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Nouns (16)

n. the chance to speak; "let him have his say"

adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long

n. a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"

Verbs (21)

say

v. utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

say

v. recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"

say

v. state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"

say

v. indicate; "The clock says noon"

read, say

v. have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

suppose, say

v. express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"

allege, aver, say

v. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

order, tell, enjoin, say

v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say

v. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

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Fuzzynyms (107)

right to vote, vote, suffrage

n. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920"

ballot

n. a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

Godspeed

n. a successful journey; "they wished him Godspeed"

aloha, ciao

n. an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)

avow, avouch

v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

proclaim, exclaim, promulgate

v. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

claim, take

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

contend, postulate

v. maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"

describe, depict, draw

v. give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

buy

v. accept as true; "I can't buy this story"

narrate

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

recount

v. count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"

profess

v. receive into a religious order or congregation

pronounce, label, judge

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

report

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

suspect, surmise

v. imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"

theorize

v. form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"

guess, infer

v. guess correctly; solve by guessing; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"

avow, avouch

v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

adduce, abduce, cite

v. advance evidence for

deliver, present

v. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

profess, pretend

v. state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"

purport

v. have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"

maintain, defend

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

declare

v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

argue, indicate

v. give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"

challenge

v. ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

charge

v. instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"

adjure

v. command solemnly

advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

rede, advise, counsel

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

warn

v. notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"

urge, urge on, press, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

buy

v. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"

requisition

v. make a formal request for official services

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Antonyms (15)

greeting, salutation

n. (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

hello, hullo, hi, howdy, how-do-you-do

n. an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos"

mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate

v. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

bumble, stutter, stammer, falter

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

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