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Movement: synonyms worth the distinction
Motion verbs differ by direction, effort and destination all at once. Climb and ascend cover the same act with different amounts of ceremony. A useful shelf if you write instructions or directions.
The whole shelfGrouped by difficulty tier
FoothillsTier 1 · everyday words · 26 words
Words you already use, paired with a synonym you probably also know.
- arrestverbhold
- bringverbget
- commuteverbtravel
- dartverbbolt
- excursionnounouting
- fleeverbescape
- flyverbwing
- journeynountrip
- jumpverbspring
- lurchverbjolt
- onwardadverbforward
- pilgrimagenounjourney
- processionnounparade
- reachverbcontact
- removeverbtransfer
- retreatverbwithdraw
- rocknounstone
- sprintverbdash
- stationaryadjectivestill
- stayverbstick
- stridenounstep
- strollverbwander
- swiftlyadverbrapidly
- tracenounshadow
- travelverbjourney
- treknounhike
TreelineTier 2 · one step up · 35 words
Familiar words, with a synonym that sits slightly outside daily speech.
- ambleverbsaunter
- apaceadverbswiftly
- briskadjectivevigorous
- brisklyadverbspeedily
- conductverbcarry
- curveverbarch
- driftverbroll
- exodusnoundeparture
- flipverbtoss
- gaitnounstride
- heelverblist
- itinerantadjectivenomadic
- jumpverbspring
- mountnounsetting
- nimbleadjectiveagile
- plodverblumber
- plungeverbplummet
- recoilverbflinch
- rocknounstone
- sailverbvoyage
- saunterverbamble
- scurryverbscuttle
- sidewaysadverblaterally
- skitterverbscurry
- sluggishadjectivelethargic
- spinnountwist
- sprightlyadjectivespry
- stayverbstick
- thrustverbstuff
- traipseverbtrek
- trajectorynouncourse
- treadverbstep
- trudgeverbslog
- veerverbswerve
- voyagenounpassage
RidgelineTier 3 · solid vocabulary · 18 words
The middle of the bank, where the near misses start to bite.
High CampTier 4 · testing · 4 words
Words that turn up in serious reading rather than in conversation.
SummitTier 5 · rare and formal · 1 words
The rare register: literary, legal and technical English.
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