Here is an alphabetical list ways to say “said” in writing and to show more action at the same time.

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1. acknowledged
2. admitted
3. agreed
4. angled
5. answered
6. argued
7. asked
8. babbled
9. barked
10. begged
11. bellowed
12. bemoaned
13. blurted
14. blustered
15. bragged
16. breathed
17. called
18. clipped
19. commented
20. complained
21. confessed
22. cried
23. croaked
24. crooned
25. crowed
26. declared
27. demanded
28. denied
29. drawled
30. echoed
31. ended
32. equipped
33. examined
34. faltered
35. gasped
36. gentled
37. giggled
38. granted
39. ground
40. grumbled
41. harassed
42. hard
43. harsh
44. heckled
45. hinted
46. hissed
47. hollered
48. howled
49. implored
50. incredulous
51. inquired
52. inserted
53. insisted
54. interrupted
55. intoned
56. joked
57. laughed
58. lied
59. mouthed
60. mumbled
61. murmured
62. muttered
63. orated
64. pleaded
65. posted
66. promised
67. purred
68. queried
69. questioned
70. quoted
71. raged
72. ranted
73. reiterated
74. remembered
75. reminded
76. replied
77. roared
78. said
79. sang
80. scolded
81. screeched
82. shouted
83. shrieked
84. sighed
85. snapped
86. snarled
87. snickered
88. sobbed
89. splattered
90. suggested
91. swore
92. threatened
93. thundered
94. tortured
95. undertone
96. uttered
97. wailed
98. warned
99. whimpered
100. whined
101. whispered
102. wondered
103. yelled
104. yelped