大象传媒

Use lively, interesting words

Here are some examples of overused words:

  • good
  • nice
  • very
  • happy
  • big
  • hate
  • said
  • walked

Can you think of alternative words that you could use for each 鈥 words that are more precise, lively or interesting? Consider what the reader should feel about the place, person or topic that you are describing.

Suggestions

A professor with a thesaurus machine producing a variety of ambitious words.
  • Good - superb, fantastic, excellent, brilliant, outstanding, spectacular.
  • Nice - marvellous, enjoyable, pleasant, wonderful, glorious.
  • Very - extremely, highly, deeply, terribly, hugely, massively.
  • Happy - ecstatic, cheerful, pleased, overjoyed, elated, thrilled.
  • Big - huge, gigantic, ginormous, enormous, colossal, immense.
  • Hate - despise, detest, repulsed, loathe, condemn, dislike.
  • Said - shouted, bellowed, whispered, sniggered, mumbled, grunted, sang, exclaimed.
  • Walked - strutted, bounded, sprinted, ambled, trudged, wandered, trundled.