Terms related to travel

• Gravel Road- Bajri waali road- sand, stone, crushed rock
• Tarmac Road- look waali road
• Tread- carefully walk through - gait, march, footstep, pace, stride, tramp
• Stretch
• Odyssey
• Chronicles
• Tales
• Expedition
• Plush Job
• Dilapidated Fort
• Oblivion-he condition of being unaware or uninformed- 1. Jim was so miserable in his marriage he often drank himself into oblivion to escape his sorrow.
• 2. The novel put me in such a state of oblivion I forgot to prepare dinner for my family
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Odyssey Synonyms

Odyssey:

noun journey

Adventure

Excursion

Expedition

Wanderings

Exploration

Pilgrimage

Sojourn

Voyage

Quest

Travels

One word substitution for common actions

1. Make soil productive: Fertilize
2. Make rusty; go rusty: Oxidise
3. Prepare for movement or action; collect together for service or use: Mobilise
4. Fill with terror by threats or acts of violence: Terrify, Terrorize
5. Reduce to minimum: Minimize
6. Use sparingly: Economise
7. Speak in general terms: Generalize
8. Give authority to: Authorise
9. Subject to penalty: Penalise
10. Establish a colony: Colonise
11. Put in danger: Jeopardize
12. Make permissible by law: Legalise
13. Be fully conscious; understand: Realise
14. Arouse horror and indignation in a person; offend the moral feelings or the ideas of etiquette of: Scandalise
15. Compose or produce something without preparation: Improvise
16. Act as a deputy: Deputise
17. Happen at the same time; be simultaneous: Synchronise
18. Say sorry for wrong doing: Apologise
19. Support by means of a subsidy: Subsidise
20. Exclude from society; refuse to associate with: Ostracise
21. Become fact: Materialise
22. That cannot be tamed: Untameable
23. Which cannot be put into practice: Impracticable
24. Open to objection: Objectionable
25. Which cannot be seized: Impregnable
26. Perform the service at: Officiate 
27. Found fault with someone: Censure 
28. Do not rightly understand: Misunderstand
29. Sail round the globe: Circumnavigate
30. Never to be effaced: Ineffaceable
31. Very easily made angry: Irritable
32. Averse to mixing in society: Unsociable
33. Cannot be deciphered at all: Undecipherable
34. So high that it cannot be estimated: Inestimable
35. Beyond all price: Invaluable
36. Beyond a doubt: Unquestionable, Indubitable
37. Make away with: Murder
38. At the beginning of the day: Dawn
39. Uncalled for; quite motiveless: Gratuitous
40. Those who serve for hire: Hirelings
41. One who believes in going naked on all occasions: Nudist
42. State of being married: Matrimony
43. State of complete continence on the part of a woman: Virginity
44. From parents and forefathers: Hereditary
45. One residing in a country of which one is not a full-fledged citizen: Alien
46. Which cannot be solved: Insoluble
47. Full of words: Verbose
48. Which cannot be suppressed: Irrepressible
49. Which cannot be believed: Incredible
50. A person of infirm health: Valetudinarian
51. A breaker of images: Iconoclast
52. A lover of woman: Philogynist
53. A medicine tending to loosen the bowels: Laxative
54. Disease caught from others: Infectious
55. That which cannot be escaped from: Inescapable
56. That which is not possible to justify: Unjustifiable
57. That which is not possible to apply: Inapplicable
58. Not giving attention: Inattentive
59. That which cannot be withdrawn or cancelled: Irrevocable
60. That which cannot be refuted: Irrefutable
61. Perfectly beyond answer: Unanswerable
62. Cannot be measured: Immeasurable
63. A state in which the succession is through women only: Matriarchy
64. Lasting only a very short time: Ephemeral, Temporary, Transient
65. Deserving all praise: Laudable
66. That which cannot be recovered: Irrecoverable
67. A person who can disguise the direction from which his voice comes: Ventriloquist
68. The art practised by statesmen and ambassadors or the skill in managing international affairs: Diplomacy
69. A speech addressed to oneself: Soliloquy
70. A person who walks while sleeping: Somnambulist
71. A person who is overscrupulous about small details: Meticulous
72. Property inherited by a person from his ancestors: Patrimony 
73. Small, trifling ornamental articles: Knick-knacks
74. Fit to marry: Marriageable
75. Nature belonging to men: Masculine
76. A change surprising enough to be called magical: Transformation, Metamorphosis
77. At the age of growth between boyhood and youth: Adolescent
78. Easy to carry over long distances: Portable
79. Easy to shape in any desired mould: Pliable
80. Apply the money fraudulently for one’s use: Misappropriate
81. Interpretation of dreams: Oneirocriticism
82. Specify by name, one by one all: Enumerate
83. Surround on all sides: Envelope
84. Ambiguous words to conceal the truth or mislead hearers and readers: Equivocal
85. Not easily disturbed by sudden misfortune: Unruffled 
86. Much too lofty to harbour petty feelings: Magnanimous
87. A graduate of the university of Oxford: Oxonian
88. A graduate of the university of Cambridge: Cantab
89. A lady’s umbrella: Parasol
90. A lady’s purse: Reticule
91. Relating to a barber or his work: Tonsorial 
92. Pertaining to tailors or clothes: Sartorial
93. A person who is hard to please: Fastidious
94. A figure with eight sides: Octagon
95. Undue favour shown by a man in high position to his own relatives: Nepotism
96. A statement that is absolutely clear: Explicit
97. A person who cannot be easily approached: Inaccessible
98. To urge a person to commit a crime: Instigate
99. To root out an evil: Eradicate
100. To destroy anything completely: Annihilate
101. The act of renouncing the crown by a king: Abdication
102. Morning prayer in a church: Matins
103. Not only blameable, but can also be proceeded against in a court of law: Culpable
104. Marked by open and effusive exhibition of feelings: Demonstrative
105. Capable of being proved: Demonstrable
106. Of set design: Deliberate
107. Cut off: Amputate
108. Total abstainer from all alcoholic drinks: teetotaller
109. Believers in the doctrine that the total abolition of war is both possible and desirable: Pacifist
110. Direct vote of all the electorate of the state to obtain a public expression of the whole community’s opinion: Referendum, Plebiscite
111. Organized scheme of popularising: Propaganda
112. Without any variation: Uniform
113. Skilfully planning the movements of troops: Manoeuvring
114. A very sad condition: Predicament
115. So much like one another that it could not be said which was which: Indistinguishable
116. Beyond all power of time to destroy: 
117. That nothing can avail to appease: Fastidious
118. The quality of doing the right thing at right time and place: Tact
119. The purest and most essential part of the drug: Quintessence
120. The doctrine that human souls migrate into other bodies of animals: Transmigration
121. That which can be allowed: Permissible
122. That which will last a very long time: Durable, Long-lasting, Permanent
123. The power of seeing everything: Omniscience
124. The power of being present everywhere: Omnipresence
125. Emitting a bad smell: Foul-smelling, Malodorous
126. That which cannot be surmounted or overcome: Insurmountable
127. One who acts between two or more parties: Intermediary
128. Give and receive mutually: Reciprocate
129. Walking from place to place on business: Itinerant, Peripatetic
130. Cessation of hostilities before a formal treaty is signed: Armistice
131. That which can be wounded or penetrated: Invulnerable
132. The loyalty of subjects to their sovereign and Government: Allegiance
133. One who is learned in the science dealing with bird life: Ornithologist
134. Composed of elements highly diverse in character: Heterogeneous
135. At one and the same time: Simultaneous
136. Assailing the use of images in religious worship: Iconoclast
137. The power of reading the thoughts or mind of others immediately: Thought-reading, Telepathy
138. Very pleasing to eat: Toothsome
139. One who can use both hands with equal facility: Ambidextrous
140. Self-generated; free of external incitement: Spontaneous
141. Evening prayer in a church: Vespers
142. To use expressive motion of limbs while speaking: Gesticulate
143. To express disapproval of anything or any person: Deprecate
144. Literary theft: Plagiarism
145. To frighten a person with the purpose of getting something out of him: Coerce
146. A self-evident truth: Truism
147. To happen simultaneously with another event: Synchronize
148. Allowance paid by a husband to his wife on legal separation: Alimony
149. New-coined word: Neologism
150. Examination of the body of a dead person: Post-mortem
151. A drug that induce sleep: Narcotic
152. A person who suffers from nervous disease: Neurotic
153. A medicine which prevents putrefaction: Antiseptic
154. Things which contain elements of the same nature: Homogeneous
155. Nations engaged in war: Belligerent
156. An effect which has reference to what is past: Retrospective
157. A nation that is fond of fighting: Bellicose
158. A substance which can be easily broken: Brittle, Fragile
159. Relating to the sun: Solar
160. Relating to the moon: Lunar
161. A round-about way of expressing oneself: Circumlocution 
162. To reproduce a passage word for word: Verbatim
163. Money paid to employees on retirement: Gratuity
164. A person who eats vegetables: Vegetarian
165. A room where dead bodies are kept for post mortem examination: Mortuary
166. To wander from the main theme: Digress
167. A shed of cars: Garage
168. A person who goes on horseback: Equestrian
169. A place where clothes are kept: Wardrobe
170. Pertaining to land or land owner-ship: Agrarian
171. Practice of spying: Espionage
172. Anything that is marked by dull uniformity: Monotonous
173. A door that is partly open: Ajar
174. Substance capable of burning or used for burning: Incombustible
175. A man whose wife is dead: Widower
176. One who knows many languages: Linguistic, polyglot
177. Incapable of being explained: Inexplicable
178. Talking disrespectfully of sacred things; to utter profanity about sacred things: Blasphemy, Sacrilege
179. To compel a person to do a thing by force: Coerce
180. Disease or defect inherited from birth: Congenital
181. Two countries whose frontiers touch each other: Contiguous
182. An insect with many legs: Centipede
183. Science of insects: Entomology
184. The part of the government which makes laws: Legislature
185. The part of the government which enforces laws: Executive
186. Throw light on something difficult or mysterious: Elucidate
187. A medicine that produces the desired effect: Efficacious
188. A law that is not subject to change: Imputable
189. To involve a person in accusation: Incriminate
190. An extremely talkative person: Garrulous, Talkative, Loquacious
191. Afternoon performance at a theatre; a cinema show held in the afternoon: Matinee
192. Commonplace remarks: Platitude
193. A remedy for all diseases: Panacea
194. A person who is indifferent to art or literature: Philistine
195. Amount paid to a person for work done by him: Remuneration
196. A book, picture etc. produced merely to bring in money: Pot-boiler
197. People who revolt against the government: Rebels
198. Too much official routine; excessive use of formalities in public business: Red-tapism
199. Reserved in speech; disposed to silence: Reticent
200. To rise and fall in the form of waves: Undulate

SYNONYMS FOR COMMONLY USED WORDS

Amazing- incredible, unbelievable, improbable, fabulous, wonderful, fantastic, astonishing, astounding, extraordinary
Anger- enrage, infuriate, arouse, nettle, exasperate, inflame, madden
Angry- mad, furious, enraged, excited, wrathful, indignant, exasperated, aroused, inflamed
Answer- reply, respond, retort, acknowledge
Ask- question, inquire of, seek information from, put a question to, demand, request, expect, inquire, query, interrogate, examine, quiz
Awful- dreadful, terrible, abominable, bad, poor, unpleasant
Bad- evil, immoral, wicked, corrupt, sinful, depraved, rotten, contaminated, spoiled, tainted, harmful, injurious, unfavorable, defective, inferior, imperfect, substandard, faulty, improper, inappropriate, unsuitable, disagreeable, unpleasant, cross, nasty, unfriendly, irascible, horrible, atrocious, outrageous, scandalous, infamous, wrong, noxious, sinister, putrid, snide, deplorable, dismal, gross, heinous, nefarious, base, obnoxious, detestable, despicable, contemptible, foul, rank, ghastly, execrable
Beautiful - pretty, lovely, handsome, attractive, gorgeous, dazzling, splendid, magnificent, comely, fair, ravishing, graceful, elegant, fine, exquisite, aesthetic, pleasing, shapely, delicate, stunning, glorious, heavenly, resplendent, radiant, glowing, blooming, sparkling
Begin - start, open, launch, initiate, commence, inaugurate, originate
Big - enormous, huge, immense, gigantic, vast, colossal, gargantuan, large, sizable, grand, great, tall, substantial, mammoth, astronomical, ample, broad, expansive, spacious, stout, tremendous, titanic, mountainous
Brave - courageous, fearless, dauntless, intrepid, plucky, daring, heroic, valorous, audacious, bold, gallant, valiant, doughty, mettlesome
Break - fracture, rupture, shatter, smash, wreck, crash, demolish, atomize
Bright - shining, shiny, gleaming, brilliant, sparkling, shimmering, radiant, vivid, colorful, lustrous, luminous, incandescent, intelligent, knowing, quick-witted, smart, intellectual
Calm - quiet, peaceful, still, tranquil, mild, serene, smooth, composed, collected, unruffled, level-headed, unexcited, detached, aloof
Come - approach, advance, near, arrive, reach
Cool - chilly, cold, frosty, wintry, icy, frigid
Crooked - bent, twisted, curved, hooked, zigzag
Cry - shout, yell, yowl, scream, roar, bellow, weep, wail, sob, bawl
Cut - gash, slash, prick, nick, sever, slice, carve, cleave, slit, chop, crop, lop, reduce
Dangerous - perilous, hazardous, risky, uncertain, unsafe
Dark - shadowy, unlit, murky, gloomy, dim, dusky, shaded, sunless, black, dismal, sad
Decide - determine, settle, choose, resolve
Definite - certain, sure, positive, determined, clear, distinct, obvious
Delicious - savory, delectable, appetizing, luscious, scrumptious, palatable, delightful, enjoyable, toothsome, exquisite
Describe - portray, characterize, picture, narrate, relate, recount, represent, report, record
Destroy - ruin, demolish, raze, waste, kill, slay, end, extinguish
Difference - disagreement, inequity, contrast, dissimilarity, incompatibility
Do - execute, enact, carry out, finish, conclude, effect, accomplish, achieve, attain
Dull - boring, tiring,, tiresome, uninteresting, slow, dumb, stupid, unimaginative, lifeless, dead, insensible, tedious, wearisome, listless, expressionless, plain, monotonous, humdrum, dreary
Eager - keen, fervent, enthusiastic, involved, interested, alive to
End - stop, finish, terminate, conclude, close, halt, cessation, discontinuance
Enjoy - appreciate, delight in, be pleased, indulge in, luxuriate in, bask in, relish, devour, savor, like
Explain - elaborate, clarify, define, interpret, justify, account for
Fair - just, impartial, unbiased, objective, unprejudiced, honest
Fall - drop, descend, plunge, topple, tumble
False - fake, fraudulent, counterfeit, spurious, untrue, unfounded, erroneous, deceptive, groundless, fallacious
Famous - well-known, renowned, celebrated, famed, eminent, illustrious, distinguished, noted, notorious
Fast - quick, rapid, speedy, fleet, hasty, snappy, mercurial, swiftly, rapidly, quickly, snappily, speedily, lickety-split, posthaste, hastily, expeditiously, like a flash
