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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Say a startup is trying to raise new funding, said Fisher Phillips’s Stein.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Say that you need to be reimbursed at the end of each week so you’re able to pay your credit card off in full.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

What I’ve learned from Del is to offer something that may mean more than a dollar or a sandwich: Say hello.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Say you don’t pay much attention to the nitty-gritty of politics and think they’re all a bunch of clowns.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

"Say he don't need no colors to be bad. Say he got his badness inside of him."

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson