Organizational Action Verbs |
| Accumulate | Divert | Merge | Reorganize |
| Align | Divide | Officiate | Reposition |
| Allocate | Document | Organize | Research |
| Arrange | File | Outline | Restructure |
| Assemble | Filter | Package | Revamp |
| Associate | Formalize | Place | Route |
| Budget | Form | Plan | Schedule |
| Catalog | Gather | Prepare | Separate |
| Categorize | Group | Preserve | Set |
| Centralize | Index | Process | Situate |
| Channel | Individualize | Qualify | Sort |
| Chart | Integrate | Rank | Splice |
| Classify | Label | Rate | Standardize |
| Collect | List | Rearrange | Straighten |
| Compile | Localize | Reconcile | Streamline |
| Condense | Log | Record | Structure |
| Consolidate | Map | Register | Subdivide |
| Distribute | Match | Remodel | Systematize |
Technical Action Verbs |
| Activate | Construct | Install | Realign |
| Actuate | Convert | Interface | Regulate |
| Augment | Debug | Interpolate | Rehabilitate |
| Automate | Deploy | Liquidate | Synthesize |
| Build | Download | Litigate | troubleshoot |
| Calibrate | Engineer | Mechanize | Upgrade |
| Code | Equip | Operate | Upload |
| Compute | Import | Program | X-ray |
Leadership Verbs |
| Act | Coach | Enforce | Mobilize |
| add | Comfort | Enlighten | Name |
| adhere | Command | Enlist | Navigate |
| advance | Commissioned | Facilitate | Orchestrate |
| advise | Coordinate | Govern | Order |
| Aid | Decentralize | Head | Oversee |
| Appoint | Decide | Hire | Penalize |
| Appraise | Delegate | Host | Pilot |
| Approve | Demonstrate | Institute | Preside |
| Arbitrate | Designate | Instruct | Run |
| Assign | Direct | Intervene | Recruit |
| Authorize | Edify | Lead | Sponsor |
| Chair | Educate | Manage | Supervise |
| Champion | Employ | Mentor | Train |
Teamwork Action Words |
| accompany | Convince | Foster | Motivate |
| abstract | Cooperate | Guide | Participate |
| acquire | Cultivate | Help | Resolve |
| Assist | Debate | Impart | Settle |
| Attend | Defend | Inspire | Share |
| Collaborate | Elect | Instill | Staff |
| Collate | Enable | Interact | Suggest |
| Conciliate | Encourage | Involve | Support |
| Confront |
| Join | Unify |
| Contribute |
| Meet | Unite |
Analytical/Critical Thinking Action Verbs |
| abstract | Detail | Hone | Project |
| acquire | Detect | Identify | Prospect |
| analyze | Determine | Infer | Prove |
| annotate | Diagnose | Inspect | Quantify |
| Ascertain | Discover | Investigate | Reconstruct |
| Assess | Dissect | Judge | Refine |
| Attain | Disseminate | Locate | Retrieve |
| Audit | Distinguish | Magnify | Review |
| Breakdown | Elicit | Measure | Scan |
| Calculate | Enumerate | Monitor | Scrutinize |
| Correct | Estimate | Observe | Shorten |
| Correlate | Evaluate | Obtain | Subtract |
| Count | Examine | Perfect | Tabulate |
| Criticize | Extract | Pinpoint | Total |
| Critique | Extrapolate | Prescribe | Track |
| Deduce | Gauge | Prioritize | triangulate |
| Derive | Graph | Procure | zero in |
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Creative Thinking Verbs |
| Alter | Craft | Formulate | Question |
| Amend | Create | Hypothesize | Realize |
| Apply | Customize | Illustrate | Reason |
| Balance | Define | Imagine | Recreate |
| Brainstorm | Design | Innovate | Renew |
| Compare | Develop | Invent | Revolutionize |
| Compose | Devise | Methodize | Shape |
| Conceive | Diagram | Model | Sketch |
| Conceptualize | Differentiate | Mold | Strategize |
| Conjure | Envision | Perceive | Theorize |
| Contrast | Explore | Pioneer | Validate |
| Contrive | Fabricate | Predict | Visualize |
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Communication Action Words |
| address | Correspond | Listen | Relay |
| Announce | Counsel | Lobby | render |
| Answer | Deal with | Mediate | Renegotiate |
| Articulate | Describe | Moderate | Report |
| Ask | Disclose | Narrate | Respond |
| Attract | Discuss | Negotiate | Rewrite |
| Author | Display | Notify | Script |
| Blog | Draft | Paraphrase | Show |
| Brief | Edit | Persuade | Signify |
| Circulate | Exchange | Present | Speak |
| Co-author | Explain | Proofread | Specify |
| Cold call | Express | Propose | State |
| Communicate | Greet | Publicize | Submit |
| Confer | Influence | Publish | Summarize |
| Consult | Inform | Quote | Transcribe |
| Contact | Inquire | Read | Translate |
| Contract | Interpret | Recite | Transmit |
| Convene | Interview | Recommend | Verbalize |
| Convey | Introduce | Refer | write |
Initiative Action Verbs |
| accelerate | Enact | Learn | Regain |
| accomplish | Enhance | Leverage | Reinforce |
| achieve | Ensure | Maintain | Responsible For |
| Aim | Establish | Master | Retain |
| amplify | Execute | Mastermind | Secure |
| Anticipate | Exhibit | Maximize | Shatter |
| Assume | Expedite | Mitigate | Sharpen |
| Avert | Finalize | Modernize | Shield |
| Battle | Fine-tune | Negate | Spearhead |
| Capitalize | Fix | Neutralize | Specialize |
| Carry out | Forecast | Normalize | Start |
| Challenge | Fortify | Nullify | Stimulate |
| Check | Fulfill | Obliterate | Succeed |
| Commit | Further | Officiate | Surpass |
| Compete | Gain | Optimize | Target |
| Dedicate | Handle | Overhaul | Terminate |
| Deliver | Heighten | Polish | Trap |
| Demolish | Hunt | Prevent | Uncover |
| Devote | Implement | Probe | Undertake |
| Earn | Impose | Propel | Unveil |
| Effect | Improve | Protect | Verify |
| Eliminate | Increase | Raise | Vitalize |
| Embark | Initiate | Reach | Volunteer |
| Emphasize | Launch | Reduce | whittle |
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Adaptability Verbs |
| acclimate | Defer | Incorporate | Revise |
| accommodate | Diversify | Justify | Simplify |
| adjust | Endure | Manipulate | Simulate |
| adopt | Experiment | Modify | Transform |
| Broaden | Familiarize | Outsource | Transition |
| Change | Focus | Overcome | Uphold |
| Clarify | Generalize | Reshape | Utilize |
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Miscellaneous Action Words |
| advertise | Dispense | Open | Sew |
| advocate | Dramatize | Orient | Shear |
| Alleviate | Draw | Paint | Shop |
| Award | Drive | Penetrate | Siphon |
| Bargain | Duplicate | Perform | sell |
| Begin | Enlarge | Photograph | Solder |
| Blast | Enrich | Plant | Solicit |
| Block | Enter | Play | Spot |
| Bolster | Entertain | Practice | Strengthen |
| Bombard | eviscerate | Print | Study |
| Boost | Exercise | Produce | Stun |
| Borrow | Expand | Promote | Substitute |
| Breach | Experience | Provide | Supply |
| Buy | Extend | Purchase | Sustain |
| Canvass | Finance | Recall | Teach |
| Capture | Forge | Receive | Tend |
| Care | Forward | Recognize | Tighten |
| Cater | Find | Rectify | Time |
| Cause | Frame | Relate | Tour |
| Charge | Function | Release | Trace |
| Clear | Fund | Repair | Trade |
| Close | Furnish | Repeat | Transfer |
| Combine | Generate | Represent | Transport |
| Commence | Grade | Reproduce | transpose |
| Complete | Gross | Reserve | travel |
| Conclude | Halt | Restore | treat |
| Conduct | Immunize | Restrict | trim |
| Confirm | Insure | Reveal | triple |
| Connect | Issue | Revitalize | Tutor |
| Conserve | keep | Safeguard | Update |
| Consider | Knock | Sanction | Use |
| Contain | License | Sand | Value |
| Continue | Lift | Satisfy | View |
| Control | Lighten | Save | Visit |
| Copy | Load | Scope | Wage |
| Cut | Lubricate | Scrape | Wax |
| Decrease | Manufacture | Screen | weigh |
| Depict | Market | Sculpt | weld |
| Depreciate | Minimize | Seal | widen |
| Deteriorate | Nail | Seize | withdraw |
| Diminish | Net | Select | witness |
| Discharge | Nurse | Serve | yield |
| Dispatch | Nurture | Service | zone off |
