Say definition

Say as a verb

1. express in words

   Same sense: state, tell

2. report or maintain

   "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

   Same sense: allege, aver

3. express a supposition

   "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"

   Same sense: suppose

4. have or contain a certain wording or form

   "What does the law say?"

   Same sense: read

5. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

   Same sense: tell, order, enjoin

6. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

   "I cannot say ‘zip wire’"

   Same sense: sound out, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, enounce

7. communicate or express nonverbally

   "What does this painting say?"

8. utter aloud

9. state as one's opinion or judgement; declare

   "I say let's forget this whole business"

10. recite or repeat a fixed text

    "Say grace"

11. indicate

    "The clock says noon"

Say as a noun

12. the chance to speak

    "let him have his say"

Synonyms and antonyms

• state definition
• tell definition
• allege
• aver
• suppose
• read definition
• order definition
• enjoin
• sound out
• pronounce
• articulate
• enunciate
• enounce

All synonyms of say, sense by sense

How to say say

Say has 1 syllable and rhymes with they. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with say

• they
• way
• may
• day
• away
• play
• today
• pay
• stay
• re
• ok
• hey

SAY in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

5

Anagrams

1

Is SAY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SAY in the word checker, or unscramble SAY to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.