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100+ Strong Verbs That Will Make Your Research Writing Amazing
100+ Strong Verbs That Will Make Your Research Writing Amazing - Wordvice
1. 描述当前项目或先前研究的范围
☪️ Purpose
🔯 Original Word/Phrase
😝 Recommended Substitute
1.1 To express the purpose of a paper or research
- This paper/study/investigation …
- aims to
- This paper +[使用最初跟随在aims to后面的动词]或This paper +(上面列出的任何替代explain的动词)+ who/what/when/where/how X。
For example:
- “This paper applies X to Y,” instead of, “This paper aims to apply X to Y.”
- “This paper explores how lower sun exposure impacts moods,” instead of, “This paper aims to address the impact of lower sun exposure on moods.”
1.2 To introduce the topic of a project or paper
- This paper/study/work … – Prior research/investigations …
- discusses – presents
- surveys, questions, highlights, outlines, features, investigates
1.3 To describe the analytical scope of a paper or study
- This paper/study/work … – Prior research/investigations …
- considers, analyzes, explains
- evaluates, interprets, clarifies, identifies, delves into, advances, appraises, defines, dissects, probes, tests, explores
⭐️ Adjectives to describe degree can include: briefly, thoroughly, adequately, sufficiently, inadequately, insufficiently, only partially, partially, etc.
1.4 To preview other sections of a paper
- Section X …
- covers, deals with, talks about
- outlines, highlights, sketches, accesses, contemplates
🌟 [any of the verbs suggested as replacements for “explain,” “analyze,” and “consider” above]
2. 概述主题的背景
☪️ Purpose
🔯 Original Word/Phrase
😝 Recommended Substitute
2.1 To discuss the historical signification of a topic
- Subject/Mechinism …
- plays an important role in [nominalization], palys a vital role in [nominalization]
- Topic significantly/considerably + influences, controls, regulates, directs, inhibits, constrains, governs + who/what/when/where/how …
⭐️ In other words, take the nominalized verb and make it the main verb of the sentence.
2.2 To discuss the historical signification of a topic
- X theory …
- is wildely accepted as …, is widely used as …
- Wildly accepted, … [to eliminate the weak be verb]. // The preferred … . // Commonly/Frequently implemented, … [to eliminate the weak be verb] // The prevailing method for …
2.3 To describe the recent focus on a topic
- None
- Much attention has been drawn to … // … has gained much importance in recent years
- Discussions regarding X have dominated research in recent years. // … has appealed to … // … has propelled to the forefront in investigations of Y. // … has dramatically/significantly shaped queries on X in recent years. // … has critically influenced academic dialogue on Y.
2.4 To identify the current majority opinion about a topic
- None
- The consensus has been that …
- Prior reasearch generally confirms that … // Several studies agree that … // Prior research substantiates the belief that …
2.5 To discuss the findings of exiting literature
- Previous studies …
- indicate // have documented // have demonstrated // have shown that
- contend // purport // suggest // proffer // have proven that // evidence
2.6 To express the breath of our current knowledge-base, including gaps
- None
- Much is known about … // But, little is known about …
- The academic community has extensively explored X… // Prior research has thoroughly investigated…. // However, little research has been conducted to show… // However, prior studies have failed to evaluate/ identify / (any other word suggested to replace “analyze” above)
2.7 To segue into expressing your research question
- None
- Several theories have been proposed to explain… // To solve this problem, many researchers have tried several methods
- Recent/Previous studies have promoted… // Prior investigations have implemented/queried diverse approached to … // A number of authors have posited …
3. Describing the analytical elements of a paper 描述一篇论文的分析要素/实验结果
☪️ Purpose
🔯 Original Word/Phrase
😝 Recommended Substitute
3.1 To express agreement between one finding and another
- This paper / study / investigation
- supports
- substantiates // confirms // corrpborates // underlines
3.2 To present contradictory findings
- This paper / study / investigation
- calls into question
- challenges // disputes // rebuts // refutes // disproves // debunks // invalidates // rejects // questions
3.3 To discuss limitations of a study
- None
- The limitations of this paper include:
- These investigations, however, disregards… // This method/ approach fails to… // This study only… // … falls short of adressing / identifying / illustrating… // A drawback/disadvantage of this framework is… // This framework, however, solely perrains to …
4. Discussing results
☪️ Purpose
🔯 Original Word/Phrase
😝 Recommended Substitute
4.1 To draw inferences from results
- The data… // These findings…
- suggest // show
- extrapolate // deduce // surmise // approximate // derive // extract // evidence
4.2 To describe observations
- [Observed event or result] …
- appeared // was observed to
- manifested // surfaced // materialized // yielded // generated // perceived // detected
5. Discussing methods
5.1 To discuss methods
- This study… // X method…
- used // performed
- applied // administered // employed // diffused // disseminated // relayed
5.2 To describe the simulations
- A simulation …
- was created to… // was used to… // was performed to …
- This study/research … simulated // replicated // imitated + “X environment / condition to…” + [any of the verbs suggested as replacements for “analyze” above]
6.Explaining the impact of new research
6.1 To explain the impact of a paper’s findings
-
This paper/ study/ investigation
-
demonstrates // shows
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illustrates // proves // evidences // strengthens (the position that)
6.2 To highlight a paper’s conclusion
- This paper/ study/ investigation
- establishes // proves
- attributes // illustrates // advances (the idea that)
6.3 To explain how research contributes to the existing knowledge-base - This paper/ study/ investigation
- offers // introduces
- ushers in // proffers // conveys // promotes // advocates // introduces // broach (issue) // reveals // unveils // exposes // unearths