verbs related to "say"

1. suggest



2. state



3. claim



4. contend



5. maintain



6. declare



7. argue



8. point out



9. propose



10. stress/highlight



11. assert



12. remark



13. confide



14. mention



15. slip out:If a remark slips out, you say it without intending to.



16. pipe up:to suddenly start to speak