Definitions

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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Rumanes says he received materials and documents that showed that the company inflated projected revenues across multiple venue development projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“Based on the information we have, life is one of the most likely ways we could get this,” says Morgan Cable of the Planetary Science Institute, a nonprofit research institute in Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Growing up in Chicago, he says his earliest memory was being three years old, his parents having just divorced, and wandering out of bed to find his mother alone watching “Yellow Submarine.”

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

In the letter, Ballmer says he met Sanberg only once.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The way she says “tell me” suggests that she knows the answer is going to be a lot.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam