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These should not appear in formal writing! All abbreviations (ok, CA, ASAP, etc.) All contractions (won’t, didn’t, I’d, he’d) All slang (phat, bling, bunk) unless in dialogue Alot (wrong spelling anyway) or a lot Alright (two words: all right) Would of, could of, should of (the correct form is “would have” or “could have”) Dead Words

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These should not appear in formal writing!

All abbreviations (ok, CA, ASAP, etc.) All contractions (won’t, didn’t, I’d, he’d) All slang (phat, bling, bunk) unless in

dialogue Alot (wrong spelling anyway) or a lot Alright (two words: all right) Would of, could of, should of (the correct form is “would have” or “could

have”) fun, funny get, got,

gotten good kind of like when lots mad many great

awful bad beautiful boring ‘cause, cuz cool dumb fine

Dead Words

is like neat nice really so stuff thing very

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ache bash bubble beep beam blister blink blare blind batter bicker babble crow cluck creep crackle cough clank chug chat cluck crunch cackle chant croon

dribble dazzle drifted dance engulf entertain flail flume float flow flap flare flitter flop flicker glisten grind gun glide glare groan hoot hiss invite jump

jerk

kiss kick laugh leap light loan mumble mock moan munch nail pop pounce patter pile pound plop peep quack reflect roar rattle rumble shimmer shriek slosh

sputter

sizzle soar spin squawk spark smoke splash streak smash scold sail trill thump thunder twinkle whip whisk whir wail wink wheeze whistle yap yell

zoom

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bolt bounc

e caree

n chase dart dash dive drive marc

h parad

e

drop flick fly gallop hurl hurry plummet plunge scuttle prance

propel race ram rip rush sail scamper scramble

bustle

shove skip speed spin spring sprint streak stride scurry

swerve smash

swoop swift swing trot whisk zip

zoom

amble

bend cante

r creep crawl drag

drift droop edge heave

n lift loiter

lope lumber meande

r sneak plod saunter

shuffle slink slouch soar stagge

r stroll

stalk stray sway tiptoe waddle roam withdra

w

Words for Moving Quickly

Words for Moving Slowly

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angular branchin

g broken conical crimped crinkle curved cylindric

al

domed flat flared frilled globular hexagon

al irregular jutting

octagonal oval pyramidal rectangul

ar round ruffled square tapering

scalloped

shapeless

spilt spindly skinny thin top-

heavy tubular

triangular

twiggy shapely wavy winged

wiry

intensely unusually immeasurably slightly exceedingly truly

infinitely shockingly especially incredibly bitterly richly

severely fully surely mightily chiefly shockingly

especially

Words for Shapes

Substitutes for Very

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accomplish

achieve acquire act annoy approach arrive ask assassinat

e attain bag be become begat borrow bride bring build buy

convince

cook do drive dunk earn eat escape establis

h fetch find fix follow gain generat

e give go grab

inform inherit kill learn live locate make manage master murder obtain overcom

e perceive persuad

e prepare procure produce profit purchas

regain remembe

r remove rent retrieve ring run salvage score secure see seize serve shoot slip snare snatch steal strike

Get Rid of “Get”!

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capture catch collect come comprehe

nd conceive contract

grasp hand help hire hit hook induce influenc

e

e pursue put puzzle raise reach reap receive

succeed support survive take thrill trap understa

nd win

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arid arrogant animated awkward blazing blotched bold bright bruised calm cheap clean clear cluttered congested crisp crooked crowed curved dark dazzling decorative dingy dismal drab dramatic dull elegant energetic erect exhausted

exotic fiery flashy flat flowery fluid formal fragile frail freckled fresh frightene

d gigantic glassy glazed glowing glossy grimy handsom

e hardy healthy heavy immense imposing iridescent irresistibl

e jammed jeweled lavish lean lithe

lively loose massive messy miniature mottled muddy muscular narrow nervous old opaque opulent ordinary packed pale pattern perky pleasant radiant regal remarkable robust rigid rotted scrubbed serene shabby sheen shimmering slender

