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Processes: synonyms worth the distinction
A process word treats a sequence as a single noun. Development becomes evolution, flowering becomes unfolding, hardening becomes a set. The shortest shelf in the library and one of the more abstract.
Start hereOne per tier, easiest first
actionnounactivitya process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)FoothillsHas a reason linecalibrateverbregulateto adjust an instrument or process precisely for accuracyTreelineHas a reason lineaggregateverbconsolidateto gather separate items or data into a combined wholeRidgelineHas a reason line
The whole shelfGrouped by difficulty tier
FoothillsTier 1 · everyday words · 2 words
Words you already use, paired with a synonym you probably also know.
TreelineTier 2 · one step up · 14 words
Familiar words, with a synonym that sits slightly outside daily speech.
- calibrateverbregulate
- cyclicaladjectiverecurrent
- developmentnounevolution
- dischargeverbcomplete
- extrapolateverbproject
- increasenoungrowth
- iterateverbrework
- meltverbrun
- methodicallyadverbsystematically
- ossifyverbstagnate
- sequentialadjectiveconsecutive
- tabulateverbtally
- transposeverbinterchange
- workflownounpipeline
RidgelineTier 3 · solid vocabulary · 14 words
The middle of the bank, where the near misses start to bite.
High CampTier 4 · testing · 6 words
Words that turn up in serious reading rather than in conversation.
SummitTier 5 · rare and formal · 2 words
The rare register: literary, legal and technical English.
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