Alternatives

for Five Overused Verbs

To Be

To Do

To Have

To Say

To Use

abide
act
arise
betray
coincide
come about
compare
conjure
connote
continue
denote
disclose
divulge
emulate
endure
exhibit
exist
expose
follow
imply
indicate
inhabit
insinuate
intimate
live
mark
mirror
occur
parallel
persist
portray
propose
reflect
remain
represent
reveal
signal
subsist
survive
symbolize

accomplish
achieve
act
allow
approve
begin
carry out
commit
complete
compose
construct
create
execute
explore
implement
labor
make
manifest
perform
permit
play
preserve
see to
solve
sustain
resolve

bear
boast
commend
contain
deliver
dictate
elicit
embrace
enclose
encompass
espouse
evince
exhibit
express
hold
include
indulge
maintain
manifest
own
posit
possess
provoke
retain
support
tolerate

advance
advise
articulate
assert
beg
beseech
cajole
cheer
chime
command
comment
complain
confide
counsel
crow
declare
demand
describe
direct
disclose
divulge
encourage
exclaim
exhort
gripe
groan
grumble
hail
illustrate
imply
inquire
insinuate
mock
proclaim
pronounce
respond
reveal
shout
utter
verbalize

accept
adopt
apply
consume
convey
deliver
deplete
draw on
employ
engage
entail
espouse
exercise
exert
exhaust
expend
exploit
implement
invoke
place
present
produce
resort
sanction
spend
summon
undergo
wield

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