Writer's Aid

Alas,” she said, “I have used the word
‘said’
100 times in this story.”
Here are some alternatives to the word “said:

A
A voice cut in
Abjured
Abnegated
Absolved
Acceded
Acclaimed
Accused
Acknowledged
Acquiesced
Added
Addressed
Adjured
Admitted
Advised
Advocated
Affirmed
Agreed
Alleged
Amplified
Animated
Announced
Annoyed
Answered
Antagonized
Anticipated
Aped
Apologized
Appealed
Arrogated
Ascribed
Asked
Assented
Asserted
Assumed
Attested
Averred
Avouched

B
Babbled
Bade
Badgered
Balked
Bargained
Bawled
Bayed
Beckoned
Began
Begged
Beguiled
Belittled
Bellowed
Bemoaned
Berated
Beseeched
Blabbed
Blabbered
Blamed
Blasphemed
Blathered
Blatted
Bleated
Blessed
Blubbered
Bluffed
Blundered
Blurted
Blushed
Boasted
Boomed
Bragged
Breathed
Broached
Broke in
Bubbled
Bumbled
Burst forth
Burst out
But in

C
Cackled
Called
Came the answer
Carped
Castigated
Caviled
Cawed
Censured
Chafed
Challenged
Chanted
Charged
Charmed
Chattered
Chided
Chimed in
Chirped
Chirruped
Chorused
Chuckled
Cited
Claimed
Clarified
Clucked
Comforted
Commanded
Commenced
Communicated
Concluded
Condemned
Conferred
Confessed
Confirmed
Confuted
Conjured
Consented
Consoled
Construed
Consulted
Contended
Continued
Contradicted
Contravened
Controverted
Convoked
Corrected
Corroborate
Countered
Crabbed
Credited
Cried
Criticized
Croaked
Crooned
Crowed
Cued
Cursed
Cut in

D
Debated
Deceived
Decided
Declaimed
Declared
Declined
Decreed
Decried
Deduced
Deducted
Defied
Delineated
Demanded
Denied
Denoted
Denounced
Depicted
Deponed
Deposed
Deprecated
Derided
Derogated
Descried
Determined
Differed
Dirled
Disapproved
Disavowed
Discoursed
Dislaimed
Disparaged
Dispraised
Disproved
Disproved
Disputed
Disputed
Disregarded
Dissented
Disvalued
Divulged
Dodged
Dominated
Dramatized
Driveled
Drolled
Droned
Drooled
Drummed
Dubbed



E
Echoed
Edified
Educated
Educed
Ejaculated
Elicited
Elucidated
Emulated
Enchanted
Encouraged
Ended
Endorsed
Endued
Enflame
Enjoined
Enlarged
Enlightened
Enlisted
Enquired
Entrapped
Entreated
Enunciated
Epitomized
Equivocated
Estimated
Evaded
Evaluated
Evangelized
Evoked
Exaggerated
Exalted
Exclaimed
Excogitated
Exculpated
Excused
Exhaled
Exonerated
Exorcised
Expanded
Expatiated
Expiated
Explained
Explicated
Exploded
Expounded
Expressed
Extemporized
Extolled
Extorted
Extracted
Exulted

F
Falsified
Faltered
Fancied
Feigned
Fibbed
Finished
Fired back
Fished
Flattered
Fleered
Flirted
Flouted
Flubbed
Flushed
Forbade
Forecast
Forswore
Fretted
Frowned
Fulminated
Fussed

G
Gabbed
Gaffed
Gainsaid
Gasped
Gesticulated
Gestured
Gibbered
Gibed
Giggled
Goaded
Goofed
Gossiped
Granted
Greeted
Grieved
Groaned
Grouched
Groveled
Growled
Grudged
Grumbled
Grumped
Grunted
Guessed
Guggle
Gulp
Gurgle
Gushed

H
Haggled
Hailed
Harangued
Harassed
Harped
Harried
Hawed
Hawked
Hazarded
Heartened
Heaved
Hedged
Helped
Hinted
Hoped
Howled
Huffed
Hummed
Hurled back
Hushed

I
Illumined
Imagined
Imagined
Imitated
Implicated
Implied
Implored
Imprecated
Imputed
Incited
Inculcated
Inculpate
Indicated
Indicted
Indited
Induced
Inferred
Inflame
Inflated
Informed
Initiated
Inquired
Inserted
Insinuated
Insisted
Inspired
Instructed
Interjected
Interpolated
Interposed
Interpreted
Interrogated
Interrupted
Intimated
Intimidated
Introduced
Intruded
Invited
Invoked
Irritated

