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How to avoid repeating some common words

There are some words that are frequently used, and sometimes we realize that we have written them several times in our documents. The first step to avoid repeating a word is to think of the context, pay attention to nuances and choose a more precise word. 

These are some of these words:

People
  • Individuals, men and women, human beings, humankind
  • citizens, the public
  • subjects, residents, inhabitants
  • people in the streets: passers-by
  • people travelling: passengers, commuters
Things
  • Objects, articles, items, goods, stuff
  • belongings, possessions
  • things on your mind: concerns, matters, worries, preoccupations, ideas, notions
  • things somebody said: remarks, statements, comments
  • matters, affairs, circumstances, conditions
Good
  • excellent, great, awesome, terrific, fantastic, amazing, wonderful
  • satisfactory, acceptable, adequate
  • fine, of high quality, of high standard
  • appropriate, fitting, apt, suitable, convenient
  • right, correct, proper, decorous, seemly
  • superb, outstanding, magnificent, first-class
  • good person: virtuous, righteous, law-abiding
Bad
  • awful, terrible, horrible, atrocious, abysmal, dreadful, abominable, frightful
  • harmful, damaging, detrimental, undesirable
  • unpleasant, disagreeable, unwelcome, unfortunate