Nouns (7)
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say
n. the chance to speak; "let him have his say"
farewell, word of farewell
n. an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting
n. the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
Verbs (21)
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v. utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"
say
v. recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"
say
v. state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"
say
v. indicate; "The clock says noon"
read, say
v. have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
suppose, say
v. express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
allege, aver, say
v. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
order, tell, enjoin, say
v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
v. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
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Fuzzynyms (104)
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right to vote, vote, suffrage
n. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920"
ballot
n. a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
avow, avouch
v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
v. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
claim, take
v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
contend, postulate
v. maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
describe, depict, draw
v. give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
buy
v. accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
narrate
v. provide commentary for a film, for example
recount
v. count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"
profess
v. receive into a religious order or congregation
pronounce, label, judge
v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
relate
v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"
relate
v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"
report
v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"
report, turn in, inform on
v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"
suspect, surmise
v. imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"
theorize
v. form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"
guess, infer
v. guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"
avow, avouch
v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
adduce, abduce, cite
v. advance evidence for
deliver, present
v. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
profess, pretend
v. state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
purport
v. have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
maintain, defend
v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
declare
v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
argue, indicate
v. give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"
challenge
v. ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
deal
v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
charge
v. instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
adjure
v. command solemnly
advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize
v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"
rede, advise, counsel
v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
warn
v. notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"
urge, urge on, press, exhort
v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
buy
v. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
requisition
v. make a formal request for official services
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Antonyms (8)
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mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate
v. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
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