This list can be used by writers who are trying to avoid using the word "said" over and over in dialogue. Make your writing as descriptive as possible by using one of the words from this list.
A
· Accused
· Acknowledged
· Added
· Addressed
· Admitted
· Admonished
· Advised
· Advocated
· Affirmed
· Agreed
· Alleged
· Allowed
· Alluded
· Announced
· Answered
· Apologized
· Appealed
· Approved
· Argued
· Articulated
· Asked
· Assented
· Asserted
· Assumed
· Assured
· Attested
· Averted
· Avowed
B
· Babbled
· Baited
· Bantered
· Bargained
· Barked
· Bawled
· Begged
· Belittled
· Bellowed
· Berated
· Beseeched
· Bleated
· Blew up
· Blubbered
· Blurted
· Blustered
· Boasted
· Boomed
· Bragged
· Breathed
· Brought forth
C
· Cackled
· Cajoled
· Calculated
· Called
· Caroled
· Cautioned
· Challenged
· Chanted
· Charged
· Chatted
· Chattered
· Cheered
· Chided
· Chipped in
· Chirped
· Choked
· Chortled
· Chuckled
· Claimed
· Coaxed
· Comforted
· Commanded
· Commented
· Communicated
· Complained
· Conceded
· Concluded
· Concurred
· Confessed
· Confided
· Confirmed
· Consented
· Consoled
· Conspired
· Contended
· Condescended
· Contested
· Continued
· Contradicted
· Contributed
· Cooed
· Counseled
· Countered
· Coughed
· Crabbed
· Cracked
· Craved
· Cried
· Criticized
· Croaked
· Crooned
· Cursed
D
· Debated
· Decided
· Declared
· Decreed
· Defended
· Delivered
· Demanded
· Demurred
· Denied
· Denounced
· Described
· Determined
· Dictated
· Directed
· Disclaimed
· Disclosed
· Discussed
· Disrupted
· Divulged
· Drawled
· Droned
E
· Echoed
· Elaborated
· Emphasized
· Enumerated
· Enunciated
· Estimated
· Exaggerated
· Exclaimed
· Explained
· Exploded
· Exposed
· Expressed
· Extended
· Extolled
F
· Faltered
· Foretold
· Fumed
G
· Gagged
· Granted
· Greeted
· Grinned
· Groaned
· Growled
· Grumbled
· Grunted
· Guessed
· Guffawed
· Gulped
· Gurgled
· Gushed
H
· Haggled
· Hedged
· Hemmed and hawed
· Hesitated
· Hinted
· Hissed
· Hollered
· Hooted
· Howled
I
· Imitated
· Imparted
· Imported
· Implied
· Implored
· Indicated
· Inferred
· Informed
· Inquired
· Insinuated
· Insisted
· Instructed
· Insulted
· Interjected
· Interpreted
· Interrogated
· Interrupted
· Intimated
· Intimidated
· Intoned
· Itemized
J
· Jabbered
· Jeered
· Jested
· Joked
· Joshed
· Judged
L
· Lamented
· Laughed
· Lectured
· Lied
· Listed
M
· Maintained
· Mentioned
· Mimicked
· Moaned
· Mocked
· Mourned
· Mouthed
· Mumbled
· Murmured
· Mused
· Muttered
N
· Nagged
· Narrated
· Noted
O
· Objected
· Observed
· Offered
· Ordered
P
· Panted
· Parroted
· Persisted
· Persuaded
· Pestered
· Petitioned
· Piped up
· Pleaded
· Pledged
· Pointed out
· Pondered
· Pouted
· Praised
· Prayed
· Preached
· Predicted
· Prevaricated
· Proceeded
· Proclaimed
· Prodded
· Professed
· Promised
· Prompted
· Pronounced
· Prophesied
· Proposed
· Protested
Q
· Quacked
· Qualified
· Quarreled
· Quavered
· Questioned
· Quibbled
· Quipped
· Quoted
R
· Raged
· Railed
· Rambled
· Rattled off
· Rebuffed
· Recalled
· Reckoned
· Recommended
· Reconciled
· Recorded
· Recounted
· Referred
· Refused
· Restated
· Replied
· Reported
· Reputed
· Requested
· Responded
S
· Scoffed
· Scolded
· Screamed
· Screeched
· Shouted
· Shrieked
T
· Taunted
· Teased
· Thanked
· Twanged
· Twittered
U
· Uttered
V
· Validated
· Ventured
· Verbalized
· Verified
· Voiced
W
· Warbled
· Whined
Y
· Yakked
· Yapped