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To make, or to have made, a claim
To dispute the validity of
To engage in a competition or contest
To engage in competition to attain a position or prize
To have a long, complicated dispute or argument
To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue
To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate
To offer for discussion or debate
To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)
To have or hold as an opinion or belief
(
with object
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To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
To deal with (something), usually effectively
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Verb
▲
To make, or to have made, a claim
states that
says
states
claims
alleges
asserts
affirms
attests
declares
maintains
adduces
conveys
holds
proclaims
proposes
upholds
advances
argues
certifies
cites
insists
opines
professes
swears
testifies
asseverates
avers
avows
champions
emphasises
UK
emphasizes
US
offers
pleads
predicates
presses
pronounces
protests
stresses
asserts that
declares that
says that
proclaims that
affirms that
pronounces that
makes a case
puts about that
avouches
purports
warrants
guarantees
vows
suggests
announces
advocates
lays down
vouches
submits
reasons
postulates
supports
propounds
implies
puts forward
moves
acknowledges
deposes
confirms
defends
posits
indicates
presents
backs
pretends
admits
represents
makes out
verifies
establishes
pledges
justifies
endorses
charges
confesses
puts forth
brings forward
swears up and down
substantiates
corroborates
assures
expostulates
proves
signifies
witnesses
challenges
repeats
expresses
volunteers
bears out
intimates
ventures
validates
insinuates
stipulates
vouches for
owns
dictates
reasserts
reaffirms
vindicates
sponsors
tells
says so
presses for
rumours
UK
insists on
owns up
crosses heart
stands up for
answers for
rumors
US
bears witness
swears to
swears on bible
puts
espouses
syllogizes
hypothecates
connotes
reiterates
uses as an excuse
advises
recognizes
US
testifies to
premises
draws conclusions
promises
sets forth
publishes
makes a claim to
lays claim to
shoots one's wad
mouths off
shoots off one's mouth
pops off
voices
recognises
UK
grants
concedes
allows
undertakes
ensures
underwrites
utters
notifies
discloses
insures
guaranties
broadcasts
requests
enforces
renders
gives testimony
passes
allegates
speaks out
informs
sustains
secures
questions
explains
bolsters
delegates
takes an oath
stands by
backs up
gives grounds for
stands behind
puts up argument
pushes for
sticks up for
insists upon
remonstrates
hints
appeals
gives reasons for
makes a case for
prevails upon
recounts
gives evidence
authenticates
ratifies
seems
demonstrates
means
appears
evidences
extenuates
impersonates
imports
intends
excuses
lays claim
denotes
personates
betokens
debates
disputes
explores
discusses
guards
refutes
pleads for
bears witness to
protects
rehabilitates
does justice to
shields
disproves
disculpates
seconds
lends weight to
whitewashes
gives credence to
rationalizes
US
confutes
rationalises
UK
offers grounds for
alleges that one is
sets oneself up as
sets oneself up
feigns the identity of
implies that one is
maintains that one is
asserts that one is
poses as
passes oneself off as
points to
masquerades as
passes for
proclaims that one is
represents oneself as
okays
goes over
thrashs out
hashes out
cosigns
averts
attests to
bears testimony
acts as a witness
signs for
gets behind
rubber-stamps
is responsible for
gives an affidavit
are responsible for
spouts
soapboxes
stumps
constates
spiels
sings
makes a public declaration of
comes out
declares publicly
blows hot air
acknowledges publicly
acts as if
gets on soapbox
gets off your chest
