DEAD WORD LIST

Some words in the English language tend to be overused and, therefore,

lose their power.  These words are referred to as DEAD WORDS.  Below is a list of dead words and some interesting alternatives.  This list is not limited to just these words!

DEAD WORDS

ALTERNATIVE

a lot, lots

Numerous, heaps, many scores, innumerable, much a great deal, many times, often

also

Too, moreover, besides, as well as, in addition to

awesome, cool, rad

fine, wonderful, marvelous, fantastic, excellent

awful

dreadful, alarming, frightful, terrible, horrid, shocking

but

however, moreover, yet, still, nevertheless, though, although, on the other had

fun

pleasant, pleasurable, amusing, entertaining, jolly

funny

amusing, comical, laughable, jovial, strange, peculiar, unusual

got, get

received, obtained, attained, succeed in

good

excellent, exceptional, fine, marvelous, splendid, superb, wonderful

great

wonderful, outstanding, marvelous, fantastic, excellent

guy

man, person, fellow, boy, individual

have to

need to, must

kid

child, boy, girl, youngster, youth, teen, teenager, adolescent

like

such as, similar to, similarly

mad

angry, frustrated, furious, incensed, enraged, irate

nice

pleasant, charming, fascinating, captivating, delightful, pleasurable, pleasing

pretty

attractive, comely, beautiful

scared

afraid, fearful, terrified, frightened

so

this, according, therefore

then

first, second, next, later, finally, afterwards, meanwhile, soon

very

extremely, exceedingly, fantastically, unusually, incredibly, intensely, truly, fully, especially, shockingly, bitterly, immeasurable, infinitely, severely, surely, mightily, powerfully, chiefly