INSTEAD OF “SAID:”

Affirmed - to confirm or ratify, to state or assert positively; maintain as true.

Articulated - to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity.

Belittled - to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.

Bemoaned - to express distress or grief over; lament, to regard with regret or disapproval.

Bid - to express (a greeting, farewell, benediction, or wish), to command; order; direct.

Blurted (out) - to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or unadvisedly.

Chimed (in) - to break suddenly and unwelcomely into a conversation, as to express agreement or voice an opinion.

Chuckled - to laugh softly or amusedly, usually with satisfaction.

Conceded - to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit.

Concurred - to accord in opinion; agree.

Contended - to assert or maintain earnestly, to strive in debate; dispute earnestly, to struggle in opposition.

Conveyed - to communicate; impart; make known.

Cried (out) - to utter or pronounce loudly; call out, to utter inarticulate sounds, especially of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears.

Croaked - to speak with a low, rasping voice, to utter a low-pitched, harsh cry, as the sound of a frog or a raven.

Deplored - to regret deeply or strongly; lament, to disapprove of; censure.

Disparaged - to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle, to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower the estimation of.

Divulged - to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).

Folded - to yield or give in.

Fretted - to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like.

Giggled - to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.

Grinned - to smile broadly, especially as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like.

Grunted - to grumble, as in discontent, to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.

Hissed - to express disapproval or contempt by making this sound, to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening.

Hollered - to cry aloud; shout; yell.

Howled - to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf, to utter a similar cry in distress, pain, rage, etc.; wail.

Inquired - to seek information by questioning.

Lamented - to feel or express sorrow or regret for, to mourn for or over.

Mewled - to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.

Moaned - to utter moans, as of pain or grief, to utter (something) inarticulately or pitifully, as if in lamentation.

Mocked - to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision, to deceive, delude, or disappoint.

Murmured - to make a low or indistinct sound, especially continuously, to speak in a low tone or indistinctly.

Muttered - to complain murmuringly; grumble, to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.

Nagged - to find fault or complain in an irritating, wearisome, or relentless manner (often followed by at), to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.

Proclaimed - to announce or declare in an official or formal manner, to announce or declare in an open or ostentatious way, to indicate or make known publicly or openly.

Recited - to give an account of, to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner.

Retorted - to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way; reply in kind to, to answer (an argument or the like) by another to the contrary.

Roared - to utter a loud, deep cry or howl, as in excitement, distress, or anger, or to laugh loudly or boisterously.

Scorned - to reject, refuse, or ignore with contempt or disdain.

Seethed - to be in a state of agitation or excitement.

Shrilled - betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness.

Snarled - to growl threateningly or viciously, especially with a raised upper lip to bare the teeth, as a dog.

Snickered - to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.

Snivelled - to weep or cry with sniffling, to utter with snivelling or sniffling.

Sneer - to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt.

Snorted - to express contempt, indignation, etc., by a similar sound.

Sobbed - to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.

Taunted - to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner.

Uttered - to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: said.

Wailed - to express in wailing; cry or say in lamentation.

Waived - to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up, to put aside or dismiss from consideration or discussion.

Weeped - to weep for (someone or something); mourn with tears or other expression of sorrow.

Whimpered - a whimpering cry or sound, to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.

Whined - to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.

Yielded - to give up or surrender (oneself).

Words to replace said, except this actually helps

I got pretty fed up with looking for words to replace said because they weren’t sorted in a way I could easily use/find them for the right time. So I did some myself.

IN RESPONSE TO Acknowledged Answered Protested

INPUT/JOIN CONVERSATION/ASK Added Implored Inquired Insisted Proposed Queried Questioned Recommended Testified

GUILTY/RELUCTANCE/SORRY Admitted Apologized Conceded Confessed Professed

FOR SOMEONE ELSE Advised Criticized Suggested

JUST CHECKING Affirmed Agreed Alleged Confirmed

LOUD Announced Chanted Crowed

LEWD/CUTE/SECRET SPY FEEL Appealed Disclosed Moaned

ANGRY FUCK OFF MATE WANNA FIGHT Argued Barked Challenged Cursed Fumed Growled Hissed Roared Swore

SMARTASS Articulated Asserted Assured Avowed Claimed Commanded Cross-examined Demanded Digressed Directed Foretold Instructed Interrupted Predicted Proclaimed Quoted Theorized

ASSHOLE Bellowed Boasted Bragged

NERVOUS TRAINWRECK Babbled Bawled Mumbled Sputtered Stammered Stuttered

SUAVE MOTHERFUCKER Bargained Divulged Disclosed Exhorted

FIRST OFF Began

LASTLY Concluded Concurred

WEAK PUSY Begged Blurted Complained Cried Faltered Fretted

HAPPY/LOL Cajoled Exclaimed Gushed Jested Joked Laughed

WEIRDLY HAPPY/EXCITED Extolled Jabbered Raved

BRUH, CHILL Cautioned Warned

ACTUALLY, YOU’RE WRONG Chided Contended Corrected Countered Debated Elaborated Objected Ranted Retorted

CHILL SAVAGE Commented Continued Observed Surmised

LISTEN BUDDY Enunciated Explained Elaborated Hinted Implied Lectured Reiterated Recited Reminded Stressed

BRUH I NEED U AND U NEED ME Confided Offered Urged

FINE Consented Decided

TOO EMO FULL OF EMOTIONS Croaked Lamented Pledged Sobbed Sympathized Wailed Whimpered

JUST SAYING Declared Decreed Mentioned Noted Pointed out Postulated Speculated Stated Told Vouched

WASN’T ME Denied Lied

EVIL SMARTASS Dictated Equivocated Ordered Reprimanded Threatened

BORED Droned Sighed

SHHHH IT’S QUIET TIME Echoed Mumbled Murmured Muttered Uttered Whispered

DRAMA QUEEN Exaggerated Panted Pleaded Prayed Preached

OH SHIT Gasped Marveled Screamed Screeched Shouted Shrieked Yelped Yelled

ANNOYED Grumbled Grunted Jeered Quipped Scolded Snapped Snarled Sneered

ANNOYING Nagged

I DON’T REALLY CARE BUT WHATEVER Guessed Ventured

I’M DRUNK OR JUST BEING WEIRDLY EXPRESSIVE FOR A POINT/SARCASM Hooted Howled Yowled

I WONDER Pondered Voiced Wondered

OH, YEAH, WHOOPS Recalled Recited Remembered

SURPRISE BITCH Revealed

IT SEEMS FAKE BUT OKAY/HA ACTUALLY FUNNY BUT I DON’T WANT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD Scoffed Snickered Snorted

BITCHY Tattled Taunted Teased

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serenitysva

3 years ago

the scariest part about being a writer? pouring your heart and soul into this one fic that has taken literal months to piece together only to have this sick feeling in your stomach like it isn’t going to be a hit. not because it isn’t good, no, it’s worthy of a pulitzer, but just because readers won’t interact.

this is my message to my readers and all the readers out there: interact with your writer’s fics. someone can leave a seven word compliment along with a reblog on one of my stories and i’ll think about it for days. writers, good writers, have stopped writing because of the lack of feedback they get. nobody should get the amount of support to the point where they feel it’s worthless to do the thing they’re doing.

readers. like. reblog. leave a comment.

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serenitysva

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✨BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you are given this award you're supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people who deserve it. If you break the chain nothing happens, but it's sweet to know someone thinks you're beautiful inside and out ✨:)

AW, THANKS SO MUCH ANON!!

IT MEANS A LOT!!

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