opens up
talks big
reveals
lets on
divulges
accepts
agrees
makes known
fesses up
communicates
gives away
owns up to
unveils
spills
yields
accedes
makes public
gives one's word
gives an undertaking
goes along with
betrays
mouths
uncovers
covenants
leaks
imparts
airs
reports
acquiesces
appreciates
exposes
vouchsafes
bares
gives out
blurts out
comes clean
comes out with
binds oneself
blows the lid off
gives an assurance
lets out
articulates
expounds
engages
enunciates
buttresses
raises
releases
disseminates
ventilates
phrases
vocalizes
US
unfolds
verbalizes
US
vents
words
promulgates
commits
formulates
publicizes
US
sounds
frames
speaks
realizes
US
discovers
couches
circulates
shows
contracts
gives
blabs
assents
plights
relates
talks
lets slip
passes on
coughs
delivers
sets out
concurs
lets drop
brings into the open
lets the cat out of the bag
lets on about
blows wide open
states under oath
publicises
UK
comes out of the closet
gives voice to
verbalises
UK
goes public with
realises
UK
swears on the Bible
squeals about
talks about
gives your word of honour
vocalises
UK
makes a deposition
commits oneself
blows the gaff
takes on board
gives your word
spills the beans about
narrates
swears an oath
spells out
cedes
evinces
supposes
states on oath
gives assurances
gives a pledge
ascertains
documents
specifies
unbosoms
soaks
preaches
sounds out
reassures
gives proof of
provides evidence of
provides
allows to be valid
tells the truth
makes clean breast
cops
uncloaks
outs
unmasks
gives your oath
puts oneself down for
enumerates
effects
opens
unfurls
overshares
displays
spills the beans
snitches
spills your guts about
squeals
interprets
brings out
elucidates
pitches
sets down
gives blow-by-blow
throws out
describes
chimes in
enounces
recites
gives rundown
rehearses
arranges
makes a commitment
swears under oath
gives word of honor
undertakes solemnly
seals
locks up
sets the seal on
locks on
sews up
nails down
clinches
cinches
ices
makes safe
cops to
coughs up
tells all about
confides
makes a clean breast
blows the gaff on
brings to light
makes a clean breast of
spills your guts
goes into details
states categorically
sees
circumstantiates
notes
knows
cognizes
perceives
underpins
acquiesces in
subscribes to
comes out of closet
approves of
cops a plea
are aware of
bows to
cooperates with
defers to
concurs with
is aware of
accedes to
agrees to
accredits
approves
sanctions
formalizes
US
legitimizes
US
goes with the flow
accords
cries uncle
throws in the towel
waives
buries the hatchet
plays ball with
compromises
folds
awards
caves in
says uncle
dittos
admits as true
solemnly promises
promises under oath
swears blind
swears to God
gives witness
makes an affidavit
pledges oneself
swears by
tables
blurts
signs off on
gives weight to
accounts for
mentions
moots
annunciates
broaches
babbles
checks out
shows to be true
gives substance to
shows beyond doubt
spreads
formalises
UK
legitimises
UK
designates
advertises
blares
heralds
advertizes
looks
trumpets
blazons
inflects
bespeaks
intonates
mutters
intones
posts
gets across
gives utterance to
pours out
shouts
talks of
gives expression
roars
cries
gives expression to
puts over
puts across
shouts from the rooftops
puts into words
yells
gets over
points out
puts in words
gives utterance
goes into
gives vent to
modulates
clothes
gets out of your system
goes public on
lays bare
dishes the dirt
gives the low-down
breaks the news
gives the game away
takes the wraps off
comes clean about
brings out into the open
gives the show away
brings to public notice
brings out into open
brings to public attention
puts cards on table
takes the lid off
lets fall
more ❯
“He wants to
contend
that because that was again an argument not put to the Court of Appeal or to the judge.”
