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need synonyms for my story?
I'm writing a book about a shape-shifter, and I feel like I'm using the words 'morphed' and 'changed' too much. Any ideas?
Also, I need synonyms for 'asked' and 'said'.
thanks in advance XD
7 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Wondered
Implored
Thought
Questioned
Inquired
Stated
Requested
Expected
Requested
Demanded
Assumed
Supposed
______
Evolved
Transformed
Turned-into
Altered
Switched
Converted
Adapted
Changed
Mutated
Transmuted
Metamorphose
Different
Reformed
Rehabilitated
Improved
New
- RedStarLv 71 decade ago
From Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing:
"Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue. The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in. But "said" is far less intrusive than "grumbled", "gasped", "cautioned", "lied". I once noticed Mary McCarthy ending a line of dialogue with "she asseverated" and had to stop reading and go to the dictionary."
I wouldn't say that you should NEVER use anything other than said, but use synonyms sparingly. Any professional editor will tell you that one of the biggest and most irritating mistakes that amateur writers make is trying desperately hard to avoid repeating 'said' all the time, for exactly the reasons that Leonard outlines here. If your writing lacks variety, you need to think about varying sentence structure, rhythm etc instead.
Source(s): Professional experience. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/20/ten-ru... - 1 decade ago
Morph:
transform, alter, switch, convert, adapt, change, mutate, transmute, metamorphose
Changed:
altered, different, transformed, reformed, rehabilitated, improved, new
Asked:
request, inquire, question, query, probe, examine, test, solicit, catechize, invite, ask over, have over, bid (archaic), summon, request, count on, expect, demand, look for, require, call for, solicit
Said:
aforesaid (formal), aforementioned (formal), assumed, supposed, alleged
Source(s): Microsoft® Encarta® 2008. © 1993-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. - polkadotLv 41 decade ago
For 'morphed' and 'changed': turned into
'Asked': questioned, inquired, wondered
'Said': stated
- 1 decade ago
metamorphed, transformed, altered, reformed
inquiried, pondered,
hope i helped
Source(s): me - 1 decade ago
'Questioned', 'Interrogated', 'Decreed', 'Exclaimed'. 'Shifted' is the only one I can come up with. Try thesaurus.com.
Source(s): thesaurus.com