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100 Words to Use Instead of “Tell”

March 22, 2026

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Account Give a report or explanation.
2. Advise Offer guidance or recommendations.
3. Alert Warn of possible danger.
4. Announce Make publicly known.
5. Answer Respond to a question.
6. Assert State confidently as fact.
7. Assure Give confidence or certainty.
8. Authorize Give official permission.
9. Betray Reveal unintentionally or indirectly.
10. Blurt Say suddenly without thinking.
11. Brief Give essential information quickly.
12. Broadcast Transmit to a wide audience.
13. Calculate Work out and state a result.
14. Caution Warn to avoid trouble.
15. Certify Confirm as true officially.
16. Chronicle Record events in order.
17. Cite Quote as evidence or support.
18. Clarify Make easier to understand.
19. Confess Admit something reluctantly.
20. Convey Communicate or make known.
21. Declare State formally or emphatically.
22. Decree Order officially and formally.
23. Defend Support with reasons or evidence.
24. Define State the exact meaning.
25. Deliver Give or present a message.
26. Demonstrate Show clearly with evidence.
27. Denote Indicate or stand for.
28. Describe Give details of features.
29. Disclose Reveal something previously hidden.
30. Dispel Remove doubts by explaining.
31. Divulge Make secret information known.
32. Draft Write a preliminary version.
33. Educate Provide knowledge or instruction.
34. Elaborate Add more detail or explanation.
35. Emphasize Give special importance to.
36. Encourage Urge with supportive words.
37. Enlighten Give greater understanding.
38. Explain Make clear by describing reasons.
39. Expose Reveal something concealed.
40. Express Put thoughts into words.
41. Fess up Admit the truth openly.
42. Field Answer questions or requests.
43. File Submit officially for record.
44. Flag Call attention to an issue.
45. Forecast Predict and state in advance.
46. Frame Present in a particular way.
47. Furnish Provide needed information.
48. Give notice Inform formally in advance.
49. Grant Give or allow officially.
50. Guide Direct with advice or instruction.
51. Hint Suggest indirectly.
52. Identify Name or recognize clearly.
53. Illustrate Explain using examples.
54. Impart Pass on information or knowledge.
55. Indicate Point out or show.
56. Inform Give someone information.
57. Inquire Ask for information.
58. Insist Demand something be accepted.
59. Instruct Teach or direct how to do.
60. Interpret Explain the meaning of.
61. Intimate Suggest subtly or indirectly.
62. Issue Send out officially.
63. Justify Show to be reasonable.
64. Lay out Present clearly and in order.
65. Lecture Give a formal talk to teach.
66. Let on Reveal a secret slightly.
67. Level with Be fully honest with.
68. List Name items one by one.
69. Log Record details in writing.
70. Make known Reveal publicly or clearly.
71. Mention Refer to briefly.
72. Message Send a short communication.
73. Note Point out briefly.
74. Notify Inform officially.
75. Outline Give the main points.
76. Paraphrase Restate using different words.
77. Pass along Transmit to someone else.
78. Pitch Present an idea persuasively.
79. Point out Direct attention to something.
80. Post Publish or display publicly.
81. Predict State what will happen.
82. Present Show or introduce formally.
83. Proclaim Announce publicly and loudly.
84. Profess Claim or declare sincerely.
85. Promise Commit to doing something.
86. Prompt Cue someone to speak.
87. Propose Put forward for consideration.
88. Provide Supply what is needed.
89. Publicize Promote by making widely known.
90. Quote Repeat exact words from a source.
91. Recap Summarize briefly.
92. Recount Tell a story or series.
93. Refer Direct to a source or topic.
94. Relay Pass on information.
95. Remark Say as a comment.
96. Remind Bring back to attention.
97. Report Give an account of events.
98. Reveal Make known or show.
99. Say Utter words; state something.
100. Share Give information to others.
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