Descriptive Words for Writers| The MAHARLIKAN

TRANSITIONAL EXPRESSIONS
accordingly, after all, also, an example of this, as a result, as might be expected, besides, consequently, finally,
furthermore, however, in addition, in other words, in spite of this, in the next place, lastly, meanwhile, nevertheless, on the
contrary, on the other hand, soon, such, then again, therefore
TIME MARKERS
after, after that, before, before that, earlier, finally, formerly, in the afternoon, in the evening, in the morning, last, later,
next, now, several hours later, soon, since, then, to begin with,
MORE TO SAY
also, besides, for example, furthermore, in addition, moreover
CONTRAST
however, nevertheless, on the contrary, on the other hand
COMPARISON
according to ---, ---affirms, ---clarifies, ---declares, ---denotes, ---describes, ---expounds, ---illustrates, ---interprets, in the
same fashion, in the same way, likewise, ---mentions, ---points out, ---says, similarly, ---states, ---writes
ADD AN IDEA TO ONE ALREADY STATED
again, also, and, and then, besides, equally, further, furthermore, important, in addition, in the same fashion, likewise,
moreover, not, too
LIMIT OR CONTRADICT SOMETHING ALREADY SAID
although, and yet, at the same time, but, conversely, however, on the contrary, nevertheless, on the other hand, otherwise,
still, yet
SHOW A TIME OR PLACE ARRANGEMENT OF YOUR IDEA
adjacent to, afterward, at length, at this point, eventually, finally, first, here, later, meanwhile, nearly, next, opposite to,
presently, second, sooner or later
EXEMPLIFY SOME IDEA OR SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU HAVE SAID
as a result, for example, for
instance, in any case, in any event,
in brief, in fact, in other words, in
short, on the whole, to sum up

USED WITH QUOTES:

added, asked, barked, began, bellowed, breathed, buzzed, disclosed, divulged,
exclaimed, growled, hissed, hinted, hummed, insinuated, interrupted, intimated,
mumbled, murmur, muttered, queried, replied, resumed, revealed, rumored, rustled,
said, screamed, shrieked, sighed, snapped, snarled, sneered, stammered, whispered,
wondered
ROMANTIC WORDS

adoration, affair, affair of the heart, affection, affectionate, allure, amour, aphrodisiac, charisma, cherish, courtship,
cuddle, desire, devotion, embrace, enchantment, endearment, erogenous, excitement, exotic, fabulous, fantastic, fantasy,
fascination, fondness, glamour, hug, infatuation, intimate, kiss, liaison, love, lustful, magnetism, mystery, passionate,
pursuit, rapture, relationship, romance, tender, treasure
ACTION VERB LIST
affix, afflict, analyze, assail, appease, approach, aspire, assign, attribute, aver, banish, beam, behave, bewail, blend, cast,
chasten, chuckle, cipher, clip, coax, collide, combine, commit, condone, confuse, converge, counsel, creak, debate,
deprive, descend, determine, direct, discard, discern, discharge, dominate, doze, dread, elate, emerge, endeavor, endure,
engender, entreat, escort, eye, feign, flog, forfeit, forsake, free, frolic, gaze, glance, gossip, grasp, grind, guess, heave,
hike, hoist, hurl, implore, intrude, jerk, jingle, join, lash, launder, leap, leer, litter, mangle, meander, mend, nudge,
overrule, pace, pacify, pardon, perish, pierce, pledge, plunder, ply, ponder, pry, recall, recite, recline, rectify, reform,
refresh, regulate, reprove, ripple, roam, roast, rotate, rouse, rove, rumble, secure, seduce, seep, slash, slide, slope, slumber,
smuggle, sneak, snooze, soar, stagger, stitch, strangle, strip, submerge, survey, swallow, tear, tease, thrash, thrill, thrust,

