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100 Weak Verbs and What to Use Instead

September 23, 2026

100 Weak Verbs and What to Use Instead

No. Item Definition
1. add append, insert, supplement
2. agree concur, consent, endorse
3. allow permit, authorize, sanction
4. answer reply, respond, counter
5. appear emerge, materialize
6. argue dispute, contend, quarrel
7. ask inquire, question, request
8. attack assault, ambush, charge
9. call summon, telephone, hail
10. carry transport, haul, shoulder
11. change transform, revise, alter
12. check inspect, verify, audit
13. clean scrub, scour, disinfect
14. close seal, shutter, secure
15. collect gather, accumulate, assemble
16. consider weigh, contemplate, examine
17. contain enclose, house, confine
18. cover conceal, blanket, envelop
19. decide resolve, determine, choose
20. delay postpone, defer, stall
21. describe depict, portray, characterize
22. develop cultivate, refine, expand
23. discover uncover, detect, unearth
24. drop release, plunge, discard
25. empty drain, evacuate, unload
26. enter penetrate, access, infiltrate
27. expect anticipate, await, demand
28. explain clarify, elucidate, interpret
29. express articulate, convey, voice
30. fail falter, collapse, founder
31. fill replenish, occupy, saturate
32. finish complete, conclude, finalize
33. fix repair, mend, restore
34. follow pursue, trail, obey
35. form shape, forge, constitute
36. guess surmise, estimate, conjecture
37. handle manage, manipulate, address
38. hate loathe, detest, abhor
39. help assist, support, rescue
40. imagine envision, visualize, conceive
41. improve enhance, strengthen, upgrade
42. include incorporate, encompass, comprise
43. increase amplify, expand, intensify
44. join unite, merge, enlist
45. jump leap, vault, spring
46. lift hoist, raise, heave
47. like enjoy, appreciate, favor
48. list enumerate, catalog, itemize
49. live reside, dwell, inhabit
50. look gaze, glance, scrutinize
51. love adore, cherish, treasure
52. manage direct, oversee, administer
53. mark annotate, flag, score
54. mention cite, note, reference
55. move shift, advance, glide
56. name designate, identify, appoint
57. need require, lack
58. notice detect, spot, discern
59. offer propose, extend, volunteer
60. open unseal, unlock, unveil
61. order command, requisition, sequence
62. organize coordinate, structure, marshal
63. pass overtake, transfer, traverse
64. pick select, choose, pluck
65. place position, deposit, install
66. plan devise, design, map
67. play perform, compete, frolic
68. provide supply, furnish, deliver
69. pull tug, drag, yank
70. push shove, thrust, propel
71. raise elevate, boost, rear
72. reach attain, extend, contact
73. realize recognize, grasp, comprehend
74. receive accept, collect, acquire
75. remember recall, recollect
76. remove extract, eliminate, detach
77. report document, disclose, recount
78. return restore, repay, retreat
79. save rescue, preserve, conserve
80. separate divide, detach, isolate
81. share distribute, disclose, divide
82. start launch, initiate, commence
83. state declare, assert, proclaim
84. stay remain, linger, reside
85. stop halt, cease, suspend
86. support bolster, uphold, reinforce
87. talk discuss, debate, converse
88. test assess, evaluate, probe
89. touch brush, stroke, tap
90. travel journey, voyage, trek
91. try attempt, endeavor, strive
92. turn rotate, pivot, veer
93. use employ, apply, wield
94. wait pause, linger, await
95. walk stride, stroll, march
96. want desire, crave, covet
97. watch observe, monitor, scrutinize
98. wonder ponder, question, speculate
99. work labor, toil, operate
100. worry fret, agonize
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