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100 Words to Describe Graphs

August 11, 2026

100 Words to Describe Graphs

No. Item Definition
1. accelerate increase more quickly
2. advance move forward or upward
3. bottom out reach the lowest point
4. bounce back recover after a decline
5. climb rise steadily
6. collapse fall completely or suddenly
7. converge move toward the same point
8. crash fall very sharply
9. creep up rise slowly
10. cross pass over another line
11. cyclical repeating in cycles
12. decelerate slow down
13. decline decrease gradually
14. decrease go down in value
15. dip fall slightly then recover
16. diverge move apart
17. double become twice as much
18. downward moving lower
19. dramatic very large and noticeable
20. drift down fall gradually
21. drop go lower quickly
22. ease become less intense
23. edge down fall slightly
24. edge up rise slightly
25. erratic irregular and unpredictable
26. exceed be greater than
27. exponential increasing at a faster rate
28. fall move downward
29. flat showing no change
30. flatten become less steep
31. fluctuate change up and down
32. gain show an increase
33. gradual happening slowly over time
34. halve become half as much
35. high a top value
36. hit a low reach a low point
37. hold steady stay unchanged
38. hover stay around one level
39. increase go up in value
40. incremental in small steps
41. intensify become stronger
42. intersect cross at a point
43. jump increase suddenly
44. lag fall behind
45. leap increase by a lot
46. level off stop rising or falling
47. linear following a straight line
48. low a bottom value
49. marginal very small
50. marked clearly noticeable
51. match be equal to
52. modest not large
53. movement change in position or value
54. nose-dive fall very steeply
55. oscillate move back and forth
56. outpace grow faster than
57. overall fall general decrease
58. overall rise general increase
59. pattern repeated form of change
60. peak reach the highest point
61. pick up increase in speed or amount
62. plateau remain flat after rising
63. plunge fall suddenly and sharply
64. pronounced strongly noticeable
65. range extend between values
66. reach a peak arrive at the highest point
67. rebound rise after dropping
68. record high highest ever level
69. record low lowest ever level
70. recover rise after a fall
71. remain steady stay at the same level
72. reversal change to the opposite trend
73. rise move upward
74. rocket rise extremely fast
75. shoot up rise very rapidly
76. slide decline smoothly
77. slip fall slightly
78. slump fall heavily
79. soar rise very quickly
80. spike show a sharp rise
81. stabilize become steady
82. stable firm and unchanging
83. steady not changing much
84. surge rise suddenly and strongly
85. tick down fall a little
86. tick up rise a little
87. trail remain behind
88. trajectory path of movement
89. trend general direction of change
90. triple become three times as much
91. trough the lowest point
92. tumble fall quickly
93. turnaround change to the opposite direction
94. uptick a small increase
95. upturn a turn upward
96. upward moving higher
97. vary change from one level
98. volatile changing quickly and unpredictably
99. waver move unsteadily up and down
100. zigzag move in sharp turns

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