistled
whooped
wished
wondered
wondered aloud
wrangled
Y
yapped
yawned
yelled
yelped
Verbs to Substitute for Asked
begged
beseeched
entreated
inquired
interrogated
prayed
pleaded
pled
petitioned
proposed
queried
questioned
requested
solicited
suggested
wondered

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