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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“Everybody says they want nuclear power, but they are not using their political capital for restarting,” said Nobuo Tanaka, a former executive director of the International Energy Agency and Japanese government official.

From The Wall Street Journal

“As for being a little bunny that never says a word, that is truly the opposite of me.”

From Los Angeles Times

But thanks to geography teachers as well as the board game Trivial Pursuit, people on all corners of the globe know what to ask when someone says he’s from Kansas City.

From The Wall Street Journal

"When we got him he was 18 inches long," says Pam Mansfield, 75.

From BBC

Joe Root says the England players are "absolutely committed" to the team's management and it would be "silly" to make changes following the Ashes series defeat.

From BBC