shiny shy showy sickly spotted stately stretched straight stout striped strong supple sturdy tantalizing tall tidy tied timid tiny tired transparent translucent untidy used wide wild worn

wrinkle

young

Words for Appearances

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acknowledged

acquiesced added  addressed admitted admonished advised advocated affirmed agreed alleged allowed announced answered approved argued assented asserted assumed asked attested avowed babbled bantered bargained began boasted called claimed commended complained cried debated decided demurred

dented

denounced

described dictated directed disclosed disrupted divulged drawled droned elaborate

d emphasiz

ed enjoined entreated enunciate

d estimated exclaimed explained exposed expressed faltered feared foretold fumed giggled grinned grunted held implied indicated interred instructed itemized laughed lectured lied

maintained

mentioned mimicked moaned mumbled murmured mused muttered nagged narrated noted notified objective observed opined orated ordered petitioned pleaded pled pointed out prayed predicted proclaimed professed prompted propounded publicized quibbled ranted reassured reciprocate

d refuted related remonstrat

ed repeated

replied

responded

restated resumed retorted returned reveal ruled sanctione

d scoffed scolded screamed shouted shrieked snapped sneered sobbed solicited specified spoke sputtered stammere

d stated stipulate

d stormed stressed suggeste

d taunted thought threatene

d told twitted urged uttered vowed walled

Said is Dead

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warned

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Black jet ebony licorice charcoal coal dusky onyx sable slate shadowy

Blue aqua cerulean teal aquamarine azure cobalt navy peacock porcelain royal sapphire steel turquoise sky powder indigo

Gray ashen dove steel clouded dingy drab dusky dusty granite heather

leaden mousy peppery slate smoky stone

Brown almond auburn amber bronze chocolate cinnamon coffee ginger hazel mahogany nutmeg rust sandy tawny walnut

Green apple forest moss pea sage celery chartreuse emerald kelly lime mint olive pistachio

Purple lavender

magenta mauve mulberry orchid periwinkle violet amethyst plum lilac

Yellow/Orange apricot beige buff butter buttercup butterscotch canary chrome gold lemon mustard ochre orange peach persimmon tangerine tawny sandy

Red/Pink burgundy bloodshot cerise cherry wine ruddy cardinal cerise cherry coral crimson garnet maroon pink rose/rosy blush raspberry ruby salmon strawberry vermillion wine

White cream ivory beige marble milky oyster pearly platinum silver snow chalky light pallid frosted pasty transparent

bleached

Words for Colors

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echoing shrill faint groan melodious coo deafening hushed husky lapping moan muffled snarl snort screech

shriek buzz softly squeak thud raspy thump thundering tinkle wail whimper boo bang whine

crash raspy  squawk crackle chime ring thud whine buzz laugh silence bump bark clink gurgle

chuckle boom bleat hiss giggle cry thunder bray snort guffaw bawled bang blare bellow sing crow roar

rumble growl hum chatter  scream grate whimper mutter mumble screech slam stammer murmur wail shout clap

snap whisper babble    yell stomp rustle sigh cheer whistle jangle whir  hush storm

scented fragrant aromatic perfumed fresh balmy earthly piney ripe odorous pungent tempting spicy savory sharp fishy acidic acrid

burnt gaseous reeking putrid rotten spoiled sour rancid sickly stagnant molding musty damp dank stench bitter burning medicinal fragrant salty smoky

stale sweet spoiled rank flowery

angular bent big billowy black blonde blushing branching bright brilliant broad brunette bulky chubby

colorful circular clean cloudy colorful colossal contoured craggy crinkled crooked crowded crystalline

curved cute dark deep dim distinct dull elegant enormous fancy fat filthy flat flickering fluffy foggy

forked fuzzy gigantic glamorous gleaming glistening globular glowing graceful grotesque hazy high hollow

