Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Words to make your essays flow better


Words to make your essays flow better

Noted (said)
  • remarked
  • denoted - Be a sign or indication of, "Her smile denoted that she agreed"
  • observed
  • commented
  • mentioned
  • referred
  • announced
  • noticed
Precisely
  • explicitly
  • accurately
  • expressly
  • exactly
  • incisively
 
Said
  • enounced, enunciated - Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
  • pronounced - Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
  • articulated - Express or state clearly
  • stated
  • expressed
  • reported
  • alleged - Declared but not proved
 
To intensify
  • incredibly
  • exceedingly
  • extremely
  • extraordinarily
  • truly
  • really
  • very
  • utterly - Completely
  • absolutely
  • perfectly
  • sublimely
  • dramatically
 
To show intelligence
  • profound
  • shrewd – hardheaded (practical experience and observation) intelligence
  • astute
  • insightful
  • genius
  • smart
  • sharp
  • keen
  • mastermind
 
To express positive words
  • magnificent
  • fantastic
  • fantastical
  • phenomenal
  • wonderful
  • extraordinary
  • marvelous
  • superb
  • excellent
  • spectacular
  • prodigious
  • grand
  • brilliant
  • glorious - great happiness
  • illustrious - Widely known and esteemed
  • notable - Worthy of notice
  • respected
  • impressive
  • splendid
 
To summarize
  • Overall
  • To summarize
  • In summary
  • To sum up
  • Paraphrased
  • Briefly
  • In brief
  • Summing up
  • To put it briefly
 
To indicate doubt
  • Most likely
  • More likely
  • Possibly
  • Probably
  • Dubitable
 
To indicate certainty
  • Truly
  • Sincerely
  • Genuinely
  • Surely
  • Rightfully
  • Absolutely
  • Indubitably
  • Certainly
  • Without doubt
  • Needless to say
 
To indicate time
  • After
  • Before
  • Currently
  • During
  • Eventually
  • Finally
To compare or contrast
  • Whereas
  • In comparison
  • In contrast
  • However
  • Although
  • On the other hand
  • Likewise
  • Similarly
  • But
  • Yet
  • Nevertheless - Despite anything to the contrary
  • Nonetheless
  • Notwithstanding -
  • Even so
  • All the same
  • First, Second, etc.
  • Formerly
  • Immediately
  • Initially
  • Lastly
  • Later
  • Meanwhile
To prove
  • manifest - Provide evidence for; stand as proof of
  • attest - Provide evidence for
  • testify - Provide evidence for
  • certify - Provide evidence for
  • endorse, indorse - Give support or one's approval to
  • establish
  • instance - (v) Clarify by giving an example of
  • exemplify - (v) Clarify by giving an example of
 
  • Next
  • Once
  • Previously
  • Simultaneously
  • Soon
  • Subsequently
  • Subsequent - Following in time
To conclude
  • For the aforementioned reasons
  • For the aforementioned reasons, there is no doubt that
  • To sum up the foregoing,
  • Given these facts
  • In conclusion
  • In closing
  • To conclude
To express an opinion
  • In all due fairness
  • With good judgment, (one/we may)
 
To indicate a cause or reason
  • Since
  • Because
  • Because of
  • Due to
  • For
  • For the reason that
  • As
  • Inasmuch as - Since
  • Whereby - As a result of which, By which, "the means whereby we achieved our goal"
 
To indicate an example
  • For example
  • For instance
  • In particular
  • Particularly - Specifically or especially distinguished from others
  • Specifically
  • To illustrate
  • To demonstrate
 
To indicate more information
  • Besides - Making an additional point; anyway
  • Furthermore
  • In addition
  • Moreover
  • Likewise
  • Indeed – In truth
  • In fact
  • Also
  • As well
  • Foremost - Ranking above all others; Preceding all others in spatial position
  • First, Second, Third, Finally
  • Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly
Adverbs
  1. accidentally
  2. afterwards
  3. almost
  4. always
  5. angrily
  6. annually
  7. anxiously
  8. awkwardly
  9. badly
  10. blindly
  11. boastfully
  12. boldly
  13. bravely
  14. briefly
  15. brightly
  16. busily
  17. calmly
  18. carefully
  19. carelessly
  20. cautiously
  21. cheerfully
  22. clearly
 
 
Adverbs
  1. daily
  2. defiantly
  3. deliberately
  4. doubtfully
  5. easily
  6. elegantly
  7. enormously
  8. enthusiastically
  9. equally
  10. even
  11. eventually
  12. exactly
  13. faithfully
  14. far
  15. fast
  16. fatally
  17. fiercely
  18. fondly
  19. foolishly
  20. fortunately
  21. frantically
  22. gently
 
 
Adverbs
  1. gladly
  2. gracefully
  3. greedily
  4. happily
  5. hastily
  6. honestly
  7. hourly
  8. hungrily
  9. innocently
  10. inquisitively
  11. irritably
  12. joyously
  13. justly
  14. kindly
  15. lazily
  16. less
  17. loosely
  18. loudly
  19. madly
  20. merrily
  21. monthly
  22. mysteriously
 

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