Strong Verbs

1. Synonyms for Weak or Overused Verbs
Assisted
Accommodated
Collaborated
Facilitated
Served
Supported
Demonstrated
Achieved
Determined
Established
Exhibited
Indicated
Developed
Created
Coordinated
Designed
Established
Formed
Generated
Handled
Conducted
Coordinated
Directed
Managed
Monitored
Organized
Supervised
Led
Arranged
Controlled
Engineered
Directed
Managed
Supervised
Made
Assembled
Composed
Constructed
Created
Designed
Generated
Planned
Prepared
Produced
Observed
Distinguished
Examined
Inspected
Monitored
Participated
Contributed
Cooperated
Engaged
Joined
Performed
Performed
Accomplished
Achieved
Completed
Implemented
Delivered
Planned
Arranged
Coordinated
Designed
Developed
Created
Organized
Prepared
Produced
Practiced
Administered
Engaged
Executed
Exercised
Implemented
Utilized
Provided
Accommodated
Contributed
Dispensed
Granted
Implemented
Prepared
Presented
Produced
Supplied
Ran
Administered
Conducted
Controlled
Coordinated
Directed
Operated
Supervised
Handled
Performed
Researched
Analyzed
Experimented
Explored
Discovered
Identified
Investigated
Studied
Sold
Persuaded
Advertised
Marketed
Promoted
Publicized
Worked
Managed
Collaborated
Conducted
Developed
Formed
Formulated
Operated
Performed
Utilized
Wrote
Authored
Created
Established

2. Strong Action Verbs
*Use present tense for current positions and past tense for previous positions.
Accomplishments Om Communicate
Achieved
Addressed
Expanded
Arbitrated
Improved
Arranged
Pioneered
Authored
Reduced
Collaborated
Resolved
Convinced
Restored
Corresponded
Spearheaded
Developed
Transformed
Directed
Advertising &
Drafted
Promotion
Edited
Accounted for
Enlisted
Convinced
Formulated
Generated
Influenced
Improved
Interpreted
Influenced
Lectured
Launched
Mediated
Marketed
Moderated
Persuaded
Negotiated
Promoted
Persuaded
Recommended
Promoted
Secured
Publicized
Sold
Recruited
Clerical
Spoke
Approved
Translated
Arranged
Wrote
Catalogued
Creative
Classified
Acted
Collected
Conceptualized
Compiled
Created
Executed
Customized
Generated
Designed
Implemented
Developed
Inspected
Directed
Monitored
Established
Operated
Fashioned
Organized
Founded
Prepared
Illustrated
Processed
Initiated
Purchased
Instituted
Recorded
Integrated
Retrieved
Invented
Screened
Originated
Specified
Performed
Systematized
Planned
Tabulated
Revitalized
Validated
Shaped
Financial
Administered
Allocated
Analyzed
Appraised
Audited
Balanced
Budgeted
Calculated
Computed
Developed
Forecast
Managed
Marketed
Planned
Projected
Researched
Helping
Assessed
Clarified
Coached
Counseled
Demonstrated
Diagnosed
Educated
Expedited
Facilitated
Guided
Motivated
Referred
Rehabilitated
Represented
Management
Administered
Analyzed
Assigned
Attained
Chaired
Consolidated
Contracted
Coordinated
Delegated
Developed
Directed
Evaluated
Executed
Improved
Increased
Organized
Oversaw
Planned
Prioritized
Produced
Reviewed
Scheduled
Strengthened
Supervised
Negotiation
Assured
Closed
Evaluated
Investigated
Mediated
Negotiated
Proposed
Sorted
Public
Relations &
Human
Resources
Advised
Balanced
Collaborated
Consulted
Employed
Facilitated
Grouped
Guided
Handles
Hired
Integrated
Monitored
Motivated
Recruited
Sponsored
Strengthened
Research
Clarified
Collected
Critiqued
Evaluated
Examined
Extracted
Identified
Inspected
Interpreted
Interviewed
Investigated
Organized
Reviewed
Summarized
Surveyed
Systematized
Resourceful
Accomplished
Awarded
Corrected
Diverted
Eliminated
Identified
Improved
Pioneered
Rectified
Solved
Strengthened
Surpassed
Teaching
Adapted
Advised
Clarified
Coached
Communicated
Coordinated
Demystified
Developed
Enabled
Encouraged
Evaluated
Explained
Facilitated
Guided
Informed
Instructed
Persuaded
Stimulated
Trained
Technical
Assembled
Built
Calculated
Computed
Configured
Designed
Devised
Engineered
Fabricated
Installed
Maintained
Operated
Overhauled
Performed
Programmed
Remodeled
Repaired
Retrieved
Solved
Upgraded
Technique &
Authority
Analyzed
Arranged
Budgeted
Catalogued
Compared
Compiled
Completed
Computed
Decreased
Distributed
Enlarged
Examined
Expanded
Generated
Improvised
Increased
Leveraged
Redesigned
Reorganized
Restricted
Reviewed
Revised
Scheduled
SingleHandedly
Synthesize