homely huge immense light lithe little long low misty motionless muddy murky narrow obtuse pale

petite portly quaint radiant rectangular reddish rippling rotund small shadowy shallow sheer shimmering

shiny short skinny soaring spotless square steep

Smell Words

Sight Words

Sound Words

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stormy straight strange sunny hued swooping tall tapering translucent ugly unsightly unusual weird wide

wiry wispy wizened

oily buttery salty bittersweet sweet hearty mellow sugary crisp ripe bland tasteless sour vinegary

fruity tangy unripe raw medicinal fishy spicy peppery gingery hot burnt overripe spoiled rotten bitter acidic

creamy gooey juicy mild peppery

shaggy tepid sodden stinging damp downy chilly bumpy breezy tough dusty

dry filthy searing uneven slick waxy tight tender sweaty tender spongy prickly fragile fleshy bumpy

slimy rubbery fleshy waxy oily mushy spongy slippery wet damp sticky steamy frosty loose fragile

thin dull dry thick sharp rough sandy gritty hairy fuzzy feathery furry woolly soft smooth

velvety satiny silky leathery crisp hot warm tepid lukewarm icy cold cool elastic crisp leathery

Taste Words

Touch Words

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-a-ableadorableadventurousacidicafraidaggressiveagreeableajaralertaliveamazingamusedamusingancientashamedattractiveaverageawesomeawful

-b-beautifulbeneficialbetterbestbite-sizedbitterblackblushingboilingbouncybravebreakablebriefbrightbrokenbrownbumpybustlingbusy

-c-calculatingcalmcarefulcarelesscaringcharmingchubbycheapcheerful

cleanclearclosedcloudyclumsyclutteredcoldcolorfulcomfortableconcernedcoolcooperativecoordinatedcourageouscrazycreepycrookedcrowdedcuddlycumbersomecurlycurvycute

-d-damageddangerousdarkdazzlingdeaddeepdefiantdeliciousdelightfuldeliriousdescriptivedeserteddisastrousdisgustingdrearydifferentdifficultdirtydistinctdizzydrabdrydull

-e-eagerearly

easyelatedelderlyelegantembarrassedemptyenchantedenchantingenergeticenviousequalevenevilexcellentexcitedexcitingexpensiveextra-largeextra-small

-f-fairfamiliarfamousfancyfarfar-flungfastfatfearfulfearlessfilthyfinefirstflakyflatflimsyfluffyfoolishfrailfreefreshfriendlyfrightenedfrighteningfullfumblingfunnyfuzzy

-g-

giantgiganticgiftedglamorousgleamingglisteninggloriousgoodgorgeousgracefulgratefulgraygreatgreedygreengrotesquegruesomegrumpygullible

-h-handyhardhard-to-findhatefulhealthyheavenlyheavyhelpfulhelplesshideoushighhomelyhorriblehungryhusky

-i-ickyicyignorantill-fatedill-informedimpoliteimportantincredibleinfamousinsidiousintelligentinteresting

irritatingitchy

-j-jealousjitteryjollyjoyousjuicyjumpy

-k-keenkindkindly

-l-lamelargelastlatelazyleanlightlimpinglonglong-termlooseloudlovelylovinglowluckylumpy

-m-magnificentmarvelousmammothmassivemeatymeekmellowmelodicmessymilkyminiaturemistymodernmotionlessmountainous

STRON

G AD

JECTIVES

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muddymundanemurkymushymysterious

