Have you ever stayed up past midnight because you just had to finish one more chapter? That feeling has a name. It’s what we mean by suspenseful. A suspenseful movie, book, or moment keeps you w...
Have you ever used the word “wrongdoing” three times in one paragraph and felt stuck? It happens to a lot of writers. Maybe you’re describing a scandal at work, writing a school essa...
Ever had someone at work take credit for your idea and then act like nothing happened? You probably had a word for that person in your head, and it probably wasn’t polite. “Bastard” ...
Have you ever paused before answering a hard question, or quietly nodded while someone shared bad news? Both moments can be described as acting thoughtfully. But using the word “thoughtfullyR...
Picture this. You just made whipped cream for a pie, wrote a recipe post about it, and then realized you’ve typed “whipped” five times in one paragraph. It gets repetitive fast. That...
Have you ever read a sentence like “she lived a godly life” and wondered what other word could fit there instead? Maybe you’re writing a story, a school essay, or a blog post, and th...
Picture an old temple carved into a mountainside, its walls covered with images of the being people once worshipped there. What do you call that being? The most common word is deity, but English gives...
A commissioner sounds like a big, official word. You hear it on the news, in city hall meetings, or in sports. But sometimes you need a different word for the same idea. Maybe you’re writing a r...
Have you ever wanted to say how you feel, but the word “vocalize” kept showing up again and again in your writing? Maybe you’re describing a singer warming up her voice, or a coworke...
Think about the last time you described someone or something as “simple” instead of using a fancier word. Maybe you called a meal “basic,” or you said a coworker seemed a littl...