Fat - stout, corpulent, fleshy, beefy, paunchy, plump, full, rotund, tubby, pudgy, chubby, chunky, burly, bulky, elephantine
Fear - fright, dread, terror, alarm, dismay, anxiety, scare, awe, horror, panic, apprehension
Fly - soar, hover, flit, wing, flee, waft, glide, coast, skim, sail, cruise
Funny - humorous, amusing, droll, comic, comical, laughable, silly
Get - acquire, obtain, secure, procure, gain, fetch, find, score, accumulate, win, earn, rep, catch, net, bag, derive, collect, gather, glean, pick up, accept, come by, regain, salvage
Go - recede, depart, fade, disappear, move, travel, proceed
Good - excellent, fine, superior, wonderful, marvelous, qualified, suited, suitable, apt, proper, capable, generous, kindly, friendly, gracious, obliging, pleasant, agreeable, pleasurable, satisfactory, well-behaved, obedient, honorable, reliable, trustworthy, safe, favorable, profitable, advantageous, righteous, expedient, helpful, valid, genuine, ample, salubrious, estimable, beneficial, splendid, great, noble, worthy, first-rate, top-notch, grand, sterling, superb, respectable, edifying
Great - noteworthy, worthy, distinguished, remarkable, grand, considerable, powerful, much, mighty
Gross - improper, rude, coarse, indecent, crude, vulgar, outrageous, extreme, grievous, shameful, uncouth, obscene, low
Happy - pleased, contented, satisfied, delighted, elated, joyful, cheerful, ecstatic, jubilant, gay, tickled, gratified, glad, blissful, overjoyed
Hate - despise, loathe, detest, abhor, disfavor, dislike, disapprove, abominate
Have - hold, possess, own, contain, acquire, gain, maintain, believe, bear, beget, occupy, absorb, fill, enjoy
Help - aid, assist, support, encourage, back, wait on, attend, serve, relieve, succor, benefit, befriend, abet
Hide - conceal, cover, mask, cloak, camouflage, screen, shroud, veil
Hurry - rush, run, speed, race, hasten, urge, accelerate, bustle
Hurt - damage, harm, injure, wound, distress, afflict, pain
Idea - thought, concept, conception, notion, understanding, opinion, plan, view, belief
Important - necessary, vital, critical, indispensable, valuable, essential, significant, primary, principal, considerable, famous, distinguished, notable, well-known
Interesting - fascinating, engaging, sharp, keen, bright, intelligent, animated, spirited, attractive, inviting, intriguing, provocative, though-provoking, challenging, inspiring, involving, moving, titillating, tantalizing, exciting, entertaining, piquant, lively, racy, spicy, engrossing, absorbing, consuming, gripping, arresting, enthralling, spellbinding, curious, captivating, enchanting, bewitching, appealing
Keep - hold, retain, withhold, preserve, maintain, sustain, support
Kill - slay, execute, assassinate, murder, destroy, cancel, abolish
Lazy - indolent, slothful, idle, inactive, sluggish
Little - tiny, small, diminutive, shrimp, runt, miniature, puny, exiguous, dinky, cramped, limited, itsy-bitsy, microscopic, slight, petite, minute
Look - gaze, see, glance, watch, survey, study, seek, search for, peek, peep, glimpse, stare, contemplate, examine, gape, ogle, scrutinize, inspect, leer, behold, observe, view, witness, perceive, spy, sight, discover, notice, recognize, peer, eye, gawk, peruse, explore
Love - like, admire, esteem, fancy, care for, cherish, adore, treasure, worship, appreciate, savor
Make - create, originate, invent, beget, form, construct, design, fabricate, manufacture, produce, build, develop, do, effect, execute, compose, perform, accomplish, earn, gain, obtain, acquire, get
Mark - label, tag, price, ticket, impress, effect, trace, imprint, stamp, brand, sign, note, heed, notice, designate
Mischievous - prankish, playful, naughty, roguish, waggish, impish, sportive
Move - plod, go, creep, crawl, inch, poke, drag, toddle, shuffle, trot, dawdle, walk, traipse, mosey, jog, plug, trudge, slump, lumber, trail, lag, run, sprint, trip, bound, hotfoot, high-tail, streak, stride, tear, breeze, whisk, rush, dash, dart, bolt, fling, scamper, scurry, skedaddle, scoot, scuttle, scramble, race, chase, hasten, hurry, hump, gallop, lope, accelerate, stir, budge, travel, wander, roam, journey, trek, ride, spin, slip, glide, slide, slither, coast, flow, sail, saunter, hobble, amble, stagger, paddle, slouch, prance, straggle, meander, perambulate, waddle, wobble, pace, swagger, promenade, lunge