-n-narrownaturalnaughtynearneatnewnextnimblenippynoisynormalnutritiousnutty

-o-obedientobeseoddold-fashionedopenordinaryoutgoingoutrageousoutstanding

-p-palepaltryperfectplainplasticpleasantpolitepoisedpoorpowerfulpreciousprettypreciouspreviouspriceypricklyproudpuny

pushypuzzledpuzzling

-q-quaintquickquietquirky

-r-rapidrarerealremarkablerichrigidrightriperoastedrobustrottenroughroundrude

-s-sadsafescaredscaryscrawnysecondsecond-handselfishserioussharpshinyshortshrillshysicksilentsilkysillysimplesimplisticskinnysleepyslimslimy

slipperyslowsmallsmartsmoggysmoothsoftsolidsophisticatedsoresoursparklingspicyspiffyspitefulspotlessspottedsquarestalesteepstickystingystormystrangestraightstripedstrongstupendousstupidsturdysubstantialsupersuperbsuperficialsweet

-t-talltametantarttastytedioustendertenseterrifictestythankful

thinthirdthirstythoughtfultidytighttinytiredtoughtremendoustrickytroubledtruthful

-u-uglyunequalunevenunhealthyuniqueunkemptunknownunnaturalunrulyunsightlyuntidyunusedunusualunwieldyunwrittenupsetusedusefuluseless

-v-valuablevastvictoriousvioletvivacious

-w-warmwaterywealthyweakwearywell-groomedwell-madewell-offwell-to-dowetwholewickedwidewide-eyedwigglywildwindywittywonderfulwoodenworriedwrong

-y-youngyummy

-z-zanyzealouszesty

-a-

STRON

G AD

JECTIVES

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abnormallyabsentmindedlyaccidentallyacidlyactuallyadventurouslyafterwardsalmostalwaysangrilyannuallyanxiouslyarrogantlyawkwardly

-b-badlybashfullybeautifullybitterlybleaklyblindlyblissfullyboastfullyboldlybravelybrieflybrightlybrisklybroadlybusily

-c-calmlycarefullycarelesslycautiouslycertainlycheerfullyclearlycleverly

closelycoaxinglycolorfullycommonlycontinuallycoollycorrectlycourageouslycrosslycruellycuriously -d-dailydaintilydearlydeceivinglydelightfullydeeplydefiantlydeliberatelydelightfullydiligentlydimlydoubtfullydreamily

-e-easilyelegantlyenergeticallyenormouslyequallyespeciallyevenevenlyeventuallyexactlyexcitedlyextremely

-f-

fairlyfaithfullyfamouslyfarfastfatallyferociouslyferventlyfiercelyfondlyfoolishlyfortunatelyfranklyfranticallyfreelyfreneticallyfrightfullyfullyfuriously -g-generallygenerouslygentlygladlygleefullygracefullygratefullygreatlygreedily

-h-happilyhastilyhealthilyheavilyhelpfullyhelplesslyhighlyhonestlyhopelesslyhourlyhungrily

-i-immediatelyinnocentlyinquisitivelyinstantlyintenselyintentlyinterestinglyinwardlyirritably

-j-jaggedlyjealouslyjoshinglyjoyfullyjoyouslyjoviallyjubilantlyjudgmentallyjustly

-k-keenlykiddinglykindheartedlykindlykissinglyknavishlyknowinglyknowledgeablykookily

-l-lazilylesslightlylikely

livelyloftilylonginglyloosely

lovinglyloudlyloyally

-m-madlymajesticallymeaningfullymechanicallymerrilymiserablymockinglymonthlymoremortallymostlymysteriously

-n-naturallynearlyneatlyneedilynervouslynevernicelynoisilynot

-o-obedientlyobnoxiouslyoddlyoffensivelyofficiallyoftenonlyopenlyoptimisticallyoverconfidentlyowlishly

-p-

STRON

G AD

VERBS

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painfullypartiallypatientlyperfectlyphysicallyplayfullypolitelypoorlypositivelypotentiallypowerfullypromptlyproperlypunctually

-q-quaintlyqueasilyqueerlyquestionablyquestioninglyquickerquicklyquietlyquirkilyquizzically -r-rapidlyrarelyreadilyreallyreassuringlyrecklesslyregularlyreluctantlyrepeatedlyreproachfullyrestfullyrighteouslyrightfullyrigidlyroughly

