Sometimes it’s good to keep your writing simple and concise. Other times, you want to spice things up a little to avoid using unnecessary adverbs (but who am I to talk? I love adverbs). Here are 100 other options you can pick from instead of using “said” in your stories:
| accused | dared | hinted | nagged | scolded |
| acknowledged | decided | hissed | nodded | seethed |
| added | demanded | hollered | noted | shouted |
| admitted | drawled | howled | objected | shrieked |
| agreed | echoed | hummed | observed | sighed |
| answered | emphasized | imitated | pestered | snapped |
| asked | encouraged | implied | pleaded | sneered |
| assured | exclaimed | inquired | protested | snickered |
| babbled | exploded | interjected | purred | sputtered |
| badgered | finished | jeered | queried | taunted |
| blurted | fretted | jested | questioned | teased |
| bragged | gasped | joked | quipped | threatened |
| breathed | gawked | laughed | raged | urged |
| cackled | giggled | lectured | ranted | vowed |
| cautioned | gloated | lied | reasoned | wailed |
| choked | greeted | marvelled | reassured | warned |
| coaxed | grimaced | mentioned | replied | whimpered |
| comforted | groaned | mocked | revealed | whispered |
| complained | grumbled | mumbled | sang | yelled |
| confessed | gulped | mused | scoffed | yelped |
Happy writing!