Expand your vocabulary of reporting verbs
There are many verbs available apart from stated or reported when writing literature reviews. Consider employing verbs from the lists below.
Reference
RMIT Study and Learning Centre. Retrieved 2019, from www.rmit.edu.au
admit
caution
consider
hypothesise
imply
postulate
propose
question
recommend
speculate
suggest
| assume | categorise |
| characterise | comment |
| compare | contrast |
| define | demonstrate |
| describe | document |
| discuss | examine |
| explain | explore |
| focus on | found |
| identify | indicate |
| interpret | list |
| mention | note |
| observe | point out |
| present | reflect |
| regard | report |
| represent | reveal |
| show | state |
| study | take into consideration |
| use | utilise |
| view |
| acknowledge | advocate |
| affirm | argue |
| assert | assume |
| believe | challenge |
| condone | concede |
| confirm | conclude |
| content | deny |
| declare | determine |
| dismiss | dispute |
| disregard | doubt |
| emphasise | endorse |
| establish | highlight |
| ignore | impute |
| infer | insist |
| maintain | misinterpret |
| negate | object to |
| oppose | presume |
| recognise | recommend |
| reject | refute |
| reveal | stress |
| substantiate | support the view that |