thwart, tilt, trace, trudge, twinkle, unlace, urge, utter, vacate, wager, wander, warble, warp, wedge, weep, whet, whirl,
wreak
VERBS FOR RESUMES
accelerated, accepted, accomplished, accrued, accumulated, achieved, acquired, acted, administered, adopted, advanced,
advised, alleviated, analyzed, anticipated, applied, appointed, appraised, approved, arranged, ascertained, assembled,
assessed, assisted, assumed, attended, audited, authorized, averted, avoided, balanced, bargained, bought, brought,
budgeted, built, calculated, centralized, checked, circulated, collaborated, collected, combined, compiled, completed,
composed, conceived, concentrated, concluded, conducted, consolidated, constructed, controlled, consulted, converted,
cooperated, coordinated, corrected, correlated, created, decentralized, decreased, defined, delegated, delivered,
demonstrated, designated, designed, determined, developed, devised, directed, discovered, discussed, disseminated,
distributed, divided, documented, doubled, drafted, edited, elevated, eliminated, employed, enforced, enhanced, ensured,
escalated, established, evaluated, evolved, examined, executed, exercised, expanded, expedited, extracted, facilitated,
figured, followed up, forecast, formed, formulated, founded, framed, furnished, gave, generated, guided, halted, headed,
hired, illustrated, implemented, improved, increased, informed, initiated, innovated, inspected, inspired, installed,
instituted, instructed, interceded, interpreted, interviewed, introduced, invented, investigated, issued, joined, justified,
kept, launched, led, liquidated, located, made, maintained, managed, marketed, measured, minimized, modernized,
motivated, negotiated, notified, observed, obtained, offered, operated, organized, originated, packaged, participated,
passed, performed, piloted, pioneered, planned, prepared, presented, prevented, processed, procured, produced,
programmed, promoted, proposed, protected, provided, published, purchased, received, recommended, recorded,
recruited, redesigned, reduced, regulated, rejected, related, released, rendered, re-negotiated, reorganized, reported,
represented, researched, resolved, restored, reversed, reviewed, revised, revitalized, scheduled, screened, secured,
selected, separated, served, serviced, set-up, settled, signed, simplified, sold, solved, sparked, specified, staffed,
standardized, started, stipulated, streamlined, strengthened, structured, studied, submitted, succeeded, summarized,
superseded, supervised, supported, surveyed, systematized, tabulated, terminated, tested, traced, tracked, traded, trained,
transferred, transformed, translated, trimmed, uncovered, unearthed, unified, unraveled, upgraded, utilized, vacated,
varied, verified, withdrew, won, worked, wrote
SHOW INITIATIVE AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY
accelerated, administered, authority over, automated, competitive drive, comprehensive, concentrated on, controlled,
coordinated, created, demonstrated, decision maker, developed subordinates, devised, directed, discreet, established,
expedited, generated, guided, hard-driving, headed, heavily involved in, highly developed skills, initiated, installed, in
charge of, keen sense of urgency, leadership ability, originated, primary emphasis on, professional attitude, proven leader,
ranking member of, revamped, shaped and directed, solid foundation in, spearheaded, streamlined, strong dedication to,
successful with, tactful, take the initiative to, understand priorities, well versed in
SHOW PROFIT-ORIENTED
cost-oriented, cut costs while maintaining production, efficient, eliminated bottlenecks, generated cost savings, identified
and solved problems, initiated profit-making plans, problem solver, profit-minded, quicker and more reliable information,
reduced excessive costs, set priorities, shortcut to, set up profit centers, simplified procedures, streamlined, strict control
of, trimmed costs and increased efficiency
DESCRIBE SOUNDS ADJECTIVES
baa, babble, bam, bang, beep, boom, bow wow, buzz, caw, cheep, chim, chirp, chomp, chortle, clack, clang, clatter, click,
clip clop, cluck, clunk, coo, crackle, creak, croak, cuckoo, ding, drop, eek, fizzle, flush, groan, growl, grrr, hee haw, hiss,
hoot, honk, howl, hush, kapow, kiss, lap, meow, moan, moo, murmur, neigh, oink, pant, peep, ping, pitter patter, plop,
pluck, pop, pow, purr, quack, rachet, ribbit, rustle, roar, scream, screech, sizzle, slap, slurp, squish, smack, smash, snap,
snarl, snort, squawk, squeak, snap, splash, swish, swoosh, thump, tick tock, tinkle, trickle, tweet, vroom, whaam, whack,
whimper, whine, whirr, woof, woosh, yap, yelp, zip
DEMONSTRATE INTELLIGENCE AND HANDLE DETAILS
accurate, adept with figures, analytical, attention to detail, careful, common sense, creative, detail-minded, efficient, fastthinking, follow through, get things done, logical thinker, meet all due dates, methodical, orderly, precise, systematic, well
organized
STRESS COMPETENCE
action-oriented, adept at, aptitude for, commitment to, comprehensive knowledge of, consistently meet deadlines,

effective in, exhibit coolness under stress, firsthand knowledge of, inspire confidence, keep up with current, know-how,
mastered, practical approach to, perform well under pressure, proficient, proven track record, results-oriented, selfmotivated, strength in, technical competence in, thorough understanding of, troubleshooter, well grounded in
WEAK OR USELESS WORDS
all, appeared, are, felt, is, just, looked, maybe, rather, really, quite, seemed, slightly, sometimes, that, very, was, were
FEELINGS ADJECTIVES
GLAD

SAD

MAD

SCARED

alive, cheerful, delighted,

ecstatic, elated, energized,
excited, exuberant, happy,
jubilant, thrilled

beaten, bleak, blue,

crestfallen, defeated,
depressed, devastated,
despondent, disconsolate,
empty, grieving, grim,
helpless, hopeless,
humiliated, melancholy,
mournful, numb, sorrowful,
woebegone

aggravated, angry,
antagonistic, bittern
boiling, detestable,
enraged, ruming,
furious, hateful,
hostile, infuriated

afraid, alarmed,
distressed, fearful,
frightened, intimidated,
panicky, petrified, scared,
shocked, terrified,
threatened, tremulous

comfortable, content,
enchanted, encouraged,
exalted, gleeful, grateful,
gratified, helpful, hilarious,
hopeful, interested, jolly,
jovial, lighthearted,
overjoyed, peaceful,
pleased, rapturous, spirited,
vibrant

dejected, discouraged,
bothered, burned,
agitated, anxious,
dismal, dispirited, down,
disgusted,
apprehensive, disoriented,
downcast, forlorn, heavy, exasperated,
fainthearted, inadequate,
humbled, lonely, morose, frustrated, incensed, insecure, jittery, nervous,
moved, pessimistic,
indignant, inflamed, perturbed, pessimistic,
regretful, rejected, shameful vengeful, worked up shaky, startled, tense,
solemn, sullen, woeful,
troubled, uptight, worried
worthless

HIGH

MEDIUM

LOW

blithe, complacent, serene, ashamed, bored, bruised,

tranquil, warm
cheerless, deflated,
disappointed, distant,
embarrassed, gloomy, hurt,
let down, pained, resigned,
somber, turned off,
unfulfilled, unhappy,
uninterested

chafed, displeased,
irate, irked, miffed,
peeved, provoked,
sore, teed off, vexed

bothered, cautious,
concerned, coy, diffident,
disinclined, doubtful,
edgy, fidgety, hesitant,
reluctant, restless, timid,
timorous, uneasy,
unsettled, unsure,
vulnerable