Wikiversity

Writing/variety of phrases

< Writing

Here are various alternatives to "he said" that you can use to add variety to your dialogue attributions[1]: Choose the appropriate pronoun in each case.

  1. He mentioned
  2. He remarked
  3. He commented
  4. He stated
  5. He declared
  6. He noted
  7. He added
  8. He reported
  9. He affirmed
  10. He conveyed
  11. He replied
  12. He responded
  13. He acknowledged
  14. He answered
  15. He uttered
  16. He voiced
  17. He articulated
  18. He disclosed
  19. He revealed
  20. He expressed
  21. He asserted
  22. He explained
  23. He narrated
  24. He recited
  25. He divulged
  26. He recounted
  27. He summarized
  28. He clarified
  29. He whispered
  30. He mumbled
  31. He shouted
  32. He exclaimed
  33. He muttered
  34. He interjected
  35. He suggested

Using a variety of these attributions can make your dialogue more engaging and prevent repetition.

  1. ↑ ChatGPT generated this text responding to the prompt: "Provide a list of phrases to use as alternatives to "he said" in dialogue".
Retrieved from "https://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?title=Writing/variety_of_phrases&oldid=2681243"