Moody - temperamental, changeable, short-tempered, glum, morose, sullen, mopish, irritable, testy, peevish, fretful, spiteful, sulky, touchy
Neat - clean, orderly, tidy, trim, dapper, natty, smart, elegant, well-organized, super, desirable, spruce, shipshape, well-kept, shapely
New - fresh, unique, original, unusual, novel, modern, current, recent
Old - feeble, frail, ancient, weak, aged, used, worn, dilapidated, ragged, faded, broken-down, former, old-fashioned, outmoded, passe, veteran, mature, venerable, primitive, traditional, archaic, conventional, customary, stale, musty, obsolete, extinct
Part - portion, share, piece, allotment, section, fraction, fragment
Place - space, area, spot, plot, region, location, situation, position, residence, dwelling, set, site, station, status, state
Plan - plot, scheme, design, draw, map, diagram, procedure, arrangement, intention, device, contrivance, method, way, blueprint
Popular - well-liked, approved, accepted, favorite, celebrated, common, current
Predicament - quandary, dilemma, pickle, problem, plight, spot, scrape, jam
Put - place, set, attach, establish, assign, keep, save, set aside, effect, achieve, do, build
Quiet - silent, still, soundless, mute, tranquil, peaceful, calm, restful
Right - correct, accurate, factual, true, good, just, honest, upright, lawful, moral, proper, suitable, apt, legal, fair
Run - race, speed, hurry, hasten, sprint, dash, rush, escape, elope, flee
Say/Tell - inform, notify, advise, relate, recount, narrate, explain, reveal, disclose, divulge, declare, command, order, bid, enlighten, instruct, insist, teach, train, direct, issue, remark, converse, speak, affirm, suppose, utter, negate, express, verbalize, voice, articulate, pronounce, deliver, convey, impart, assert, state, allege, mutter, mumble, whisper, sigh, exclaim, yell, sing, yelp, snarl, hiss, grunt, snort, roar, bellow, thunder, boom, scream, shriek, screech, squawk, whine, philosophize, stammer, stutter, lisp, drawl, jabber, protest, announce, swear, vow, content, assure, deny, dispute
Scared - afraid, frightened, alarmed, terrified, panicked, fearful, unnerved, insecure, timid, shy, skittish, jumpy, disquieted, worried, vexed, troubled, disturbed, horrified, terrorized, shocked, petrified, haunted, timorous, shrinking, tremulous, stupefied, paralyzed, stunned, apprehensive
Show - display, exhibit, present, note, point to, indicate, explain, reveal, prove, demonstrate, expose
Slow - unhurried, gradual, leisurely, late, behind, tedious, slack
Stop - cease, halt, stay, pause, discontinue, conclude, end, finish, quit
Story - tale, myth, legend, fable, yarn, account, narrative, chronicle, epic, sage, anecdote, record, memoir
Strange - odd, peculiar, unusual, unfamiliar, uncommon, queer, weird, outlandish, curious, unique, exclusive, irregular
Take - hold, catch, seize, grasp, win, capture, acquire, pick, choose, select, prefer, remove, steal, lift, rob, engage, bewitch, purchase, buy, retract, recall, assume, occupy, consume
Tell - disclose, reveal, show, expose, uncover, relate, narrate, inform, advise, explain, divulge, declare, command, order, bid, recount, repeat
Think - judge, deem, assume, believe, consider, contemplate, reflect, mediate
Trouble - distress, anguish, anxiety, worry, wretchedness, pain, danger, peril, disaster, grief, misfortune, difficulty, concern, pains, inconvenience, exertion, effort
True - accurate, right, proper, precise, exact, valid, genuine, real, actual, trusty, steady, loyal, dependable, sincere, staunch
Ugly - hideous, frightful, frightening, shocking, horrible, unpleasant, monstrous, terrifying, gross, grisly, ghastly, horrid, unsightly, plain, homely, evil, repulsive, repugnant, gruesome
Unhappy - miserable, uncomfortable, wretched, heart-broken, unfortunate, poor, downhearted, sorrowful, depressed, dejected, melancholy, glum, gloomy, dismal, discouraged, sad
Use - employ, utilize, exhaust, spend, expend, consume, exercise
Wrong - incorrect, inaccurate, mistaken, erroneous, improper, unsuitable

