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 ...