Verb
▲
To dispute the validity of
challenges
contests
defies
denounces
opposes
confronts
queries
argues
calls out
counters
disputes
questions
rebuts
refutes
contradicts
debates
disproves
enquires
UK
negates
objects to
stands up to
battles
calls in question
faces down
fights
impugns
inquires
US
interrogates
investigates
litigates
tests
accosts
addresses
calls into question
combats
controverts
demurs against
denies
disagrees with
impeaches
oppugns
protests against
remonstrates
resists
tackles
take issue with
takes exception to
undermines
comes to blows with
demurs about
disapproves of
dissents from
fights against
flies in the face of
rallies against
rebels against
feuds with
gainsays
rivals
throws down
rejects
repudiates
disavows
disaffirms
disclaims
disconfirms
contravenes
crushes
shows up
squelches
tears down
blows sky high
takes a stand against
argues against
declares to be untrue
gives thumbs down to
quashes
negatives
disallows
disowns
convicts
everts
burns
abnegates
silences
burns down
overthrows
tops
cancels out
disposes of
exposes
replies to
breaks
cancels
parries
debunks
examines
discredits
moots
answers
altercates
bandies
canvasses
invalidates
wrangles
canvases
proves false
differs with
proves to be wrong
bandies words concerning
argues about
contends over
shoots full of holes
agitates against
dissents against
argues the pros and cons of
wonders about
has an argument about
pettifogs
blows out of the water
shows to be false
shoots down
quibbles about
picks a bone
proves to be false
shoots down in flames
hammers away at
proves wrong
picks an argument with
confutes
shows to be wrong
puts up argument
quibbles over
belies
explodes
gives the lie to
crosses
disagrees
traverses
drives a coach and horses through
knocks the bottom out of
confounds
demolishes
declares untrue
doubts
falsifies
conflicts with
runs counter to
disacknowledges
has bone to pick
goes against
makes a nonsense of
assails
hinders
thwarts
nullifies
counteracts
withstands
disbelieves
bucks
argues with
takes on
blows sky-high
obstructs
checks
attacks
retracts
repels
rebuffs
traduces
forswears
renounces
abjures
takes back
weakens
overturns
busts
reverses
sets your face against
withsays
spurns
puts up a fight against
refuses to accept
sets aside
naysays
dare
blows up
takes issue
quarrels with
recants
not buys
puts down
clashes with
frustrates
quarrels
impedes
proves unsound
balks
US
compromises
infirms
deceives
retorts
takes wind out of sails
vies against
calls in
vanquishes
subverts
shuts up
brings to naught
defeats
responds
fails to agree
disaccords
backtalks
duels
shoots holes in
pokes holes in
throws out
finds unfounded
annuls
knocks props out
knocks bottom out of
baulks
UK
acts against
deflects
dares
withspeaks
says the opposite of
differs
renders null and void
backpedals
diverges from
differs from
violates
infringes
keeps back
curbs
holds back
calls on
breaches
punctures
eschews
goes back on your word
refuses
drops out
gives up
weasels out of
reneges
washes your hands of
welshes
worms out of
ridicules
disobeys
transgresses
deflates
discards
blasts
slams
zings
knocks
criticizes
US
zaps
tars
smears
trashes
infracts
flouts
fractures
offends
picks holes in
proves impossible
cuts down to size
puts paid to
faces
trespasses
encroaches
interferes
intrudes
excludes
transgresses against
fails to comply with
disregards
oversteps
offends against
interferes with
interposes
fails to observe
swipes at
criticises
UK
casts aspersions upon
comes down on
thumbs nose at
runs down
skins alive
throws doubt on
throws the book at
sticks it to
cuts to shreds
casts doubt upon
pins on
encounters
says no to
blocks
prevents
disapproves
dislikes
protests
dissents
takes
assaults
counterattacks
withstays
speaks against
struggles against
speaks out against
takes a stand
frowns at
not countenances
contends with
stands up and be counted against
strives against
brushes aside
more ❯
Verb
▲
To engage in a competition or contest
competes
fights
vies
contests
strives
struggles
battles
grapples
challenges
clashes
skirmishes
tussles
combats
emulates
opposes
races
rivals
scuffles
squabbles
wars
wrestles
disputes
jostles
confronts
controverts
copes
encounters
