Descriptive Words for Writers |
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 he word is at the tip of your tongue, but you can't
quite recall the one with exactly the meaning you wish to convey. Perhaps something
from the selection below will help.
| TRANSITIONAL EXPRESSIONS |
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| accordingly, afterall, also, an example of this, as a result,
as might be expected, besides, consequently, finally, furthermore, however, in addition,
in other words, in spite of this, in the next place, lastly, meanwhile, nevertheless,
on the contrary, on the other hand, soon, such, then again,therefore |
| TIME MARKERS |
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| after, after that, before, before that, earlier, finally, formerly,
in the afternoon, in the evening, in the morning, last,
later, next, now, several hours later, soon, since, then, to begin with,
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| MORE TO SAY |
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| also, besides, for example, furthermore, in addition, moreover |
| CONTRAST |
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| however, nevertheless, on the contrary, on the other hand |
| COMPARISON |
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| according to ---, ---affirms, ---clarifies, ---declares, ---denotes,
---describes, ---expounds, ---illustrates, ---interprets, in the same fashion,
in the same way, likewise, ---mentions, ---points out, ---says, similarly, ---states, ---writes |
| ADD AN IDEA TO ONE ALREADY STATED |
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| again, also, and, and then, besides, equally, further, furthermore,
important, in addition, in the same fashion, likewise, moreover, not, too |
| LIMIT OR CONTRADICT SOMETHING ALREADY SAID |
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| although, and yet, at the same time, but, conversely, however,
on the contrary, nevertheless, on the other hand, otherwise, still, yet |
| SHOW A TIME OR PLACE ARRANGEMENT OF YOUR IDEA |
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| adjacent to, afterward, at length, at this point, eventually, finally,
first, here, later, meanwhile, nearly, next, opposite to, presently, second, sooner or later |
| EXEMPLIFY SOME IDEA OR SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU HAVE SAID |
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| as a result, for example, for instance, in any case, in any event,
in brief, in fact, in other words, in short, on the whole, to sum up |
USED WITH QUOTES:
added, asked, barked, began, bellowed, breathed, buzzed, disclosed, divulged, exclaimed, growled,
hissed, hinted, hummed, insimuated, interrupted, intimated, mumbled, murmur, muttered, queried,
replied, resumed, revealed, rumored, rustled, said, screamed, shrieked, sighed, snapped, snarled,
sneered, stammered, whispered, wondered |
| ROMANTIC WORDS |
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adoration, affair, affair of the heart, affection, affectionate, allure, amour, aphrodisiac, charisma, cherrish, courtship, cuddle,
desire, devotion, embrace, enchantment, endearment, erogenous, excitement, exotic,
fabulous, fantastic, fantasy, fascination,fondness, glamour, hug, infatuation, intimate, kiss,
liaison, love,
lustful, magnetism, mystery, passionate, pursuit, rapture, relationship,romance, tender,
treasure
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| ACTION VERB LIST |
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affix, afflict, analyse, assail, appease, approach, aspire, assign, attribute, aver,
banish, beam, behave, bewail, blend, cast, chasten, chuckle, cipher, clip, coax, collide,
combine, commit, condone, confuse, converge, counsel, creak, debate, deprive,
descend, determine, direct, discard, discern, discharge, dominate, doze, dread, elate,
emerge, endeavor, endure, engender,entreat, escort, eye, feign, flog, forfeit, forsake,
free, frolic, gaze, glance, gossip, grasp, grind, guess, heave, hike, hoist, hurl, implore,
intrude, jerk, jingle, join, lash, launder, leap, leer, litter, mangle, meander, mend, nudge,
overrule, pace, pacify, pardon, perish, pierce, pledge, plunder, ply, ponder, pry,
