say

[1]	state , affirm , declare , maintain , hold , aver , remark , assert , claim , asseverate , announce
[2]	assert , state , tell , allege , report , mention , rumour , reveal , bruit about , disclose , divulge , bring to light , put about , noise abroad , suggest , hint , whisper
[3]	pronounce , allege , aver , articulate , utter , phrase , rephrase , translate
[4]	tell , suppose , put , express , verbalize , communicate , explain , reveal , bring up , break , impart
[5]	reply , read , respond , answer
[6]	guess , order , tell , estimate , conjecture , enjoin , venture , judge , imagine , believe , think
[7]	mean/intend/try to say , pronounce , articulate , think , contemplate , enounce , sound out , imply , suggest , enunciate
[8]	predict , prognosticate , foretell
[9]	signify , denote , symbolize , communicate , indicate , convey , suggest , imply , mean
[10]	order , require , demand , bid , stipulate , command , give the word
[11]	deliver , utter , speak

[1]	voice , authority , influence , power , weight , sway , clout
[2]	turn , chance , opportunity , vote

adv.

[1]	approximately , about , roughly , circa , nearly
[2]	for example , for instance , as/for an illustration , eg/(US) e.g.