faces
joins battle
litigates
locks horns
meets
oppugns
pushes
resists
runs
stands
tugs
wages war
withstands
crosses swords
deals with
goes after
goes for
has at
nominates yourself
pushes for
scrambles for
shoots at
shoots for
tangles with
gives your all
goes for broke
goes for it
goes for jugular
goes head to head
jockeys for position
knocks oneself out
makes play for
puts up with
puts yourself forward
gives all one's got
mixes it up with
wrangles
quarrels
brawls
scraps
spars
takes on
engages
feuds
argues
disagrees
attacks
bickers
conflicts
comes to blows
jockeys
altercates
rows
scrimmages
jousts
duels
does battle
tangles
counters
has a dust-up
tilts
exchanges blows
differs
assaults
vies with
dissents
has a fight
clashes with
has a punch-up
quibbles
collides
disaccords
spats
campaigns
scrambles
falls out
goes up against
competes with
bumps heads
competes against
fails to agree
take issue with
plays off
locks antlers
matches
roughhouses
pits
has a row
engages in conflict
skirmishes with
comes into conflict
debates
struggles against
strives against
discords
has a dispute
chops logic
bandies words
jars
has a set-to
crusades
mixes it up
sets to
takes issue
takes exception
fights like cat and dog
tackles
defies
repels
tourneys
boxes
makes war
goes to war
engages in hostilities
bucks
rassles
plays
does battle with
fences
cuffs
pits oneself against
grapples with
nonconcurs
tries to beat
contends with
goes for the gold
argufies
demurs
campaigns against
bears arms
objects to
objects
discepts
lays into
has a barney
has a scrap
goes for the jugular
puts up a fight
goes up against in contest
takes up arms
enters the lists
goes at it hammer and tongs
comes up against
has a misunderstanding
squares up
has a tiff
breaks a lance
has words
goes at it
protests against
takes the field
squares off
breaks
romps
rivalizes
messes
trades punches
slugs
manhandles
dukes it out
mounts an attack
raises Cain
sweats
contends against
agitates
tries
attempts
bids
bandies
essays
fights a duel
goes out
messes with
defends
seeks to displace
has a spat
speaks
lobbies
presses
works
matches yourself against
becomes involved
matches wits
runs for
seeks prize
participates in
copes with
matches strength
pitches oneself against
trades blows
braves
slugs it out
starts fighting
goes for each other
raises your fists
takes part in a race
takes part
butts heads
fights for
tiffs
brabbles
hassles
argy-bargies
breaks with
charges
finds fault
embroils
bumps
cavils
varies
divides
complains
caterwauls
has it out
gets tough with
carps
disapproves
goes toe to toe with
contents against
faces off against
goes one on one with
goes eyeball to eyeball with
cuts and thrusts
tries to put out
tries to extinguish
comes to grips
meets head-on
questions
argues against
quarrels with
sets as rivals
sets against
puts in opposition
contradicts
gainsays
contrasts
argues with
speaks against
haggles
zaps
palters
assails
sets your face against
takes a stand against
spares no effort
makes a stand against
puts up a fight against
opposes action
puts up an argument
stands up to
flies in the face of
stands up and be counted against
fights with
contradicts each other
jumps on
lets someone have it
rips into each other
swedges
stoushes
assaults each other
strikes
begins battle with
sets upon
launches
battles with
disharmonizes
interferes
mismatches
scrimmages with
hits each other
protects
attacks each other
traverses
punches each other
wars against
wrests with
wages war against
scraps with
spars with
tastes battle
enters into combat with
takes up arms against
mounts an attack on
falls on
goes the knuckle
lights into
plies weapons
brushes with
bandies with
exchanges blows with
flares up
shoots
bombards
diverges from
screams at
differs from
wages war on
races against
fights like Kilkenny cats
carries on war
races with
takes all comers
takes up the gauntlet
comes to close quarters with
gives battle to
joins battle with
engages in combat
marches against
conducts a war
tussles with
takes the field against
carries on hostilities
more ❯
“I guess this all goes back to the idea of the artists' dole helping up-and-comers build a base to
contend
for more serious arts funding.”