recall, recite, recline, rectify, reform, refresh, regulate, reprove, ripple, roam, roast,
rotate, rouse, rove, rumble, secure, seduce, seep, slash, slide, slope, slumber, smuggle,
sneak, snooze, soar, stagger, stitch, strangle, strip, submerge, survey, swallow,
tear, tease, thrash, thrill, thrust, thwart, tilt, trace, trudge, twinkle, unlace, urge,
utter, vacate, wager, wander, warble, warp, wedge, weep, whet, whirl, wreak |
| VERBS FOR RESUMES |
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| accelerated, accepted, accomplished, accrued, accumulated, achieved,
acquired, acted, administered, adopted, advanced, advised, alleviated, analyzed, anticipated,
applied, appointed, appraised, approved, arranged, ascertained, assembled, assessed, assisted,
assumed, attended, audited, authorized, averted, avoided, balanced, bargained, bought, brought,
budgeted, built, calculated, centralized, checked, circulated, collaborated, collected, combined,
compiled, completed, composed, conceived, concentrated, concluded, conducted, consolidated,
constructed, controlled, consulted, converted, cooperated, coordinated, corrected, correlated,
created, decentralized, decreased, defined, delegated, delivered, demonstrated, designated,
designed, determined, developed, devised, directed, discovered, discussed, disseminated,
distributed, divided, documented, doubled, drafted, edited, elevated, eliminated, employed,
enforced, enhanced, ensured, escalated, established, evaluated, evolved, examined, executed,
exercised, expanded, expedited, estracted, facilitated, figured, followed up, forecast, formed,
formulated, founded, framed, furnished, gave, generated, guided, halted, headed, hired,
illustrated, implemented, improved, increased, informed, initiated, innovated, inspected,
inspired, installed, instituted, instructed, interceded, interpreted, interviewed, introduced,
invented, investigated, issued, joined, justified, kept, launched, led, liquidated, located,
made, maintained, managed, marketed, measured, minimized, modernized, motivated, negotiated,
notified, observed, obtained, offered, operated, organized, originated, packaged, participated,
passed, performed, piloted, pioneered, planned, prepared, presented, prevented, processed,
procured, produced, programmed, promoted, proposed, protected, provided, published, purchased,
received, recommended, recorded, recruited, redesigned, reduced, regulated, rejected, related,
released, rendered, re-negotiated, reorganized, reported, represented, researched, resolved,
restored, reversed, reviewed, revised, revitalized, scheduled, screened, secured, selected,
separated, served, serviced, set-up, settled, signed, simplified, sold, solved, sparked,
specified, staffed, standardized, started, stipulated, streamlined, strengthened, structured,
studied, submitted, succeeded, summarized, superseded, supervised, supported, surveyed,
systematized, tabulated, terminated, tested, traced, tracked, traded, trained, transferred,
transformed, translated, trimmed, uncovered, unearthed, unified, unraveled, upgraded,
utilized, vacated, varied, verified, withdrew, won, worked, wrote |
| SHOW INITIATIVE AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY |
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| accelerated, administered, authority over, automated, competitive drive,
comprehensive, concentrated on, controlled, coordinated, created, demonstrated, decision maker,
developed subordinates, devised, directed, discreet, established, expedited, generated, guided,
hard-driving, headed, heavily involved in, highly developed skills, initiated, installed,
in charge of, keen sense of urgency, leadership ability, originated, primary emphasis on,
professional attitude, proven leader, ranking member of, revamped, shaped and directed,
solid foundation in, spearheaded, streamlined, strong dedication to, successful with, tactful,
take the initiative to, understand priorities, well versed in |
| SHOW PROFIT-ORIENTED |
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| cost-oriented, cut costs while maintaining production, efficient,
eliminated bottlenecks, generated cost savings, identified and solved problems,
