Complete List of English Power Words

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Complete List of English Power Words

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byAlex Rudloffon Feb 8th, 2007

Power words, or action verbs, are words used to help make a statement stronger. By usingaction verbs, you can assume an "active voice" instead of a "passive voice" on your resume.

Properly incorporating power words into your resumes, letters and other correspondence canhelp convey strong writing skills and increase the strength of your communication.

These words can offer a significant, if not necessary, resume improvement. Be careful not to

overuse them by monitoring yourEmurse cloud view. Too much fluff and not enough skills,and you could come across as fake.Power Word Examples by Industry

Management Power WordsBuilt

DemonstratedDeveloped

Enhanced

Facilitated

Generated

Impacted

Implemented

Negotiated

Revitalized

Sales & Marketing Power WordsClosed

Collaborated

Delivered

Drove

Established

Generated

Increased

PresentedProspected

Retained

Technical Power Words

AnalyzedBuiltConsulted

Created

Escalated

Formatted

Integrated

Maintained

Programmed


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SupportedTroubleshot

Academic Power Words

Applied

Authored

CounseledDeveloped

Educated

Evaluated

Mentored

Nourished

Researched

Taught

Tutored

Healthcare Power WordsAssigned

AssessedAssisted

CaredCharged

ProvidedMonitored

Nursed

Secured

Accounting Power WordsAnalyzed

Audited

Justified

Verified

Prepared

Processed

Reported

Researched

Reviewed

Complete List of Resume Power Words

A

AbatedAbbreviatedAbolished

Abridged

Absolved

Absorbed

Accelerated

Acclimated

Accompanied


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AccomplishedAchieved

AcquiredActed

Activated

Actuated

AdaptedAdded

Addressed

Adhered

Adjusted

Administered

Admitted

Adopted

Advanced

Advertised

AdvisedAdvocated

AffectedAided

AiredAllocated

AlteredAmended

Amplified

Analyzed

Answered

Anticipated

Applied

Appointed

Appraised

Approached

Approved

Arbitrated

Arranged

Articulated

AscertainedAsked

AssembledAssessed

Assigned

AssistedAssumedAttained

Attracted

Audited

Augmented

Authored

Authorized

Automated


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Awarded

BBalanced

Bargained

Began

BenchmarkedBenefited

Bid

Billed

Blocked

Bolstered

Boosted

Borrowed

Bought

Branded

BridgedBroadened

BroughtBudgeted

Built

CCalculated

Canvassed

Captured

Cast

Cataloged

Catalogued

Categorized

Centralized

Chaired

Challenged

Changed

Channeled

Charted

CheckedCirculated

ClarifiedClassified

Cleared

CoachedCo-authoredCollaborated

Collected

Combined

Commissioned

Committed

Communicated

Compiled


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CompletedComplied

ComposedComputed

Conceived

Conceptualized

CondensedConducted

Conserved

Consolidated

Constructed

Consulted

Contributed

Controlled

Converted

Conveyed

ConvincedCoordinated

CorrectedCounseled

CreatedCritiqued

CultivatedCustomized

Cut

DDealt

Debated

Debugged

Decentralized

Decreased

Deferred

Defined

Delivered

Demonstrated

DepreciatedDescribed

DesignatedDesigned

Detected

DeterminedDevelopedDevised

Diagnosed

Directed

Discovered

Dispatched

Dissembled

Distinguished


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DistributedDiversified

DivestedDoubled

E

EarnedEased

Educated

Effected

Elicited

Eliminated

Emphasized

Enabled

Encouraged

Endorsed

EnforcedEngaged

EngineeredEnhanced

EnlargedEnlisted

EnrichedEnsured

Established

Examined

Exceeded

Exchanged

Executed

Exempted

Expanded

Expedited

Explored

Exposed

Extended

Extracted

F

FabricatedFacilitated

Fashioned

FieldedFinancedFocused

Forecasted

Formalized

Formed

Formulated

Fortified

Founded


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FulfilledFurnished

Furthered

GGained

GatheredGauged

Generated

Governed

Graded

Granted

Greeted

Grouped

Guided

HHandled

HelpedHired

Hosted

IIdentified

Illuminated

Illustrated

Implemented

Improved

Improvised

Inaugurated

Incorporated

Increased

Incurred

Individualized

Indoctrinated

Induced

InfluencedInitiated

InnovatedInquired

Inspected

InspiredInstalledInstigated

Instilled

Instituted

Instructed

Insured

Integrated

Interacted


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InterpretedIntervened

InterviewedIntroduced

Invented

Inventoried

InvestedInvestigated

Invited

Involved

Isolated

Issued

JJoined

Judged

Justified

KKept

L

LaunchedLectured

Led

Lightened

Liquidated

Litigated

Lobbied

Localized

Located

Logged

MMaintained

Managed

MappedMarketed

MaximizedMeasured

Mediated

MerchandisedMergedMinimized

Modeled

Moderated

Modernized

Modified

Monitored

Motivated


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MovedMultiplied

N

Named

Narrated

NavigatedNegotiated

Netted

Noticed

Nurtured

OObserved

Obtained

Offered

OpenedOperated

OrchestratedOrdered

OrganizedOriented

OriginatedOverhauled

Oversaw

PParticipated

Patterned

Performed

Persuaded

Phased

Photographed

Pinpointed

Pioneered

Placed

PlannedPolled

PreparedPresented

Preserved

PresidedPreventedProcessed

Procured

Profiled

Programmed

Projected

Promoted

Prompted


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ProposedProved

ProvidedPublicized

Published

Purchased

Pursued

QQualified

Quantified

Quoted

RRaised

Ranked

RatedReceived

RecommendedReconciled

RecordedRecovered

RecruitedRectified

Redesigned

Reduced

Refined

Regained

Registered

Regulated

Rehabilitated

Reinforced

Reinstated

Rejected

Remedied

Remodeled

RenegotiatedReorganized

RepairedReplaced

Reported

RepresentedResearchedResolved

Responded

Restored

Restructured

Resulted

Retained

Retrieved


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RevampedRevealed

ReversedReviewed

Revised

Revitalized

Rewarded

S

Safeguarded

Salvaged

Saved

Screened

Secured

Segmented

Selected

Separated

Served

ServicedSettled

ShapedShortened

ShrankSigned

Simplified

Simulated

Sold

Solicited

Solved

Spearheaded

Specialized

Specified

Speculated

Spoke

Spread

Stabilized

Staffed

Staged

Standardized

Steered

Stimulated

StrategizedStreamlined

Strengthened

Stressed

Structured

Studied

Submitted

Substantiated

Substituted


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SuggestedSuperseded

SupervisedSupplied

Supported

Surpassed

SurveyedSynchronized

Systematized

TTabulated

Tailored

Targeted

Taught

Tightened

TookTraced

TradedTrained

TransactedTransferred

TransformedTranslated

Transmitted

Transported

Treated

Tripled

Troubleshot

Tutored

U

Uncovered

Underlined

Underscord

Undertook

UnderwroteUnearthed

UnifiedUnited

Updated

UpgradedUrgedUsed

Utilized

VValidated

Valued

Verbalized


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VerifiedViewed

VisitedVisualized

Voiced

Volunteered

WWeathered

Weighed

Welcomed

Widened

Withstood

Witnessed

Won

Worked

Wrote

X-

Y

Yielded

Z-

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Complete List of English Power Words