Importance of Synonyms In IELTS Writing

Synonyms are the exact or real meaning of the words. English language is a huge ocean of vocabulary and to have an impact of the language over someone, synonyms can be used.

• Wide range of words helps you to avoid repetition and redundancy.
• It makes the reader interested in the writing.
• It also give your writing an effective or qualitative length.
• It will also improve your band score under the lexical resources criteria.

Task 1- Report Writing

In report writing , a report of at least 150 words is required where any of the diagram or illustration will be given and one is required to explain that illustration in one’s own way. Different synonyms which can be used while writing a report can be:-

Depicting Words In Introduction

• It depicts…
• It illustrates….
• The table shows….
• These pie charts give information about..
• The map presents…
• The diagram depicts…
• These diagrams depict…
• The diagram demonstrates..
• These flowcharts illustrate…

Words Written With Years

• Between 1990 and 2000.
• From 1990 to 2000.
• In 1890.
• In the years of 1990 to 2000.

For Rephrasal

• Result/ outcome..
• Population, number of people, the populace
• Survey/research…

For Starting First Paragraph

• It can be clearly seen that…
• It is evident that…
• It is apparent that…

For Second Paragraph

• Moving to..
• Turning to…
• Moving further…

To Show Trend In Body Paragraphs

• Increase/decrease, Incline/decline, soar/Plunge, rise/downfall…
• Almost same, equal, not much difference,…
• Remained same, was constant, did not change,…
• Minimum, lowest, least, lower, small amount…
• Maximum, highest, significant amount, majority…
• Fluctuates- zigzag trend, upward and downward..

Some another Synonyms

• Projected, anticipated, forecasted, expected…
• Process, steps, series,…
• Countries, nations, different parts of world…
• Different, various, distinct…
• Number, count, strength, figure…
• Waste, garbage, rubbish

Connectors For Conclusion

• Overall..
• All in all..

Task 2- Essay Writing

Essay writing is a task where an essay of minimum 250 words is required with proper usage of words and correct explanation of ideas. Different range of synonyms or vocabulary is used while writing an essay which has no limit and can be win over by practicing. Here is the list of some useful and effective synonyms which students can use to have excellent band score.

In Introduction

For Opinion Statement

• I believe that…
• I reckon that…
• In my point of view….

For General Statement In Intro

• Some people think that…
• According to some people…
• It is generally said that…

In Body Paragraphs

For Start (Connectors)

• First of all, firstly, first and foremost…
• There are many factors which influence my point of view…
• On one hand,
• For contrast ( on the other hand)…

For Continuing Ideas

• Furthermore,..
• In addition to…
• Moreover, also, additionally

For Last (Connectors)

• Lastly,
• Finally,
• Last but not the least…

For Conclusion

• In conclusion,…
• To summarize…
• To conclude…

List of Useful Synonyms