Students are often confused about when to use formal or informal vocabulary in their writing. Here is a list of common synonyms you can study.
Formal or Informal Language?
It totally depends on the situation.
Informal language is often used in everyday life and includes idiomatic expressions (like phrasal verbs, idioms, etc). If you are writing anything professionally or academically, including IELTS essay writing, you need to use formal vocabulary.
Informal to Formal Synonyms
Here are some common synonyms you will find extremely helpful!
Book - Reserve
Check - Verify
Get - Receive
Help - Assist
Try - Endeavour
Need - Request
Go - Depart
Tough - Difficult
Say - Express
Free - Liberate
Bad - Negative
Good - Positive
Use - Utilize
Enough - Sufficient
Rich - Wealthy
Idea - Notion
See - Observe
Lucky - Fortunate
Let - Permit
Hungry - Famished
So - Therefore
Live - Reside
Sweat - Perspiration
Friendly - Amiable
Better - Improved
Tired - Exhausted
Show - Demonstrate
Dare - Challenge
Eager - Avid
Give - Donate
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I started learning new words daily.