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
- 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.