takes on the function of Synonym

affirmation, declaration, assertion, proclamation, acknowledgment, admission, confession profession, announcement, statement, testimony, avouchment, recognition, acceptance, disclosure, revelation, avowance, asseveration, attestation, confirmation, endorsement, certification, validation, verification, corroboration, support, ratification, approval, sanction, consent, concession [x]

guess, conjecture, speculate, infer, assume, suppose, presume, deduce, conclude, theorize, hypothesize, imagine, suspect, reckon, opine, think, believe, fancy, estimate, judge, gather, divine, intuit, postulate, posit, anticipate, predict, forecast, envisage, envision, project, foresee, apprehend, comprehend, understand, interpret, read, sense, perceive, grasp, discern, recognize, appreciate, intuitively understand, intuitively grasp, intuitively sense, intuitively perceive [x]

articulate, enunciate, utter, vocalize, say, speak, express, declare, state, deliver, voice, verbalize, intone, sound, emit, announce, proclaim, assert, communicate, convey, pronounce [x]

articulate, pronounce, express, vocalize, utter, state, declare, announce, voice, speak, communicate, convey, deliver, verbalize, intone, sound, enounce, say, proclaim, assert, affirm, articulate clearly, enounce clearly, enunciate clearly [x]

elaborate, explain, clarify, elucidate, interpret, describe, detail, illustrate, explicate, unfold, expatiate, amplify, expand, develop, spell out, illuminate, demystify, annotate, comment, define, exemplify, lay out, set forth, break down, make clear [x]

accept, believe, trust, take literally, take as is, take for granted, take on faith, assume, consider, regard, take without question, take at its word, take at face value [x]

consider, regard, judge, think, believe, view, see, reckon, suppose, estimate, assess, evaluate, appraise, rate, gauge, account, hold, esteem, surmise, assume, guess, imagine, fancy, conceive, perceive, interpret, weigh, value, measure, calculate, adjudge, deem [x]

articulate, pronounce, speak clearly, express, vocalize, utter, state, declare, voice, say [x]

detailed, intricate, complex, thorough, comprehensive, exhaustive, meticulous, ornate, sophisticated, involved, extensive, developed, embellished, refined, complicated, convoluted, fancy, decorated, adorned, rich, baroque, florid, fussy, grand, luxurious, opulent, polished, perfected, complete, full, ample, voluminous, expansive, in-depth, painstaking, precise, exact, accurate, careful, scrupulous, particular, specific, minute, exacting, rigorous, methodical, systematic, analytical, detailed-oriented [x]

expressions, phrases, statements, articulations, utterances, declarations, wording, terms, constructions, compositions, phrasings, locutions, enunciations, renditions, representations, verbalizations, idioms, syntaxes, sentences, clauses, dictations, narrations, descriptions, explanations, interpretations, paraphrases, rephrasings, versions, accounts, reports, summaries, outlines, drafts, blueprints, plans, designs, frameworks, structures, formats, patterns, models, prototypes, templates, schemes, arrangements, configurations, setups, organizations [x]

subtleties, distinctions, variations, gradations, shades, differences, refinements, niceties, details, intricacies, complexities [x]

idiosyncrasies, quirks, oddities, eccentricities, anomalies, singularities, abnormalities, deviations, distinctions, characteristics, traits, features, particularities, specialties, nuances, individualities, specificities, peculiarness, uniqueness, curiosities, irregularities, variations, differences, oddments, rarities [x]

be in charge of, oversee, manage, handle, supervise, direct, control, govern, administer, lead, head, run, operate, conduct, be accountable for be answerable for, be liable for, be the cause of, be the reason for, be to blame for, be at fault for, be the source of, be the origin of, be the root of, be the instigator of, be the initiator of, be the author of, be the perpetrator of, be the agent of, be the executor of, be the doer of, be the performer of, be the operator of, be the manager of, be the overseer of, be the supervisor of, be the director of, be the controller of, be the governor of, be the administrator of, be the leader of, be the head of, be the runner of, be the conductor of, be the handler of, be the organizer of, be the coordinator of, be the planner of [x]

messes, muddles, tangles, confusions, disarrays, disorganizations, hodgepodges, mishmashes, scrambles, shambles, snafus, mix-ups, muddlements, dishevelments, dishevels, discomposures [x]

suggest, indicate, hint, infer, insinuate, signify, mean, connote, denote, allude, intimate, entail, involve, presuppose, point to, hint at, give a clue, give to understand, get at, drive at, spell out, betoken, import, purport, implicate, adumbrate, foreshadow, augur, presage, foretell, herald, portend, prognosticate, prophesy, forebode, forewarn, prefigure, shadow, symbolize, typify, represent, embody, mirror, reflect, echo, reveal, disclose, unveil, expose [x]