Action words, also known as action verbs, they used in daily life while working in an office, making your resumes, working on projects, Communicating with clients, helping people, etc.
Actions words play an important role in human's lives where they can express their feelings.
What are action words and how to use them?
Action words, also known as action verbs. They show exactly what someone is doing or has already done.
Many action words are used in real life. They belong to some of their types including:
- Organizational Action Verbs
- Technical Action Verbs
- Leadership Verbs
- Teamwork Action Words
- Analytical/Critical Thinking Action Verbs
- Creative Thinking Verbs
- Communication Action Words
- Initiative Action Verbs
- Adaptability Verbs
- Miscellaneous Action Words
Organizational Action Verbs |
| Accumulate | Divert | Merge | Reorganize |
| Align | Divide | Officiate | Reposition |
| Allocate | Document | Organize | Research |
| Arrange | File | Outline | Restructure |
| Assemble | Filter | Package | Revamp |
| Associate | Formalize | Place | Route |
| Budget | Form | Plan | Schedule |
| Catalog | Gather | Prepare | Separate |
| Categorize | Group | Preserve | Set |
| Centralize | Index | Process | Situate |
| Channel | Individualize | Qualify | Sort |
| Chart | Integrate | Rank | Splice |
| Classify | Label | Rate | Standardize |
| Collect | List | Rearrange | Straighten |
| Compile | Localize | Reconcile | Streamline |
| Condense | Log | Record | Structure |
| Consolidate | Map | Register | Subdivide |
| Distribute | Match | Remodel | Systematize |
Technical Action Verbs |
| Activate | Construct | Install | Realign |
| Actuate | Convert | Interface | Regulate |
| Augment | Debug | Interpolate | Rehabilitate |
| Automate | Deploy | Liquidate | Synthesize |
| Build | Download | Litigate | troubleshoot |
| Calibrate | Engineer | Mechanize | Upgrade |
| Code | Equip | Operate | Upload |
| Compute | Import | Program | X-ray |
Leadership Verbs |
| Act | Coach | Enforce | Mobilize |
| add | Comfort | Enlighten | Name |
| adhere | Command | Enlist | Navigate |
| advance | Commissioned | Facilitate | Orchestrate |
| advise | Coordinate | Govern | Order |
| Aid | Decentralize | Head | Oversee |
| Appoint | Decide | Hire | Penalize |
| Appraise | Delegate | Host | Pilot |
| Approve | Demonstrate | Institute | Preside |
| Arbitrate | Designate | Instruct | Run |
| Assign | Direct | Intervene | Recruit |
| Authorize | Edify | Lead | Sponsor |
| Chair | Educate | Manage | Supervise |
| Champion | Employ | Mentor | Train |
Teamwork Action Words |
| accompany | Convince | Foster | Motivate |
| abstract | Cooperate | Guide | Participate |
| acquire | Cultivate | Help | Resolve |
| Assist | Debate | Impart | Settle |
| Attend | Defend | Inspire | Share |
| Collaborate | Elect | Instill | Staff |
| Collate | Enable | Interact | Suggest |
| Conciliate | Encourage | Involve | Support |
| Confront |
| Join | Unify |
| Contribute |
| Meet | Unite |
Analytical/Critical Thinking Action Verbs |
| abstract | Detail | Hone | Project |
| acquire | Detect | Identify | Prospect |
| analyze | Determine | Infer | Prove |
| annotate | Diagnose | Inspect | Quantify |
| Ascertain | Discover | Investigate | Reconstruct |
| Assess | Dissect | Judge | Refine |
| Attain | Disseminate | Locate | Retrieve |
| Audit | Distinguish | Magnify | Review |
| Breakdown | Elicit | Measure | Scan |
| Calculate | Enumerate | Monitor | Scrutinize |
| Correct | Estimate | Observe | Shorten |
| Correlate | Evaluate | Obtain | Subtract |
| Count | Examine | Perfect | Tabulate |
| Criticize | Extract | Pinpoint | Total |
| Critique | Extrapolate | Prescribe | Track |
| Deduce | Gauge | Prioritize | triangulate |
| Derive | Graph | Procure | zero in |
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Creative Thinking Verbs |
| Alter | Craft | Formulate | Question |
| Amend | Create | Hypothesize | Realize |
| Apply | Customize | Illustrate | Reason |
| Balance | Define | Imagine | Recreate |
| Brainstorm | Design | Innovate | Renew |
| Compare | Develop | Invent | Revolutionize |
| Compose | Devise | Methodize | Shape |
| Conceive | Diagram | Model | Sketch |
| Conceptualize | Differentiate | Mold | Strategize |