-s-sadlysafelyscarcelyscarilysearchinglysedatelyseeminglyseldomselfishlyseparatelyseriouslyshakilysharplysheepishlyshrillyshylysilentlysleepilyslowlysmoothlysoftlysolemnlysolidlysometimessoonspeedilystealthilysternlystrictlysuccessfullysuddenlysurprisinglysuspiciouslysweetlyswiftly-t-tenderlytenselyterriblythankfullythoroughlythoughtfullytightly

tomorrowtootremendouslytriumphantlytrulytruthfully

-u-ultimatelyunabashedlyunaccountablyunbearablyunethicallyunexpectedlyunfortunatelyunimpressivelyunnaturallyunnecessarilyutterlyupbeatupliftinglyuprightupside-downupwardupwardlyurgentlyusefullyuselesslyusuallyutterly

-v-vacantlyvaguelyvainlyvaliantlyvastlyverballyvery

viciouslyvictoriouslyviolentlyvivaciouslyvoluntarily

-w-warmlyweaklywearilywellwetlywhollywildlywillfullywiselywoefullywonderfullyworriedlywrongly

-y- yawningly

yearlyyearninglyyesterdayyieldinglyyouthfully

-z-zealously zestfully zestily

STRON

G AD

VERBS

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-a-abideaccelerateacceptaccomplishachieveacquireactedactivateadaptaddaddressadministeradmireadmitadoptadviseaffordagreealertalightallowalteredamuseanalyzeannounceannoyansweranticipateapologizeappearapplaudappliedappointappraiseappreciateapprovearguearisearrangearrestarriveaskassembleassessassistassureattachattackattainattemptattendattractavoidawake -b-back

bakebalancebanbangbarebatbathebattlebebeambearbeatbecomebegbeginbehavebeholdbelongbendbesetbetbidbindbitebleachbleedblessblindblinkblotblowblushboastboilboltbombbookboreborrowbouncebowboxbrakebranchbreakbreathebreedbriefbringbroadcastbruisebrushbubblebudgetbuildbumpburnburst

burybustbuybuzz

-c-calculatecallcampcarecarrycarvecastcatalogcatchcausechallengechangechargechartchasecheatcheckcheerchewchokechoosechopclaimclapclarifyclassifycleanclearclingclipcloseclothecoachcoilcollectcolorcombcomecommandcommunicatecomparecompetecompilecomplaincompletecomposecomputeconceiveconcentrateconceptualizeconcernconclude

conductconfessconfrontconfuseconnectconserveconsiderconsistconsolidateconstructconsultcontaincontinuecontractcontrolconvertcoordinatecopycorrectcorrelatecostcoughcounselcountcovercrackcrashcrawlcreatecreepcritiquecrosscrushcrycurecurlcurvecutcycle

-d-damdamagedancedaredealdecaydeceivedecidedecoratedefinedelaydelightdeliverdemonstratedependdescribedesert

deservedesigndestroydetaildetectdeterminedevelopdevisediagnosedigdirectdisagreedisappeardisapprovedisarmdiscoverdislikedispensedisplaydisprovedissectdistributedivedivertdividedodoubledoubtdraftdragdraindramatizedrawdreamdressdrinkdripdrivedropdrowndrumdrydustdwell

-e-earneateditededucateeliminateembarrassemployemptyenactedencourageendendure

VERBS

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enforceengineerenhanceenjoyenlistensureenterentertainescapeestablishestimateevaluateexamineexceedexciteexcuseexecuteexerciseexhibitexistexpandexpectexpediteexperimentexplainexplodeexpressextendextract

-f-facefacilitatefadefailfancyfastenfaxfearfeedfeelfencefetchfightfilefillfilmfinalizefinancefindfirefitfixflapflashfleeflingfloat

floodflowflowerflyfoldfollowfoolforbidforceforecastforegoforeseeforetellforgetforgiveformformulateforsakeframefreezefrightenfry

-g-gathergazegenerategetgiveglowgluegogoverngrabgraduategrategreasegreetgringrindgripgroangrowguaranteeguardguessguide

-h-hammerhandhandlehandwritehanghappenharassharm

hatehauntheadhealheaphearheathelphidehitholdhoohophopehoverhughumhunthurryhurthypothesize

-i-identifyignoreillustrateimagineimplementimpressimproveimproviseincludeincreaseinduceinfluenceinforminitiateinjectinjureinlayinnovateinputinspectinspireinstallinstituteinstructinsureintegrateintendintensifyinterestinterfereinterlayinterpretinterruptinterviewintroduce

inventinventoryinvestigateinviteirritateitch

-j-jailjamjogjoinjokejudgejugglejumpjustify

-k-keepkeptkickkillkisskneelknitknockknotknow

-l-labellandlastlaughlaunchlayleadleanleaplearnleavelectureledlendletlevellicenselicklieliftedlightlighten

likelistlistenliveloadlocatelockloglonglookloselove

-m-maintainmakemanmanagemanipulatemanufacturemapmarchmarkmarketmarrymatchmatemattermeanmeasuremeddlemediatemeetmeltmeltmemorizemendmentormilkminemisleadmissmisspellmistakemisunderstandmixmoanmodelmodifymonitormoormotivatemournmovemowmuddlemugmultiply

VERBS

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murder

-n-nailnamenavigateneednegotiatenestnodnominatenormalizenotenoticenumber

-o-obeyobjectobserveobtainoccuroffendofferofficiateopenoperateorderorganizeorientedoriginateovercomeoverdooverdrawoverflowoverhearovertakeoverthrowoweown

-p-packpaddlepaintparkpartparticipatepasspastepatpausepaypeckpedalpeelpeep

perceiveperfectperformpermitpersuadephonephotographpickpilotpinchpinepinpointpioneerplaceplanplantplaypleadpleaseplugpointpokepolishpoppossesspostpourpracticepraisedpraypreachprecedepredictpreferprepareprescribepresentpreservepresetpresidepresspretendpreventprickprintprocessprocureproduceprofessprogramprogressprojectpromisepromoteproofreadproposeprotectprove

providepublicizepullpumppunchpuncturepunishpurchasepushput

-q-qualifyquestionqueuequit

-r-raceradiaterainraiserankratereachreadrealignrealizereasonreceiverecognizerecommendreconcilerecordrecruitreducereferreflectrefuseregretregulaterehabilitatereignreinforcerejectrejoicerelaterelaxreleaserelyremainrememberremindremoverenderreorganizerepair

repeatreplacereplyreportrepresentreproducerequestrescueresearchresolverespondrestoredrestructureretireretrievereturnreviewreviserhymeridrideringrinseriseriskrobrockrollrotrubruinrulerunrush

-s-sacksailsatisfysavesawsayscarescatterschedulescoldscorchscrapescratchscreamscrewscribblescrubsealsearchsecureseeseek

selectsellsendsenseseparateserveservicesetsettlesewshadeshakeshapeshareshaveshearshedsheltershineshivershockshoeshootshopshowshrinkshrugshutsighsignsignalsimplifysinsingsinksipsitsketchskiskipslapslaysleepslideslingslinkslipslitslowsmashsmellsmilesmitesmokesnatchsneaksneezesniff

VERBS

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snoresnowsoaksolvesoothesoothsaysortsoundsowsparesparksparklespeakspecifyspeedspellspend

spillspinspitsplitspoilspotsprayspreadspringsproutsquashsqueaksquealsqueezestainstampstandstarestartstaystealsteerstepstickstimulatestingstinkstirstitchstopstorestrapstreamlinestrengthenstretchstridestrikestringstripstrivestrokestructurestudystuffsubletsubtractsucceedsucksuffersuggestsuitsummarizesupervisesupplysupport

supposesurprisesurroundsuspectsuspendswearsweatsweepswellswimswingswitchsymbolizesynthesizesystemize

-t-tabulatetaketalktametaptargettasteteachtearteasetelephonetelltemptterrifytestthankthawthinkthrivethrowthrustticktickletietimetiptiretouchtourtowtracetradetraintranscribetransfertransformtranslatetransporttraptraveltread

treattrembletricktriptrottroubletroubleshoottrusttrytugtumbleturntutortwisttype

-u-undergounderstandundertakeundressunfastenunifyuniteunlockunpackuntidyupdateupgradeupholdupsetuseutilize

-v-vanishverbalizeverifyvexvisit

-w-wailwaitwakewalkwanderwantwarmwarnwash

wastewatchwaterwavewearweavewedweepweighwelcomewendwetwhinewhipwhirlwhisperwhistlewinwindwinkwipewishwithdrawwithholdwithstandwobblewonderworkworrywrapwreckwrestlewrigglewringwrite

- x – y – z - x-rayyawnyellzipzoom

VERBS

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gigantic

gargantuan giant immense great whopping extensive massive bulky considerable good-sized grand great handsome hefty hulking largish outsized oversized

sizeable substantial ample voluminous astronomical cavernous colossal enormous gigantic gross heroic huge

immense jumbo massive mammoth vastking-sized major monolithic monstrous monumental prodigious staggering stupendous super tremendous whopping excessive exorbitant extravagant extreme immoderate inordinate fat thick abundant appreciable copious plentiful capacious roomy spacious

bantam diminutive dinky dwarf dwarfish fine slim little poor

pint-sized pocket-sized puny pygmy slight smallish undersized petite scrubby stunted bitty inappreciable infinitesimal micro tiny wee microscopic miniature

minute underweight teeny meager spare scant scarce scanty skimpy slender sparse stingy lacking

deficient inadequate insufficient wanting tidy

downhearted forlorn blue dispirited bad miserable wretched dejected disheartened depressed

brokenhearted glum crestfallen dejected despondent disconsolate doleful morose down downcast

downhearted droopy forlorn gloomy heartbroken heartsick inconsolable joyless low low-spirited

melancholy dark miserable mournful saddened sorrowful sorry unhappy woeful bleak wretched aggrieved

distressed troubled rueful despairing hopeless disappointed discouraged plaintive tearful regretful sorry

Synonyms for Big & Large

Synonyms for Small

Synonyms for Sad

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grieving wailing weeping black cheerless comfortless darkening depressing desolate dismal teary dreary morbid murky somber sullen depressing dismal

dreary heartbreaking tearful pathetic heartrending saddening melancholy discomforting disturbing movingaffecting disquieting distressing perturbing touching poignant discouraging disheartening dispiriting

pitiable

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nice pleasant well-behaved excellent gracious quality superb outstanding magnificent exceptional

marvelous wonderful first-rate first-class satisfactory acceptable fantastic smashing brilliant phenomenal extraordinary unique fantastic awesome super fabulous wonderful amazing exceptional superior

chortle twitter yuk roar hoot howl crack up

chuckle grin guffaw crow cackle hoot giggle snicker

cheerful merry joyful jovial jolly gleeful carefree untroubled delighted smiling beaming grinning in good spirits lighthearted pleased content satisfied

gratified radiant sunny blithe joyous beatific thrilled elated exhilarated ecstatic blissful euphoric overjoyed

exultant rapturous jubilant chirpy

gape observe watch view regard examine inspect eye scan scrutinize survey study contemplate

consider take in ogle peer gaze peek stare glance peep glimpse

nibble crunch gobble wolf munch

chomp devour gorge swallow gnaw chew bite snack absorb attack bite cram

digest feast upon feed gorge inhale ingest

Synonyms for Good

Synonyms for Laugh

Synonyms for Happy

Synonyms for Look

Synonyms for Eat

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munch nosh nibble partake of pig out polish off scarf