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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Though the home is 35 miles from downtown Los Angeles and 30 miles from Beverly Hills, its Agoura Hills location is currently trending, says Sweeney.

From MarketWatch

Vietnam’s government says its global exports for the full year will be 16% higher than last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

"My favourite book makes my tummy funny, because I laugh," she says.

From BBC

But bull markets fueled by the growth of innovative technologies like today’s “accelerated compute revolution,” as AlTi Tiedemann calls it, tend to last longer and produce even better returns, she says.

From Barron's

“It’s such a lower bar for oil next year for any type of upside,” says Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist at LPL Financial, who expects stronger economic growth to be a catalyst for oil.

From Barron's