Definitions

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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A team spokesperson said he is expected to miss three to five weeks, which also leaves his participation in next month’s Milan Cortina Olympics in doubt.

From Los Angeles Times

Finn Wolfhard said in an interview that you were a musical mentor to him.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They are taking people that are working within the system, that are asylum seekers, that are green-card holders,” said Dan Engelhart, a northeast Minneapolis resident and a commissioner on the city’s park board.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’m excited to get involved and see how I can contribute,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I almost felt like we were in a simulation,” he said, “and I didn’t even know what a simulation was until around then.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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