initiated profit-making plans, problem solver, profit-minded, quicker and more reliable information,
reduced excessive costs, set priorities, shortcut to, set up profit centers, simplified procedures,
streamlined, strict control of, trimmed costs and increased efficiency |
| DESCRIBE SOUNDS ADJECTIVES |
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| baa, babble, bam, bang, beep, boom, bow wow, buzz, caw, cheep,
chim, chirp, chomp, chortle, clack, clang, clatter, click, clip clop, cluck,
clunk, coo, crackle, creak, croak, cuckoo, ding, drop, eek, fizzle, flush,
groan, growl, grrr, hee haw, hiss, hoot, honk, howl, hush, kapow, kiss, lap,
meow, moan, moo, murmur, neigh, oink, pant, peep, ping, pitter patter, plop,
pluck, pop, pow, purr, quack, rachet, ribbit, rustle, roar, scream, screech,
sizzle, slap, slurp, squish, smack, smash, snap, snarl, snort, squawk, squeak,
snap, splash, swish, swoosh, thump, tick tock, tinkle, trickle, tweet, vroom,
whaam, whack, whimper, whine, whirr, woof, woosh, yap, yelp, zip
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| DEMONSTRATE INTELLIGENCE AND HANDLE DETAILS |
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| accurate, adept with figures, analytical, attention to detail, careful, common sense, creative,
detail-minded, efficient, fast-thinking, follow through, get things done, logical thinker, meet all due dates,
methodical, orderly, precise, systematic, well organized |
| STRESS COMPETENCE |
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| action-oriented, adept at, aptitude for, commitment to, comprehensive knowledge of,
consistently meet deadlines, effective in, exhibit coolness under stress, first hand knowledge of,
inspire confidence, keep up with current, know-how, mastered, practical approach to, perform well under pressure,
proficient, proven track record, results-oriented, self-motivated, strength in, technical competence in,
thorough understanding of, troubleshooter, well grounded in |
| WEAK OR USELESS WORDS |
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| all, appeared, are, felt, is, just, looked, maybe, rather, really, quite, seemed, slightly, sometimes,
that, very, was, were |
| FEELINGS ADJECTIVES |
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GLAD |
SAD |
MAD |
SCARED |
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| HIGH |
alive, cheerful, delighted, ecstatic, elated, energized,
excited, exuberant, happy, jubilant, thrilled |
beaten, bleak, blue, crestfallen, defeated, depressed,
devastated, despondent, disconsolate, empty, grieving, grim,
helpless, hopeless, humiliated, melancholy, mournful, numb,
sorrowful, woebegone |
aggravated, angry, antagonistic, bittern boiling,detestable,
enraged, ruming, furious, hateful, hostile, infuriated |
afraid, alarmed, distressed, fearful, frightened, intimidated,
panicky, petrified, scared, shocked, terrified, threatened,
tremulous |
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| MEDIUM |
comfortable, content, enchanted, encouraged, exalted, gleeful, grateful,
gratified, helpful, hilarious, hopeful, interested, jolly,
jovial, lighthearted, overjoyed,
peaceful, pleased, rapturous, spirited, vibrant |
dejected, discouraged, dismal, dispirited, down, downcast,
forlorn, heavy, humbled, lonely, morose, moved, pessimistic,
regretful, rejected, shareful, shamefulsolemn, sullen, woeful,
worthless |
bothered, burned, disgusted, exasperated, frustrated, incensed,
indignant, inflamed, vengeful, worked up |
agitated, anxious, apprehensive, disoriented, fainthearted,
inadequate, insecure, jittery, nervous, perturbed, pessimistic,
shaky, startled, tense, troubled, uptight, worried |
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| LOW |
blithe, complacent, serene, tranquil, warm |
ashamed, bored, bruised, cheerless, deflated, disappointed,
distant, embarrassed, gloomy, hurt, let down, pained, resigned,
somber, turned off, unfulfilled, unhappy, uninterested |
chafed, displeased, irate, irked, miffed, peeved, provoked, sore,
teed off, vexed |
bothered, cautious, concerned, coy, diffident, disinclined,
doubtful, edgy, fidgety, hesitant, reluctant, restless, timid,
timorous, uneasy, unsettled, unsure, vulnerable
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