Verb
▲
To engage in competition to attain a position or prize
contests
fights
wrangles
scraps
brawls
battles
struggles
feuds
conflicts
scuffles
hassles
duels
competes
vies
fights over
takes on
battles for
challenges for
competes for
contends for
fights for
struggles for
vies for
goes for
tries for
tussles for
squares off
tries to win
jockeys for position
Verb
▲
To have a long, complicated dispute or argument
wrangles
argues
quarrels
disputes
squabbles
bickers
scraps
rows
altercates
fights
disagrees
spats
clashes
quibbles
argufies
controverts
hassles
tiffs
battles
jars
brabbles
feuds
wars
debates
tangles
threaps
locks horns
falls out
has words
bandies words
has a row
chops logic
has a fight
has a disagreement
bumps heads
has at it
picks a bone
has an altercation
goes at it hammer and tongs
discusses
spars
brawls
discepts
agitates
bandies
canvasses
canvases
moots
talks over
hashes over
hashes out
has a spat
thrashs out
has an argument
kicks around
has a tiff
takes on
jumps on one's case
crosses swords
tosses around
fights like cat and dog
exchanges views
bats around
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
strives
attempts
tries
aims
aspires
endeavours
UK
struggles
endeavors
US
labours
UK
seeks
toils
undertakes
essays
ventures
works
strains
assays
competes
labors
US
drives
fights
pushes
hustles
jockeys
scrambles
travails
drudges
moils
offers
ploughs
UK
plows
US
scrabbles
slaves
slogs
sweats
tackles
applies oneself
exerts oneself
exerts yourself
makes an effort
tries hard
busts a gut
makes every effort
pegs away
spares no effort
bangs away
beavers away
bends over backwards
breaks your neck
does all one can
falls over backwards
goes all out
goes for it
has a go at
jumps through hoops
knocks oneself out
leans over backwards
ruptures yourself
tries for
bears down
digs away
does all you can
does one's best
does your best
does your damnedest
does your utmost
makes an all-out effort
shoots for
takes on
has a crack at
has a stab at
leaves no stone unturned
gives it a whirl
gives it your all
gives it your best shot
goes for broke
pulls out all the stops
goes the limit
goes for the jugular
digs deep
digs deeper
Verb
▲
To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
copes
manages
survives
deals
endures
grapples
hacks
handles
faces
fares
lives
subsists
weathers
struggles
suffers
wrestles
battles
confronts
dispatches
tangles
tussles
gets by
carries on
gets along
gets on
gets through
scrapes by
comes through
deals with
makes it
makes out
muddles along
bears up
gets a handle on
looks after oneself
muddles through
rubs along
shifts for oneself
struggles through
fends
weathers the storm
makes it out alive
keeps the wolf from the door
keeps your head above water
paddles your own canoe
Verb
▲
To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue
attacks
addresses
confronts
tackles
undertakes
challenges
engages
faces
fights
handles
manages
contests
attends to
concentrates on
contends with
copes with
deals with
dives into
embarks on
engages in
focuses on
grapples with
has a stab at
occupies oneself with
sets to work on
looks after
plunges into
sees to
sets about
sets to
takes on
takes up
wades into
applies oneself to
buckles down to
starts in on
takes care of
gets cracking on
gets started on
gets stuck into
gets weaving on
devotes oneself to
gets to work on
goes to work on
has a crack at
has a go at
has a shot at
tries to deal with
tries to sort out
directs attention to
Verb
▲
To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate
runs
competes
challenges
contests
participates
stands
enters
stumps
opposes
politicks
stands for
takes part
puts oneself forward for
rings doorbells
shakes hands
stands for election as
puts yourself up for
stands as a candidate for
hits the campaign trail
kisses babies
Verb
▲
To offer for discussion or debate
propounds
advances
proposes
suggests
advocates
offers
poses
presents
proffers
puts forward
submits
postulates
bounces
broaches
discusses
hypothesises
UK
hypothesizes
US
introduces
mentions
moots
peddles
promotes
sets forth
tenders
votes
adduces
advises
affirms
asks
asserts
counsels
invites
kibitzes
names
nominates
posits
