Definitions

says

[sez] / sɛz /

VERB

make declaration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add announce answer assert claim convey declare deliver disclose do estimate express maintain mention read repeat reply report respond reveal speak state suggest tell voice

STRONG

affirm allege communicate conjecture divulge flap gab guess imagine imply jaw judge lip opine orate perform pronounce rap recite rehearse relate remark render rumor spiel utter verbalize yak

WEAK

break silence come out with give voice make known put forth put into words

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ask be quiet conceal deny disclaim hide hold keep keep secret listen neglect question refrain request retain suppress withhold

STRONG

fail praise

Example Sentences

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says

Lithium batteries must be stowed in carry-on baggage only, the US regulator says.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

When customers come to Adeyemo’s online shops, he says they are looking for something they can’t find anywhere else.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

Dodgers president Stan Kasten says the team is not going to be sold amid financial difficulties of majority owner Mark Walter’s companies and a federal inquiry into his insurance empire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

“I’m a primary care physician myself,” says Zhu.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

Father sighs, then says expansively, “We should invest in new crops. Pa, what do you think? Barley? Oats?”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes