A list of words to use instead of said...

Not that there’s anything wrong with using ‘said’, but it helps to switch it up a bit if you’re afraid of overusing it. Using ‘said’ doesn’t really explain anything to your readers besides telling us that a character has spoken. If you want to put more emotion into your writing, try using some of these words: • Accepted, Accused, Acknowledged, Added, Admitted, Advertised, Affirmed, Agonized, Agreed, Alleged, Announced, Answered, Appealed, Argued, Arranged, Articulated, Asked, Asserted, Assumed, Assured, Avowed • Barked, Bawled, Beamed, Beckoned, Began, Begged, Bellowed, Bet, Beseeched, Bleated Blubbered, Blurted, Bossed, Bragged, Breathed, Broadcasted, Bugged • Called, Cautioned, Censured, Chatted, Chattered, Chimed in, Choked, Chortled, Chuckled, Claimed, Comforted, Commanded, Complained, Conceded, Concurred, Condemned, Confessed, Confided, Confirmed, Consoled, Contended, Continued, Cried out, Criticized, Croaked, Crooned, Crowed • Dared, Decided, Declared, Defended, Demanded, Denied, Described, Discounted, Doubted • Emitted, Empathized, Encouraged, Ended, Entreated, Exacted, Exclaimed, Explained, Exposed • Faltered, Finished, Fretted, Fumed • Gasped, Giggled, Greeted, Groaned, Growled, Grumbled, Guessed, Gulped • Hesitated, Hinted, Hissed, Howled • Implied, Implored, Inclined, Indicated, Informed, Inquired, Insisted, Interjected, Interrupted, Invited • Jeered, Jested, Joked, Justified • Laughed, Lied, Lisped • Maintained, Marked, Mimicked, Moaned, Mocked, Mourned, Murmured, Mused, Muttered • Nagged, Nodded, Noted • Objected, Observed, Offered, Ordered • Panted, Pleaded, Preached, Presented, Presumed, Proclaimed, Prodded, Professed, Promised, Proposed, Protested, Provoked, Publicized, Published • Quavered, Queried, Questioned, Quoted • Reassured, Raged, Ranted, Reasoned, Rejoiced, Rejoined, Released, Remarked, Repeated, Replied, Reprimanded, Requested, Required, Retorted, Revealed, Roared • Sang, Scoffed, Scolded, Seethed, Settled, Shared, Shouted, Shrieked, Shrugged, Shuddered, Snarled , Sobbed, Specified, Spluttered, Spread, Stammered, Stated, Stuttered, Stressed, Suggested, Supposed, Swore • Taunted, Teased, Tempted, Tested, Theorized, Thought, Told • Urged, Uttered • Voiced, Vowed • Wailed, Warned, Wept, Whimpered, Whined, Whispered, Wondered, Worried • Yawned, Yelled There are plenty more, so feel free to add to the list. Thanks! -Kris Noel