say

[sey] / seɪ /

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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North Dakota legislators, who legalized e-tabs in 2017, say they didn’t anticipate the games’ wild success or how closely manufacturers would model them after slot machines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The Greens say opinion polls show they are on course to get candidates elected to the Senedd for the first time in the history of Wales' parliament.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Looking ahead: “All we can say right now is the trends were positive pre-conflict,” Nationwide financial economist Oren Klatchkin said in a research note to clients.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

That’s an ambitious goal, to say the least.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Dad would say it so often though, that it became truth, and I stopped questioning the reality of it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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