Words used to describe writing or speech style

articulate

able to express your thoughts, arguments, and ideas clearly and effectively

articulate

articulate writing or speech is clear and easy to understand

chatty

a chatty writing style is friendly and in

circuitous

taking a long time to say what you really mean when you are talking or writing about something

clean

clean language or humour does not offend people, especially because it does not involve sex

conversational

a conversational style of writing or speaking is in, like a private conversation

crisp

crisp speech or writing is clear and effective

declamatory

expressing feelings or opinions with great force

diffuse

using too many words and not easy to understand

discursive

including information that is not relevant to the main subject

economical

an economical way of speaking or writing does not use more words than are necessary

elliptical

suggesting what you mean rather than saying or writing it clearly

eloquent

expressing what you mean using clear and effective language

emphatic

making your meaning very clear because you have very strong feelings about a situation or subject

emphatically

very firmly and clearly

epigrammatic

expressing something such as a feeling or idea in a short and clever or funny way

epistolary

literary

relating to the writing of letters

euphemistic

euphemistic expressions are used for talking about unpleasant or embarrassing subjects without mentioning the thingsthemselves

flowery

flowery language or writing uses many complicated words that are intended to make it more attractive

fluent

expressing yourself in a clear and confident way, without seeming to make an effort

correct or conservative in style, and suitable for official or serious situations or occasions

gossipy

a gossipy letter is lively and full of news about the writer of the letter and about other people

grandiloquent

expressed in extremely  language in order to impress people, and often sounding silly because of this

idiomatic

expressing things in a way that sounds natural

in

using a particular type or style of writing

inarticulate

not able to express clearly what you want to say

inarticulate

not spoken or pronounced clearly

incoherent

unable to express yourself clearly

in

used about language or behaviour that is suitable for using with friends but not in  situations

journalistic

similar in style to journalism

learned

a learned piece of writing shows great knowledge about a subject, especially an academic subject

literary

involving books or the activity of writing, reading, or studying books

literary

relating to the kind of words that are used only in stories or poems, and not in normal writing or speech

lyric

using words to express feelings in the way that a song would

lyrical

having the qualities of music

ornate

using unusual words and complicated sentences

orotund

very

containing extremely  and complicated language intended to impress people

parenthetical

not directly connected with what you are saying or writing

pejorative

a pejorative word, phrase etc expresses criticism or a bad opinion of someone or something

picturesque

picturesque language is unusual and interesting

pithy

a pithy statement or piece of writing is short and very effective

poetic

expressing ideas in a very sensitive way and with great beauty or imagination

polemical

using or supported by strong arguments

ponderous

mainly literary

ponderous writing or speech is serious and boring

portentous

trying to seem very serious and important, in order to impress people

prolix

very

using too many words and therefore boring

punchy

a punchy piece of writing such as a speech, report, or slogan is one that has a strong effect because it uses clear simplelanguage and not many words

rambling

a rambling speech or piece of writing is long and confusing

readable

writing that is readable is clear and able to be read

rhetorical

relating to a style of speaking or writing that is effective or intended to influence people

rhetorical

written or spoken in a way that is impressive but is not honest

rhetorically

in a way that expects or wants no answer

rhetorically

using or relating to rhetoric

rough

a rough drawing or piece of writing is not completely finished

roundly

in a strong and clear way

sententious

expressing opinions about right and wrong behaviour in a way that is intended to impress people

sesquipedalian

very

using a lot of long words that most people do not understand

Shakespearean

using words in the way that is typical of Shakespeare’s writing

slangy

in

containing or using a lot of slang

stylistic

relating to ways of creating effects, especially in language and literature

succinct

expressed in a very short but clear way

turgid

using language in a way that is complicated and difficult to understand

unprintable

used for describing writing or words that you think are offensive

vague

someone who is vague does not clearly or fully explain something

vaguely

in a way that is not clear

verbose

using more words than necessary, and therefore long and boring

well-turned

a well-turned phrase is one that is expressed well

worded

expressed in a particular way

wordy

using more words than are necessary, especially long or  words

articulately

circuitously

circumlocutory

conversationally

eloquently

euphemistically

fluently

idiomatically

inarticulately

incoherently

lyrically

parenthetically

pejoratively

pithily

pleonastic

ponderously

portentously

sensationalist

stylistically

succinctly

be couched in something

to be expressed a particular way

have something/a lot/nothing etc to say for yourself

to be fairly/very/not at all keen to talk, especially about yourself and your reasons for doing something

with (your) tongue in (your) cheek

if you write or say something with tongue in cheek, you intend it to be humorous and do not mean it seriously