| Conjure | Envision | Perceive | Theorize |
| Contrast | Explore | Pioneer | Validate |
| Contrive | Fabricate | Predict | Visualize |
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Communication Action Words |
| address | Correspond | Listen | Relay |
| Announce | Counsel | Lobby | render |
| Answer | Deal with | Mediate | Renegotiate |
| Articulate | Describe | Moderate | Report |
| Ask | Disclose | Narrate | Respond |
| Attract | Discuss | Negotiate | Rewrite |
| Author | Display | Notify | Script |
| Blog | Draft | Paraphrase | Show |
| Brief | Edit | Persuade | Signify |
| Circulate | Exchange | Present | Speak |
| Co-author | Explain | Proofread | Specify |
| Cold call | Express | Propose | State |
| Communicate | Greet | Publicize | Submit |
| Confer | Influence | Publish | Summarize |
| Consult | Inform | Quote | Transcribe |
| Contact | Inquire | Read | Translate |
| Contract | Interpret | Recite | Transmit |
| Convene | Interview | Recommend | Verbalize |
| Convey | Introduce | Refer | write |
Initiative Action Verbs |
| accelerate | Enact | Learn | Regain |
| accomplish | Enhance | Leverage | Reinforce |
| achieve | Ensure | Maintain | Responsible For |
| Aim | Establish | Master | Retain |
| amplify | Execute | Mastermind | Secure |
| Anticipate | Exhibit | Maximize | Shatter |
| Assume | Expedite | Mitigate | Sharpen |
| Avert | Finalize | Modernize | Shield |
| Battle | Fine-tune | Negate | Spearhead |
| Capitalize | Fix | Neutralize | Specialize |
| Carry out | Forecast | Normalize | Start |
| Challenge | Fortify | Nullify | Stimulate |
| Check | Fulfill | Obliterate | Succeed |
| Commit | Further | Officiate | Surpass |
| Compete | Gain | Optimize | Target |
| Dedicate | Handle | Overhaul | Terminate |
| Deliver | Heighten | Polish | Trap |
| Demolish | Hunt | Prevent | Uncover |
| Devote | Implement | Probe | Undertake |
| Earn | Impose | Propel | Unveil |
| Effect | Improve | Protect | Verify |
| Eliminate | Increase | Raise | Vitalize |
| Embark | Initiate | Reach | Volunteer |
| Emphasize | Launch | Reduce | whittle |
| zap | win |
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Adaptability Verbs |
| acclimate | Defer | Incorporate | Revise |
| accommodate | Diversify | Justify | Simplify |
| adjust | Endure | Manipulate | Simulate |
| adopt | Experiment | Modify | Transform |
| Broaden | Familiarize | Outsource | Transition |
| Change | Focus | Overcome | Uphold |
| Clarify | Generalize | Reshape | Utilize |
| Improvise |
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Miscellaneous Action Words |
| advertise | Dispense | Open | Sew |
| advocate | Dramatize | Orient | Shear |
| Alleviate | Draw | Paint | Shop |
| Award | Drive | Penetrate | Siphon |
| Bargain | Duplicate | Perform | sell |
| Begin | Enlarge | Photograph | Solder |
| Blast | Enrich | Plant | Solicit |
| Block | Enter | Play | Spot |
| Bolster | Entertain | Practice | Strengthen |
| Bombard | eviscerate | Print | Study |
| Boost | Exercise | Produce | Stun |
| Borrow | Expand | Promote | Substitute |
| Breach | Experience | Provide | Supply |
| Buy | Extend | Purchase | Sustain |
| Canvass | Finance | Recall | Teach |
| Capture | Forge | Receive | Tend |
| Care | Forward | Recognize | Tighten |
| Cater | Find | Rectify | Time |
| Cause | Frame | Relate | Tour |
| Charge | Function | Release | Trace |
| Clear | Fund | Repair | Trade |
| Close | Furnish | Repeat | Transfer |
| Combine | Generate | Represent | Transport |
| Commence | Grade | Reproduce | transpose |
| Complete | Gross | Reserve | travel |
| Conclude | Halt | Restore | treat |
| Conduct | Immunize | Restrict | trim |
| Confirm | Insure | Reveal | triple |
| Connect | Issue | Revitalize | Tutor |
| Conserve | keep | Safeguard | Update |
| Consider | Knock | Sanction | Use |
| Contain | License | Sand | Value |
| Continue | Lift | Satisfy | View |
| Control | Lighten | Save | Visit |
| Copy | Load | Scope | Wage |
| Cut | Lubricate | Scrape | Wax |
| Decrease | Manufacture | Screen | weigh |
| Depict | Market | Sculpt | weld |
| Depreciate | Minimize | Seal | widen |
| Deteriorate | Nail | Seize | withdraw |
| Diminish | Net | Select | witness |
| Discharge | Nurse | Serve | yield |
| Dispatch | Nurture | Service | zone off |
