Alternative Words for 'Said'

Instead of saying said, here are some alternatives:

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
• 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 a understanding way
• empathized
• accepted
• consoled
• crooned
• comforted
• sympathized
• agreed

In a tired way
• mumbled
• struggled
• emitted

In a begging way
• beseeched
• begged
• implored
• pleaded
• entreated
• appealed to

As an answer
• responded
• retorted
• replied
• rejoined
• answered
• acknowledged

Thanks to Envious Magic

Also, if anyone has any other words that they'd like to add, copy the above table and add the word in the right category, or add your own category if none of the above fit :cute:

Thank you so much for posting! :arms:

Ahh, thanks!!

I always end up going through my thesaurus for ages in despair.. :roll:

:tehe:

OMG, thank you so much!
There are so many words I'd rather use than "said" but can never think of them.
Thanks! :mrgreen:

Oh my gosh this would help a lot. :tehe:

:omfg:
This is amazing.

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This is good for me! I am always looking for new ways of saying "said" Thanks!

This is great, thanks!

I love this. Especially how you've categorised them. Thanks heaps!

Thanks a lot for posting these. This might actually help make my stories not sound so blah.. at least to me when I write them, because at the moment I think that I use the word said much to often.

Thank you so much, I really needed this
(totally printed it out)

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It's amazing. Especially since you categorized them. Thanks!

Thank you so much! This is so helpful to plenty of writers, I'm sure!

Thanks! :)

Thank you so much for this! I'm usually in arguments with my Thesaurus looking for an alternative..

thank you so much for posting this! perhaps this should be a sticky? So it wouldn't get lost over time between the pages? That way the newer members can find it easily :D

Wow, this is great. I get so stuck with said.
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It got lost so now I'm finding it.

And credit should go to the Admin of Envious Magic (I think it's the admin who posted it) as I got these of that site, but I thought they'd be useful for all of us. There is a link at the top.

This topic keeps getting lost..

someone should make this a sticky :D