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Words Other than Said

  • Cheerful
    •  

      grinned

      smiled

      laughed

      rejoiced

      giggled

      joked

      encouraged

      chatted

      sang out

      chuckled

      gloated

      warbled

      mewed

      chirruped

      chirped

      cackled

      flirted

      sang

      intonated

       

       

  • Sad
    • sobbed

      groaned

      sniveled

      cried

      agonized

      bawled

      blubbered

      lamented

      apologised

      wept

      mourned

      whined

      whimpered

      sulked

  • Instructive
    • insisted

      dictated

      advised

      professed

      ordered

      spelled out

      scolded

      bossed

      demanded

      preached

      lectured

      commanded

      hounded

      persisted

      warned

       

  • Angrily
    • protested

      fumed

      retorted

      thundered

      blurted

      snapped

      argued

      raged

      challenged

      countered

      bandied

      snarled

      swore

      snobbed

      miffed

      cussed

      cursed

      threatened

      seethed

      blasted

      bit

      caterwauld

      tormented

       

  • Hurt
    • complained

      swore

      barked

      cried

      jabbered

      cried out

      slurred

      groaned

      howled

      shrieked

      roared

      grieved

      wailed

      yelped

      gripe

      grimaced

       

  • Anxious
    • stammered

      quivered

      simpered

      quaked

      trembled

      cowered

      fretted

      shuddered

      stuttered

       

  • Understanding
    • observed

      assented

      consoled

      empathized

      accepted

      comforted

      sympathized

      agreed

      remarked

      riposted

      crooned

      allowed

      assessed

      assured

       

  • Tired
    • wearied

      emitted

      mumbled

      struggled

      yawned

      grumbled

       

  • Begged
    • begged

      pleaded

      urged

      implored

      beseeched

      entreated

      appealed to

      prayed

      confessed

      promised

      wished

  • Answered
    • told

      answered

      acknowledged

      revealed

      responded

      retorted

      exposed

      declared

      spoke

      replied

      rejoined

      informed

      crapped on

      nattered on

      harped on

      rattled on

      went on

      continued

      spluttered

      delivered

      proclaimed

      communicated

  • High Voiced
    • shouted

      declared

      yelled

      announced

      called

      hollered

      shouted down

      squeeled

      boasted

      screamed

      bellowed

  • Low voiced
    • rasped

      whispered

      uttered

      mumbled

      struggled

      emitted

      wearied

      murmured

      muttered

      gasped

      dribbled

      drawled

      grunted

      hissed

      gurgled

      sighed

      breathed

      moaned

      growled

      sneered

      squeaked

      grizzled

      burble

      rumbled

      wheezed

  • Questioning
    • questioned

      queried

      hinted

      enquired

      deliberated

      hesitated

      wondered

      pondered

      chewed

      prodded

      proposed

      thought

      asked

      offered

      repeated

  • Rejected
    • denied

      disagreed

      negated

      objected

      lied

      interrupted

      abnegated

      mimicked

  • Suggested
    • insinuated

      elocuted

      pronounced

      implied

      tempted

      egged-on

      coaxed

      chanted

      teased

      exaggerated

      wooed

      oozed

      googled

      oogled

  • Started and Stopped
    • began

      started

      concluded

      added

      decided

      falted

      finished

      countermanded

  • Reminding
    • reminisced

      recalled

      remembered

      reflected

  • Ongoing
    • blathered

      pestered

      blustered

      twittered

      huffed

      preachy

      nagged

      wheedled

      tattled

      prattled

 

This is a list compiled from many different resources, some may be in the wrong category, some you may not think belong on the list. If so, oh well! It's just here for general help. But the list of words other than said categorized!

 

There's the ongoing debate about whether you should use this list or not for your stories and my opinion is it comes down to personal preferences. There are massively successful authors who use words other than said, and equally as successful authors who don't. Do what you feel is right.

 

To view this site in the best format it's recommended you use Firefox, Chrome, Safari or at least IE 9, or you may experience discrepancies. Thanks to this site for inspiring me to categorize these lists.

 

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Scarlett's bookshelf

No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 DaysThe Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for WritersWriting Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every WriterTechniques of Novel WritingWolves of the CallaThe Dark Tower

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The Long & The Short Of it

I've been writing for a long time. Whether I'm any good, that's up to the readers. My loyalty lies with George Orwell, Philip K Dick, Stephen King & some real kitsch- cheap romcom.

 

I'm a Graphic Designer and strive to design new desktop wallpapers for National Novel Writing Month, which happens annually. I also design book covers, websites,

 

And that's the end of that chapter. Enjoy my website, and feel free to contact me about anything. I can often be found in the Forward Motion Writer's Chat, or in the kitchen searching for semi-not-at-all-nutritious sustainables.

 

 

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