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Here are some examples of overused words:

• good
• nice
• very
• happy
• big
• hate
• said
• walked

Can you think of alternative words that you could use for each – words that are more precise, lively or interesting? Consider what the reader should feel about the place, person or topic that you are describing.

Suggestions

• Good - superb, fantastic, excellent, brilliant, outstanding, spectacular.
• Nice - marvellous, enjoyable, pleasant, wonderful, glorious.
• Very - extremely, highly, deeply, terribly, hugely, massively.
• Happy - ecstatic, cheerful, pleased, overjoyed, elated, thrilled.
• Big - huge, gigantic, ginormous, enormous, colossal, immense.
• Hate - despise, detest, repulsed, loathe, condemn, dislike.
• Said - shouted, bellowed, whispered, sniggered, mumbled, grunted, sang, exclaimed.
• Walked - strutted, bounded, sprinted, ambled, trudged, wandered, trundled.