Below are some alternatives to commonly over-used words. You can find many more. (Remember if you are using Word shift F7 will bring up the thesaurus.)
| BAD | abominable; beastly; brutal; cruel; corrupt; detestable; disgusting; disobedient; evil; false horrible; horrid; ill-behaved; malevolent; nasty; naughty; objectionable; rotten; unworthy; vicious ; vile, wicked |
| BIG | Ample; bloated; broad; bulky; capacious; colossal; considerable; corpulent; deep; cumbersome; enormous; extended; extensive; full; giant; gigantic; grand; great; huge; immense; inflated; large; lengthy; lofty; long; magnificent; mammoth; massive; mighty; spacious; stout; swollen; substantial; sizable; significant; towering; large; important; vast; wide; whopping |
| SCARED | Afraid; alarmed; anxious; apprehensive; cowardly; concerned; fretful; fearful; dismayed; distressed; fearful; nervous ;panicky; scared; startled; terrified; terror-stricken; timid; troubled ; worried |
| GOOD | Able; accomplished; agreeable; beneficial; blameless ; benevolent; capable; clever; competent; decent; delightful; enjoyable; excellent; fine; first-class great; healthy; helpful high quality; honest; just; moral; noble; pious; pleasant; pleasing; pure; reliable; respectable; safe; satisfactory; satisfying; serviceable; skilful sound; splendid; suitable; superior; talented ; true; trustworthy; upright; useful; valid; valuable; virtuous; worthy |
| HAPPY | Blissful; bright; cheerful; cheery; delighted; elated; exultant; ecstatic; content; contented; glad; gleeful; gratified; high-spirited; jovial; joyful ; pleased |
| NICE | Amiable; attractive; beautiful; captivating; charming; comely; dainty; delicious; pleasant; good; kind; polite; fine; lovely; neat; pretty; tasteful; tasty; tidy; trim |
| SAID | Accused; addressed; admitted; advised; agreed; alleged; announced; apologised; appealed; argued; asked; babbled; began; begged’ believed bellowed; blustered; bragged; breathed; cautioned; chuckled; commenced; complained; confessed; confided; congratulated; cried; decided; declared; groaned; denied; disputed; enquired; exclaimed; explained; hissed howled; mumbled, murmured; objected; praised; promised; proposal; protested; questioned; reasoned; recalled; rejoined; remarked; repeated; replied; revealed; roared; scoffed; scolded; screamed; screeched; shouted; shrieked; snapped snarled; sniggered; snorted; sobbed; spoke; stammered; stated; stuttered; supposed; taunted; thundered; understood; wailed; warned; wept; wheezed; whined; whinged; whispered; yawned; yelled |
| SILLY | Absurd; brainless; cretinous; foolish; idiotic; impractical; impractical; inane; laughable; ludicrous; moronic; ridiculous; stupid; unwise |
| SMALL | Brief; dwarfish; little; marginal; minimal; meagre; miniscule; minute; paltry; petty; scanty; short; shrivelled; shrunken; slight; slim; stunted; squat; thin; tiny trifling;; dwarfish; little; marginal ;meagre; miniscule; minute; paltry; petty; scanty; short; shrivelled; shrunken; slight; slim; stunted; squat; thin; tiny; trifling; trivial |
| SURPRISED | Amazed; astonished; astounded; amazed ;bewildered;confused; dazed; dumfounded; flabbergasted; overwhelmed; shocked; staggered; startled; stunned; taken aback |
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