prefers
presses
promulgates
propones
propositions
recommends
requests
solicits
spitballs
spreads
states
urges
volunteers
yields
brings up
puts forth
brings forward
comes up with
hits on
holds out
lays before
lays down
moves for
puts to
puts up
sets out
makes a motion
makes a pitch
speaks one's piece
lays on the line
moves
tables
projects
initiates
brings
lodges
bids
files
canvasses
floats
lays out
presses for
raises
airs
ventilates
gives
places
pitches
touches on
cites
puts
alludes to
delivers
expresses
announces
produces
provides
extends
sets before
expounds
enters
lays
shows
refers
argues
establishes
declares
imparts
points out
relates
opens
reveals
stages
throws up
puts on the table
mounts
prescribes
exhorts
unveils
launches
talks about
brings out
demos
exhibits
speaks of
trots out
brings about
heralds
institutes
exposes
hands out
rolls out
voices
queries
questions
manifests
alleges
plugs
approaches
serves
renders
specifies
registers
adverts
raises a subject
notes
opens up
talks of
quotes
commits
instances
notices
identifies
vents
makes known
drops
invokes
hints at
ventures
puts before
refers to
puts in
makes reference to
hands in
dare to say
adverts to
calls attention to
touches upon
sells
supplies
has in mind
brings something up
considers
carries
asks about
sounds
slates
records
forwards
gets the answer to
seeks the answer to
springs
conveys
lays forward
throws spotlight on
exalts
ballyhoos
throws out
builds up
makes a pitch for
beats the drum for
offers as a suggestion
hypes
puts on the map
publishes
aggrandizes
puffs
begins
innovates
starts
pioneers
founds
commences
puts on record
illustrates
furnishes
invents
inaugurates
ushers
creates
turns
translates
transposes
encourages
displays
demonstrates
opines
speculates
conjectures
intimates
essays
says
embarks on
interjects
enters on
interposes
puts down for
tests the popularity of
runs something up the flagpole to see who salutes
runs something up the flagpole
references
issues
evokes
sets
installs
US
sends in
tries out
raises the subject of
raises subject
steers
tips
touts
reports
appeals
sues
indicts
summons
arraigns
harbingers
brings in
starts ball rolling on
ushers in
inquires
US
recounts
makes an offer
puts in a bid of
enquires
UK
details
exemplifies
itemizes
US
enumerates
lists
makes an offer of
previews
offers a suggestion
tips off
itemises
UK
recalls
recollects
proclaims
informs of
contributes
casts
makes mention of
attests to
spells out
gives a tip
puts on
comes out with
gets together
brings together
takes to court
initiates legal action
puts before the public
puts on display
puts on to
puts in two cents
facilitates
sets up
instals
UK
brings to somebody's attention
opens up on
makes somebody aware of
turns somebody on to
gives somebody a taste for
springs with
fingers
namechecks
gives as an example
draws attention to
points to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)
keeps up
competes
matches
rivals
challenges
equals
touches
vies
competes with
vies with
keeps abreast
keeps pace
keeps up with
keeps pace with
stays even with
keeps abreast of
stays shoulder to shoulder
stays beside
keeps step
runs with
Verb
▲
To have or hold as an opinion or belief
believes
considers
estimates
guesses
imagines
maintains
reckons
thinks
assumes
conjectures
fancies
feels
has a feeling
has the feeling
presumes
supposes
suspects
takes it
concludes
deduces
expects
gathers
puts forward
reasons
theorises
UK
theorizes
US
allows
hypothesises
UK
hypothesizes
US
opines
weens
takes as a hypothesis
judges
surmises
conceives
expresses an opinion
passes judgment
gives opinion
figures
deems
holds
esteems
speculates
understands
infers
regards
gleans
daresays
presupposes
senses
divines
views
suspicions
adjudges
postulates
dares say
suggests
assesses
has a hunch
takes for granted
accepts
takes it as given
holds that
ascertains
apprehends
comes to the conclusion
calls
determines
fathoms
guesstimates
ventures
has a sneaking suspicion
hazards a guess
finds
has sneaking suspicion
takes as read
draws the inference
realizes
US
discerns
intuits
premises
perceives
approximates
predicates
rates
grasps
realises
UK
comprehends
gets
