Publishing Adjectives

Like many academics, I find myself repeating a single adjective many times in a single paragraph. I thought the it might be a fruitful endeavor to compile a list of adjectives, including their synonyms for myself. Even better, I though to share the list with my audience here on the blog.

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this paper aims to ...

alternatives: This paper explores,...

This paper argues that

This paper presents

This paper describes

This study applies a(methodology) to b(theme) to show c (outcomes)

This paper presents ...

alternatives: outlines indroduces

highlights advocates

underscores promotes

features introduces

investigates unearths

surveys reveals

argues exposes

describes

This paper explores

alternatives: evaluates . probes

assesses delves into

investigates questions

identifies seeks

furthers contextualizes

advances appraises

analyzes ascertains

examines suggests

tests recommends

proposes illustrates

For Literature review

identifies ascertains

explains advances

clarifies defines

tests explores

argues underscores

underlie stresses

call attention to emphasizes

point to asserts

reiterate pin point

maintains contends

purports evidence

admits concludes

cites establishes

links connects

supports

... is popularly discussed as ...

commonly

frequently

widely discussed, accepted, etc.

occasionally,

Generally,

... is fast/rapidly becoming, accepted, ...

Previous studies have ...

recent trends in ...

findings from recently published data on ...

recent development in the study of ...

over the past decade, there has been an increase in ...

scholars have recently shown that...

while ... has shown that..., more recent studies now argue for ...

previous studies suggest ...