Hypernyms for "say"
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Hypernyms
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accent
accentuate
add
announce
answer
append
articulate
aspirate
call
click
command
declare
devoice
direct
drawl
enunciate
explain
explode
flap
get out
give
instruct
introduce
labialise
labialize
lay out
lilt
lisp
mention
mispronounce
misspeak
misstate
nasalise
nasalize
note
observe
palatalise
palatalize
plead
precede
preface
premise
present
raise
remark
reply
represent
require
respond
retroflex
roll
round
send for
sibilate
sound
stress
subvocalise
subvocalize
sum
sum up
summarise
summarize
supply
syllabise
syllabize
trill
twang
vocalise
vocalize
voice
vowelise
vowelize
warn
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.