places
recognizes
US
savvies
cognizes
trusts
takes
appreciates
tumbles to
sees
pretends
twigs
makes
thinks it likely
evaluates
recognises
UK
works out
takes it as read
philosophises
UK
takes as gospel truth
sizes up
takes a shot
catches on to
cottons on to
takes a stab
philosophizes
US
forms an opinion of
swears by
takes stock in
takes something read
takes something as given
posits
says
dreams
reads
considers it right
adjudicates
comes to the conclusion that
falls for
gets the idea
counts upon
construes
thinks it likely that
bets
has an idea that
has as one's opinion
theorizes that
postulates that
observes
digs
appraises
notices
assimilates
notes
registers
groks
detects
deciphers
weighs up
knows
sums up
decodes
risks assuming
fears
ventures a guess
disbelieves
has a suspicion
thinks it probable
has a sneaking feeling
harbors suspicion
has a foreboding
thinks probable
values
swears
decides
sets
valuates
puts
ranks
takes it for granted
counts
rules
numbers
buys
avers
credits
casts
classes
classifies
takes the view
looks on as being
views as being
classes as being
thinks of as being
regards as being
sets a figure on
forms an impression of
sees as being
forms opinion
laps up
entertains the idea
sets down
subscribes to the opinion
crosses heart
bets one's bottom dollar
sets store by
lays money on
swears up and down
hazards
anticipates
predicts
gauges
UK
implies
foresees
previsions
calculates
figures out
susses
forefeels
foreknows
discovers
picks
visualizes
US
visualises
UK
gages
US
has a sneaking suspicion of
thinks likely
jumps to a conclusion
gets the picture
dreams up
takes a stab at
goes out on a limb
makes a guess at
dare-says
latches on to
makes an estimate of
takes a shot at
cooks up
picks out
more ❯
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▲
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)
To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
speaks
says
talks
articulates
states
tells
utters
enunciates
mentions
pronounces
voices
announces
cites
exclaims
expresses
proclaims
verbalises
UK
verbalizes
US
vocalises
UK
vocalizes
US
affirms
airs
claims
declares
professes
relates
alleges
asserts
asseverates
attests
broadcasts
conveys
details
discloses
divulges
intimates
notes
opines
presses
promulgates
recites
relays
remarks
reports
vents
words
addresses
admits
advertises
advertizes
argues
avers
avouches
blurts
chatters
communicates
cries
delivers
denotes
enounces
explains
imparts
maintains
mouths
mumbles
mutters
offers
orates
outlines
phrases
pleads
predicates
presents
proposes
protests
publicises
UK
publicizes
US
purports
repeats
reveals
shouts
sounds
spills
spouts
testifies
vouches
blabs
chirps
clarifies
confesses
declaims
drawls
emphasises
UK
emphasizes
US
evinces
exposes
gabs
gases
indicates
intones
jaws
lips
modulates
murmurs
narrates
passes
perorates
pipes
quotes
reads
recounts
regurgitates
rehearses
retells
signals
soliloquizes
specifies
spiels
stresses
suggests
summarises
UK
summarizes
US
swears
translates
whispers
yaks
yammers
brings out
makes public
pops off
gives away
makes known
puts forth
puts into words
speaks about
talks about
comes out with
gets across
gives utterance to
gives voice to
puts across
puts forward
spells out
throws out
reels off
sounds out
gets off
makes clear
pipes up with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To deal with (something), usually effectively
plays
addresses
handles
manages
fields
maneuvers
US
manoeuvres
UK
negotiates
hacks
manipulates
swings
treats
takes
contends with
copes with
grapples with
Verb
▲
Copy the actions of
emulates
imitates
copies
mimics
follows
mirrors
echoes
matches
reproduces
apes
approximates
copycats
equals
mimes
parallels
rivals
competes with
surpasses
challenges
competes
contends with
dittos
does
outdoes
outvies
rivalizes
vies with
comes close to
comes near to
takes as a model
takes as an example
does like
follows suit
goes like
makes like
patterns after
takes after
follows in footsteps
patterns yourself after
follows in the footsteps of
models yourself on
takes a leaf out of someone's book
follows the example of
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