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1. How synonyms work
Ex: Royal Dutch Shell is the largest oil company in the world by revenue, with a significant share of the global hydrocarbon market. The giant firm employs over 100,000 people internationally, including over 8,000 employees in Britain.
word/phrase |
synonym |
largest |
giant |
oil |
hydrocarbon |
company |
firm |
in the world |
global |
people |
employees |
- Synonyms are not always exactly the same in meaning, but it is important not to change the register. ‘Firm’ is a good synonym for ‘company’, but ‘boss’ is too informal to use for ‘manager’.
- Many common words e.g. culture, economy or industry have no effective synonyms.
2. Common synonyms in academic writing
Nouns |
Verbs |
area
benefit
category
component
controversy
drawback
expansion
feeling
framework
goal
hypothesis
interpretation
method
quotation
results
statistics
study
trend
output |
field
advantage
type
part
argument
disadvantage
increase
emotion
structure
target
theory
explanation
system
citation
findings
figures
research
tendency
production |
accelerate
achieve
alter
analyze
assist
claim
clarify
concentrate on
develop
eliminate
found
maintain
predict
prohibit
quote
raise
reduce
respond
strengthen |
speed up
reach
change
examine
help
insist
explain
focus on
evolve
remove
establish
keep
forecast
ban
cite
increase
decrease
reply
reinforce |
Source: Stephen Bailey. Academic Writing, Routledge.
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