Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb say
11 senses of say
Sense 1
state, say, tell -- (express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name")
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to -- (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse")
Sense 2
allege, aver, say -- (report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money")
=> assert, asseverate, maintain -- (state categorically)
Sense 3
suppose, say -- (express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?")
=> speculate -- (talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal")
Sense 4
read, say -- (have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?")
=> have, feature -- (have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France")
Sense 5
order, tell, enjoin, say -- (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed")
=> request -- (ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript")
Sense 6
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say -- (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?")
Sense 7
say -- (communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?")
=> convey -- (make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me")
Sense 8
say -- (utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office")
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to -- (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse")
Sense 9
say -- (state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business")
Sense 10
say -- (recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'")
=> recite -- (repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day")
Sense 11
say -- (indicate; "The clock says noon")
=> read, register, show, record -- (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'")
Antonyms of adj said
1 sense of said
Sense 1
aforesaid (prenominal), aforementioned (prenominal), said (prenominal) -- (being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges")
INDIRECT (VIA same) -> other -- (not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction")
Similarity of adj said
1 sense of said
Sense 1
aforesaid (prenominal), aforementioned (prenominal), said (prenominal) -- (being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges")
=> same (vs. other) -- (same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street")
