Verbs are life-giving!
We want our writing to sparkle. So give it some life with verbs. Too often writing descends into boredom. It’s passive and ho-hum. The answer? Great verbs. Verbs are action words, doing words. Verbs like . . .
| accept | confirm | elevate | illustrate | oppose | restore |
| accommodate | confront | eliminate | imitate | participate | reveal |
| achieve | consider | embody | imitate | perceive | settle |
| adapt | console | embrace | imitate | persevere | share |
| adopt | contemplate | emerge | immerse | ponder | signify |
| affect | contrast | emit | imply | portray | simulate |
| affirm | contribute | encounter | impose | prevent | solve |
| alter | control | enlighten | impress | prohibit | stimulate |
| anticipate | convince | enrich | incorporate | project | strengthen |
| arouse | covet | evoke | indicate | promote | surpass |
| attain | declare | evolve | interpret | provoke | sustain |
| attempt | defend | exceed | intervene | question | sustain |
| benefit | demonstrate | exclude | introduce | reach | symbolise |
| bring | depict | explain | justify | reconcile | transcend |
| cease | desire | explore | launch | reflect | transform |
| challenge | design | express | maintain | reinforce | transmit |
| claim | discard | find | modify | render | undermine |
| clarify | disclose | focus | motivate | replace | unify |
| compel | displace | highlight | oblige | resist | unite |
| condemn | distinguish | illuminate | obtain | resolve | verify |