J
Jabbered
Jangled
Japed
Jawed
Jeered
Jerked
Jested
Jibbed
Joined in
Joked
Joshed
Judged
Judged
Justified

K
Keened

L
Lamented
Lampooned
Lashed out
Lauded
Laughed
Led
Lectured
Leveled
Libeled
Lied
Lilted
Lisped
Lowed
Lullabied
Lured

M
Made clear
Magnified
Maintained
Maledicted
Maligned
Mammered
Mandated
Marveled
Maundered
Mimicked
Mediated
Melded
Menaced
Messaged
Methinks
Mewed
Mewled
Miffed
Mimed
Mimicked
Minced
Minimized
Miscue
Misdirected
Misstated
Moaned
Modified
Moped
Mocked
Mourned
Mouthed
Mumbled
Murmured
Mused
Mustered
Muttered
Mythicized

N
Nagged
Narrated
Needled
Negated
Nettled
Noted
Notified
Nudged

O
Obeyed
Objected
Observed
Obtruded
Offered
Opined
Opposed
Orated
Ordered
Outguessed
Outwitted

P
Palavered
Palliated
Paltered
Pardoned
Parsed
Pattered
Paused
Peeped
Perjured
Persecuted
Persisted
Pestered
Petitioned
Phrased
Pined
Piped
Placated
Pleaded
Pledged
Poked
Polemized
Pondered
Posited
Postulate
Praised
Prated
Prattled
Preached
Prescribed
Pressed
Pressured
Pretended
Prevailed
Prevaricated
Probed
Proclaimed
Prodded
Prohibited
Promised
Prompted
Pronounced
Prophesied
Proposed
Proscribed
Protested
Provoked
Puffed
Puled
Put across




Q
Quacked
Quaered
Quantified
Quarreled
Quaked
Qualified
Quavered
Quelled
Queried
Quested
Questioned
Quibbled
Quieted
Quipped
Quit
Quizzed
Quoted
Quoth

R
Rabbled
Racked
Racketed
Ragged
Raged
Rallied
Ranted
Rasped
Rationalized
Ratted
Raved
Reacted
Read
Reasoned
Reassured
Rebuffed
Rebuked
Rebutted
Recalled
Recanted
Recked
Reclaimed
Redargued
Reechoed
Referred
Refused
Refuted
Regaled
Regreeted
Regretted
Reiterated
Rejected
Rejoined
Related
Reluctated
Remarked
Remembered
Reminded
Remonstrated
Reneged
Renounced
Repeated
Replied
Reported
Represented
Reprimanded
Reproached
Reproved
Repudiated
Requested
Resented
Resisted
Resolved
Resounded
Responded
Restated
Retaliated
Retold
Retorted
Returned
Reveled
Revered
Reviled
Revised
Revoked
Rhymed
Ridiculed
Riled
Riposted
Risked
Roared
Roiled
Rumbled

S
Saluted
Sang
Schemed
Scoffed
Scolded
Scorned
Scowled
Screamed
Screeched
Seethed
Sensed
Shammed
Shot back
Shrieked
Shrilled
Shrugged
Shushed
Slavered
Sighed
Sizzled
Slabbered
Slighted
Slobbered
Slurred
Smeared
Smiled
Smirched
Smoldered
Snapped
Snarled
Sneered
Sniffed
Sniped
Snorted
Snubbed
Sobbed
Socked it to
Solicited
Soliloquized
Soothed
Sorrowed
Soughed
Sounded
Sounded off
Spat
Speculated
Spewed
Spilled
Splutter
Spoke
Spoofed
Sported
Spurned
Spurted
Sputter
Squabbled
Squalled
Squawked
Squeaked
Squelched
Squirmed
Stalled
Stammered
Started
Stated
Stimulated
Stipulated
Stormed
Strived
Strove
Struggled
Stultified
Stuttered
Suggested
Summoned
Supplicated
Supposed
Surmised
Swaggered
Swore
Sympathized







T
Taunted
Teased
Testifyed
Thundered
Told
Tricked
Trilled
Twittered

U
Ululated
Took umbrage
Urged
Uttered

V
Vamped
Vented
Ventured
Verified
Versed
Vexed
Vindicated
Voiced
Vowed

W
Warbled
Wailed
Waived
Warbled
Waved
Welcomed
Wept
Wheedled
Wheezed
Whimpered
Whispered
Whistled
Whooped
Wished
Wited
Witnessed
Wondered
Woofed
Worried
Wrapped up
Wrangled

Y
Yakked
Yawned
Yelled
Yelped
Yielded
Yowled

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