100 action verbs with synonyms

 

                                                          100 action verbs with synonyms 

No	Word	Similar words	Meaning in Gujarati / Hindi/Marathi
1	Advise	Counsel, guide, recommend, warn, suggest, urge, encourage, admonish, caution
2	Argue	Debate, dispute, quarrel, disagree, fight, combat, battle
3	Bake	Burn, cook, roast, oven
4	Bear	1) Tolerate, endure, put up with, 2) breed, produce, give birth to
5	Bend	Curve, turn, bow, angle
6	Blow	1) Whistle, blast, 2) Breathe out, puff, exhale
7	Boil	Bubble, simmer, seam, seethe
8	Break	Fracture, asunder, shatter, crack, crash, splinter
9	Bring	Carry, fetch, deliver
10	Brush	Scrub, clean, groom, sweep, curry, whisk
11	Calculate	Compute, assess, evaluate, count, figure out, estimate, gauge
12	Celebrate	Hold, perform, ritualize, honour, dedicate
13	Chat	Talk, speak, converse, gossip, chit-chat
14	Choose	Select, elect, pick out, judge, decide, prefer, opt
15	Clean	Erase, clear, wipe out, wash, lave, mop, scrub, sweep, vacuum
16	Clear	Purify, clarify, clean
17	Collect	Gather, combine, amass, accumulate, assemble, compile, pile up, heap up, rack up
18	Colour	Paint, dye, stain, tint, crayon
19	Comb	Do hair
20	Come	Arrive ,approach, advance, move, draw near
21	Commit	Give, entrust, consign, transfer, delegate, hand over, allocate
22	Compare	Liken, associate, analogize, refer
23	Cook	Prepare meal, bake, dine
24	Count	Add, measure
25	Cry	Weep, sob, wail, shed tears, bawl
26	Cut	Slit, gash, slash, open
27	Decorate	Adorn, embellishment, ornament, garnish, embroider, dress up, deck out
28	Discuss	Talk over, talk about, converse about, examine, review, consult on, debate, argue, thrash out
29	Do	Make
30	Draw	Pull, tug, tow, drag, haul, lug
31	Drink	Sip, gulp, swallow, swill, guzzle
32	Drive	Push, propel, impel, urge, thrust, press, move, motivate, force, compel
33	Drop	Drip, trickle, dribble, fall, sink
34	Eat	Dine, lunch, consume, bite, devour
35	Exercise	Employ, use, apply, practice, execute, exert, discharge
36	Fly	Take wing, take flight, soar, hover, flatter, flit, flap
37	Fry	Sizzle, frizzle, singe, sear
38	Gather	Collect, accumulate, combine, amass, accumulate, assemble, compile, pile up, heap up, rack up
39	Get	Obtain, secure, acquire, come by or into possession, procure, pick up
40	Go	Move (ahead, forward, onwards), proceed, advance, pass, make headway, travel, voyage, set off, tour, trek, wend
41	Hang	Suspend, depend, dangle, hover, swing
42	Help	Assist, aid, lend a hand, support, serve, succour,
43	Insist	Demand, require, call for, command, urge, importune, exhort, argue, remonstrate, expostulate
44	Laugh	Titter, giggle, snigger, snicker, chuckle, chortle, guffaw
45	Learn	Find out, discover, understand, ascertain
46	Lie	Prevaricate, fabricate, mispresent
47	Like	Love, prefer
48	Listen	Hear, pay attention to, attend, lend an ear to, prick up one’s ears, keep one’s ears open
49	Lock	Seal, bar, latch, bolt, padlock, lock up, secure
50	Look	See, observe, consider, contemplate, view, inspect
51	Make	Build, assemble, construct, erect, put together, set up, form, mould, shape, frame, create, originate, fabricate, manufacture, produce
52	Match	Match up, join, marry, unite, link, combine, put together, pair up or off, conjoin, juxtapose
53	Mend	Repair, fix, patch up, rectify, correct, remedy, restore, heal, rehabilitate
54	Mix	Blend, mingle, combine, incorporate, merge, unite, alloy, amalgamate
55	Mop	Clean, erase
56	Observe	Obey, abide by, comply with, attend to, follow, regard
57	Organise	Structure, coordinate, systematize, order, arrange, classify, sort out, categorize, codify
58	Pack	Package, bundle, compact, cram, stuff
59	Pat	Tap, touch, dab, stroke, caress
60	Pay	Compensate, recompense,  remunerate, reward, repay, refund, reimburse, clear, remit, settle
61	Persist	Insist, persevere, stand firm, be steadfast
62	Pick	Pick out, select, choose, cull, sort out, hand-pick, single out, opt out, fix, decide upon
63	Plan	Lay out, design, arrange, devise, outline, organise, plot, map out, delineate, develop
64	Practise	Drill, exercise, work out, train, prepare, rehearse, repeat, study
65	Pray	Beseech, ask, call upon, entreat, implore, request, appeal to, plead, beg for, importune, petition
66	Pull	Draw, haul, drag, lug, tow, trail
67	Push	Thrust, shove, drive, move, set in motion, get moving, propel, press
68	Put	Keep, place, position, situate, set, lay, settle, locate
69	Quarrel	Fight, combat, argue, dispute clash, battle, feud
70	Read	Peruse, scan, skim, review, study, look over, pore over
71	Refresh	Enliven, renew, revive, freshen up, bring back to life, invigorate, vitalize, energize
72	Relax	Let go, release, relieve, ease, reduce, slacken, remit
73	Remind	Remember, recall, cause to remember, put in mind, cue
74	Ride	Drive, sit on or in, travel, go, proceed on or in
75	Rub	Massage, knead, scrub, clean, mope, wipe, polish, burnish
76	Say	State, affirm, declare, maintain, remark, assert, claim, announce
77	Scrub	Scratch, cancel, end
78	See	Look at, perceive, note, notice, mark, spot, watch, witness, recognise, sight, observe
79	Set	Place, set down, situate, locate, site
80	Sing	Chant, vocalise, intone, chirp, chorus, yodel
81	Sit	Settle, rest, take a seat
82	Sleep	Go to bed, doze, take a nap, rest, repose, slumber, drowse
83	Stir	Shake, mix, scramble, mingle, churn up, merge , blend
84	Store	Collect, gather
85	Sweep	Clean, clear
86	Switch	Beat, strike, twitch, lash, birch
87	Tell	Relate, narrate, recount, recite, mention
88	Think	Consider , take into account, believe, imagine, expect, suppose
89	Throw	Toss, cast, hurl, fling, sling, pitch, dash, send
90	Unlock	Open,
91	Unpack
92	Wait	Tarry, linger, hold on, stay, stand by,
93	Wake	Get up, rise , awaken, rouse
94	Walk	Advance, proceed, move, go, wend, go or make one’s way by walk, tread, stalk, stride, tramp
95	Wash	Wash up, clean, cleanse, bathe, shower, scrub up, shampoo, soap up, lather, launder
96	Watch	Observe, regard, look at, gaze at or on , contemplate, keep an eye on
97	Wipe	Erase, clean, mop up , dry off or out or up, dust off, swab
98	Work	Labour, toil, exert oneself, sweat, moil
99	Worry	Take tension, be anxious, be fearful, be concerned, fret, agonize, be distressed, be vexed
100	Write	Pen , scribble, indite , inscribe

 

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