Expand Your English Vocabulary and Way of Writing

Lorik Gagica
8 min readMar 1, 2021
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The more you know, the less they fool you. And this begins with your vocabulary, way of speaking, and writing. Not only you’ll quench your desire for knowledge, but you’ll also appear more attractive and be more respected. Whether at your job office, with friends, writing essays, e-mails, articles, books, etc., or trying to seduce your date, the words and phrases you choose are important to blow them away. A varied vocabulary is always a plus!

Thus, in that way, I’m going to expose a non-exhaustive list of different words and sentences to use instead of the ones we usually use in everyday life.

Informal and Formal words

About → Concerning
Afraid → Fearful
Also → Moreover, Furthermore
Amazing → Marvelous, Exceptional
Anyway → Nevertheless
Applause → Accolade
Ask → Enquire
Bad → Negative
Bag, Bottle, Jar → Container
Beat up → Assault
Better than → Superior to
Big → Large
Blow up → Explode
Build → Construct
But → However
Buy → Purchase
Check → Verify
Danger → Peril
Dare → Challenge
Death → Demise
Doesn’t have to be → Needn’t be
Dress, Suit → Garment
Drop in → Visit
Eager → Avid
Ease → Facilitate
Eat → Dine
Empty → Vacant
End → Finish, Terminate
Enjoyment → Gratification
Enough → Sufficient
Expect → Anticipate
Faithfulness → Fidelity
Fight → Combat
Find out → Ascertain
Finished → Completed
Free →…

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Lorik Gagica

BSc & MA in Urbanism, Politics and Sociology || Tech aficionado || The more you know, the less they fool you. That’s why I like to share knowledge.⁣