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

But Ord Minnett says investors may look through the quarter and focus on more positive news flow, such as its four-year outlook and completed sale of the Edna May mine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"As a man you could just bottle it up... it will fester and grow and it can very quickly turn very, very dark," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The acquired assets include about 68,000 oil-equivalent barrels a day of net production from assets Chief Executive David Rockecharlie says Crescent knows well through longtime ownership of nearby operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"I know I'm biased because she was mine, but she was the best human I've ever met," says Aaron John Huxter of his daughter Olivia-Grace.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“People of the Philippines, I have returned,” General MacArthur says.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly