1. Transition words that show time and sequence
after
during
at the same time
first, second, third, etc
next
earlier
while
meanwhile
before
later
last
simultaneously

2. Words That Link Thoughts
Again So
Furthermore
Likewise
Also
Besides
In addition
Moreover
And
Further
Last
Next

3. Words That Compare Ideas
Also
Likewise
As well as
Similarly
In the same way
Resembling

4. Words That Contrast Ideas
After all
However
On the other hand
Although
Nevertheless
Yet
Even though
On the contrary

5. Words That Show Cause and Effect
Accordingly
Consequently
Since
Due to
Then
Thus
Therefore
As a result
because

6. Words That Emphasize Definitely In fact Truly Certainly Surely
Undoubtedly
Indeed
To be sure
Without a doubt

7. Words That Summarize Consequently In closing To sum up Finally
In conclusion

8. DEAD WORDS (WORDS THAT ARE OVERUSED) & ALTERNATIVES

9. A LOT, LOTS NUMEROUS HEAPS MANY SCORES INNUMERABLE MUCH A GREAT DEAL
MANY TIMES
OFTEN

10. ALSO
TOO
MOREOVER
BESIDES
AS WELL AS
IN ADDITION TO

11. AWESOME, COOL, RAD
FINE
WONDERFUL
MARVELOUS
FANTASTIC
EXCELLENT

12. AWFUL
DREADFUL
ALARMING
FRIGHTFUL
TERRIBLE
HORRID
SHOCKING

13. BUT HOWEVER MOREOVER YET STILL NEVERTHELESS THOUGH ALTHOUGH
ON THE OTHER HAND

14. FUN
PLEASANT
PLEASURABLE
AMUSING
ENTERTAINING
JOLLY

15. FUNNY
AMUSING
COMICAL
LAUGHABLE
JOVIAL
STRANGE
PECULIAR
UNUSUAL

16. GOT, GET
RECEIVED
OBTAINED
ATTAINED
SUCCEED IN

17. GOOD
EXCELLENT
EXCEPTIONAL
FINE
MARVELOUS
SPLENDID
SUPERB
WONDERFUL

18. GREAT
WONDERFUL
OUTSTANDING
MARVELOUS
FANTASTIC
EXCELLENT

19. GUY
MAN
PERSON
FELLOW
BOY
INDIVIDUAL

20. HAVE TO
NEED TO
MUST

21. KID
CHILD
BOY
GIRL
YOUNGSTER
YOUTH
TEEN
TEENAGER
ADOLESCENT

22. LIKE
SUCH AS
SIMILAR TO
SIMILARLY

23. MAD
ANGRY
FRUSTRATED
FURIOUS
INCENSED
ENRAGED
IRATE

24. NICE PLEASANT CHARMING FASCINATING CAPTIVATING DELIGHTFUL PLEASURABLE
PLEASING

25. PRETTY
ATTRACTIVE
COMELY
BEAUTIFUL

26. SO
THUS
ACCORDINGLY
THEREFORE

27. SCARED
AFRAID
FEARFUL
TERRIFIED
FRIGHTENED

28. THEN
FIRST
SECOND
NEXT
LATER
FINALLY
AFTERWARD
MEANWHILE
SOON

29. VERY EXTREMELY EXCEEDINGLY FANTASTICALLY UNUSUALLY INCREDIBLY
INTENSELY
TRULY
FULLY
ESPECIALLY
SHOCKINGLY
BITTERLY
IMMEASURABLY
INFINITELY
SEVERELY
SURELY
MIGHTILY
POWERFULLY
CHIEFLY

30. SENSORY WORDS FOR DESCRIBING OBJECTS

31. SIZE/WEIGHT BULKY HUGE MINUTE COLOSSAL TINY TOWERING ENORMOUS IMMENSE
LIGHT
GIGANTIC
MASSIVE

32. SHAPE BROAD SHALLOW TAPERED CROOKED SQUARE MANY-SIDED CURVED ROUND
INDISCRIMINATE
DEEP
OBLONG

33. COLOR FLAMING FLASHING GLARING SHINY DARK DULL DAZZLING MULTICOLORED
BRIGHT
PALE
RADIANT
GLOWING
FLICKERING
COLORFUL

34. SOUND THUMPING CLANGING HUMMING SPLASHING SQUEAKING SIZZLING RUSTLING
THUDDING
TINKLING
SCREECHING
BUZZING
RINGING
HISSING
POPPING
CRASHING

35. ODOR ANTISEPTIC FRAGRANT PUTRID BURNING MEDICINAL STRONG CLEAN MUSTY
SWEET
FRESH
PUNGENT

36. TEXTURE (PART 1) BUMPY MURKY COLD SMOOTH MOIST VELVETY UNEVEN SHAGGY
TICKLY
EARTHLY
CRINKLED
RIPPLING
ICY
ROUGH
DRY
OILY
JAGGED
COOL
GOOEY
LUKEWARM

37. TEXTURE (PART 2) FLUFFY SHEAR HOT GRAINY SATINY SLIPPERY PRICKLY
CUDDLY
GRITTY
RUBBERY
MUDDY
WISPY
WARM
SANDY
SILKY
HAIRY
ELASTIC
GREASY
SLUSHY

38. SENSORY WORDS FOR DESCRIBING ANIMALS AND PEOPLE

39. EYES (PART 1) BEADY BRILLIANT DAZZLING EXPRESSIVE GLEAMING LARGE
SIMMERING
BLACK
BROWN
DREAMY
FLASHING
GLISTENING
LAUGHING
SPARKLING

40. EYES (PART 2) BLUE CLEAR DULL FLAMING GLOWING OVAL STARRY BRIGHT DARK
ENORMOUS
GLARING
GRAY
RADIANT
WIDE

41. STATURE/BODY BUILD (PART 1)
BENT
COLOSSAL
GIGANTIC
HUGE
LITTLE
PETITE
SMALL
TINY
BIG
CROOKED
GRACEFUL
IMMENSE
LONG
PORTLY
STOUT
TOWERING

42. STATURE/BODY BUILD (PART 2)
BULKY
ENORMOUS
GROTESQUE
LARGE
MASSIVE
SHORT
TALL
LANKY
CHUBBY
FAT
HEAVY
LIGHT
MINUTE
SKINNY
THIN
GANGLING

43. HAIR/BODY COVERING (PART 1)
BALD
BRUNETTE
DARK
GLISTENING
LONG
SHORT
THICK
BLACK
COURSE
FEATHERED
GOLDEN
MULTICOLORED
SMOOTH
WHITE

44. HAIR/BODY COVERING (PART 2)
BLONDE
CRINKLED
FLUFFY
GREEN
RED
SPOTTED
YELLOW
BROWN
CURLY
FUZZY
GRAY
SCALY
STRAIGHT

45. COMPLEXION BLACK PALE TAN BLUSHING RADIANT WHITE DARK ROSY WIZENED
LIGHT
RUDDY
BLOTCHY

46. PERSONALITY BOLD GENTLE SHY FEROCIOUS HAPPY SLY FIERCE KINGLY VICIOUS
GENEROUS
MEAN
KIND

47. SENSORY WORDS FOR DESCRIBING SETTINGS

48. WEATHER BALMY DAMP FROSTY MURKY STORMY WINDY BREEZY DUSTY HAZY RAINY
SUNNY
COLD
DRY
HOT
STARRY
WARM
COOL
FOGGY
HUMID
STEAMY
WET

49. SOUNDS (PART 1) BABBLING BELLOWING BOOMING CHEERING CLAPPING CRASHING
DEAFENING
GROWL
HOOT
INAUDIBLE
LOUD
PEEP
RAGING
RINGING
RUSTLING
SHRILL
SNAPPING
SQUARED
THUDDING
TOLLING

50. SOUNDS (PART 2) BANGING BLARING BUMPING CHIMING CLASHING CROOK ECHOING
GURGLING
HOWL
JINGLING
NOISY
POPPING
RASPY
ROARING
SCREAM
SILENCE
SNARL
SQUEAKING
THUMPING
TWEET
WHINE
YELLING

51. SOUNDS (PART 3) BARK BLASTING BUZZING CLAMORING COO CRUNCHING
EXPLODING
HISS
HOWLING
JANGLING
PATTER
PURR
RAUCOUS
ROWDY
SCREECH
SIZZLING
SNORT
STILL
THUNDERING
UPROAR
WHISPERING

52. SOUNDS (PART 4) BAWL BLEAT CACKLE CLANGING CRACKLING CRY GROAN HISSING
HUMMING
LAPPING
PEAL
QUIET
REVERBERATING
RUMBLING
SCREECHING
SLOSHING
SPLASHING
SWISHING
TINKLING
WAIL
WHISTLING

53. ODORS ANTISEPTIC FRAGRANT MOLDY ROTTEN STRONG BURNING FRESH MUSTY
SMOKY
SWEET
CLEAN
GASEOUS
PINEY
STAGNANT
EARTHY
MEDICINAL
PUNGENT
STALE

54. SENSORY WORDS DESCRIBING FOOD

55. TASTE (PART 1) BITING BUTTERY FISHY GRAINY MILD PEPPERY SOUR SWEET
TASTY
BITTERSWEET
CREAMY
FLAVORFUL
HEARTY
MINTY
SALTY
TANGY
VINEGARY

56. TASTE (PART 2) BLAND CRISP FRUITY HOT NUTTY SAVORY STRONG TART ZESTY
BURNT
DELICIOUS
GINGERY
JUICY
OILY
SMOOTH
SUGARY
TASTELESS

57. TEXTURE BUBBLY DRY HARD OILY SMOOTH CHEWY GOOEY HOT ROUGH SOFT COLD
GRAINY
ICY
SLICK
STICKY
CRUNCHY
GRITTY
MOISTY
SLIMY
WAXY

58. ODOR APPLES BAKERY-LIKE FRESH SAVORY STRONG BACON CINNAMON MEATY SMOKY
FRESHLY BAKED BREAD
DELICIOUS
PUNGENT
SOUR
SWEET
FISHY
SALTY
SPICY

59. SYNONYMS

60. SAID (PART 1) ACKNOWLEDGED AGREED ARGUED BABBLED BRAGGED COMMENTED
DEMANDED
EMPHASIZED
FEARED
INSISTED
MENTIONED
NAGGED
OBSERVED
PRAYED
RELATED
RESPONDED
RULED
SHRIEKED
SPOKE
STORMED
TOLD
WAILED

61. SAID (PART 2) ADDED ANNOUNCED ASKED BARGAINED CALLED COMPLAINED DENIED
ESTIMATED
GIGGLED
LAUGHED
MOANED
NOTED
ORDERED
PREDICTED
REPEATED
RESTATED
SCOLDED
SNAPPED
SPUTTERED
SUGGESTED
URGED
WARNED

62. SAID (PART 3) ADMITTED ANSWERED ASSUMED BEGAN CLAIMED CRIED DESCRIBED
EXCLAIMED
GRUNTED
LECTURED
MUMBLED
NOTIFIED
PLEADED
QUESTIONED
REPLIED
REVEALED
SCREAMED
SNEERED
STAMMERED
TAUNTED
UTTERED
WHISPERED

63. SAID (PART 4) ADVISED APPROVED ASSURED BOASTED COMMANDED DECIDED
DICTATED
EXPRESSED
INDICATED
LIED
MURMURED
OBJECTED
POINTED OUT
REASSURED
REQUESTED
ROARED
SHOUTED
SOBBED
STATED
THOUGHT
VOWED

64. GO AMBLE ENTER GLIDE LEAVE RUN SPIN TRAVEL ARRIVE FALL HOPE LURCH SKIP
STAGGER
TUMBLE
CHASE
FLOAT
JUMP
PLUNGE
SLIDE
STRIDE
TWIRL
CRAWL
FLY
LEAP
RIDE
SOAR
STROLL
WALK

65. MAKE BLEND CONSTRUCT FIX POUR TEAR BUILD COPY FORM REPAIR PREPARE
CARVE
CUT
MIX
STIR
COLOR
DRAW
MOLD
STUFF