Powerful verbs are action words that have positive meanings in English. Powerful verbs are specific, help convey meaning with fewer words, and improve your writing. Powerful verbs help in English writing, resume writing, and job presentations.

List of Powerful Verbs in English

Here is the list of powerful verbs in English:

• Acknowledge
• Buy
• Swing
• Spell
• Dislike
• Believe
• Accuse
• Introduce
• Ask
• Ignore
• Involve
• Weep
• Dance
• Appear
• Pursue
• Scrub
• Keep
• Communicate
• Entail
• Dream
• Can/Could
• Allow
• Solve
• Avoid
• Operate
• Approve
• Illustrate
• Insist
• Sting
• Burst
• Assume
• Open
• Rid

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• Belong
• Contain
• Expand
• Prove
• Offer
• Acquire
• Obtain
• Shall
• Observe
• Say
• Hug
• Fight
• Occur
• Disagree
• Mix
• Take
• Grind
• Mind
• Describe
• Identify
• Determine
• Go
• Bear
• Speak
• Teach
• Sweep
• Creep
• Earn
• Punch
• Investigate
• Hope
• Climb
• Convince
• Compare
• Retire
• Boil
• Discover
• Give
• Leave
• Finish
• Forbid
• Burn
• Intend
• Get
• Submit
• Attract
• Approach
• Generate
• Bet
• Want
• Protect
• Knit
• Spread
• Imagine
• Walk
• Sow
• Deal
• Wake
• Throw
• Lean
• Kneel
• Confirm
• Dry
• Examine
• Beg
• Slice
• Enter
• Write
• Bake
• Desire
• Like
• Hop
• Tell
• Claim
• Hold
• Light
• Whip
• Indicate
• Settle
• Tolerate
• Defer
• Wish
• Shed
• Count
• Mow
• Lift
• Pull
• Supply
• Lend
• Inform
• Steal
• Ski
• Have
• Install
• Appreciate
• Resent
• Hate
• Kick
• Blow
• Chop
• Require
• Leap
• Announce
• Represent
• Swim
• Include

Must Learn: List of Power Verbs in English

• Deserve
• Struggle
• Replace
• Swear
• Recommend
• Suggest
• Hang
• Recollect
• Laugh
• Complete
• Invest
• Grow
• Commit
• Slip
• Slide
• Arrange
• Consider
• Kiss
• Adjust
• Sit
• Remember
• Accept
• Receive
• Realize
• Tiptoe
• Put
• Ought to
• Anticipate
• Own
• Develop
• Drill
• Rely
• Cook
• xplain everything.
• Regret
• Know
• Doubt
• Promise
• Distribute
• Come
• Proceed
• Relieve
• Explain
• Prevent
• Exist
• Smell
• Prepare
• Drag
• Consult
• Sleep
• Follow
• Astonish
• Admit
• Cost
• Consist
• Overcome
• Relax
• Celebrate
• Succeed
• Look
• Prefer
• Order
• Cling
• Qualify
• Breed
• Become
• Practice
• May
• Break
• Matter
• Value
• Bow
• Pour
• Satisfy
• Sanction
• Run
• Roast
• Would
• Be
• Lose
• Adore
• Rise
• Ring
• Impress
• Fry
• Drop
• Apologize
• Organize
• Incorporate
• Bounce
• Freeze
• Experiment
• Build
• Borrow
• Depend
• Forgive
• Forget
• Feed
• Fall
• Fail
• Extend
• Spill
• Lay
• Explore
• Listen
• Wait
• Do
• Sink
• Adopt
• Expect
• Hurt
• Volunteer
• Jump
• Admire
• Ensure
• Dare
• Vary
• Send
• Afford
• Engage
• Melt
• Cry
• Deny
• Destroy
• Spend
• Encourage
• Mention
• Aim
• Enable
• Win
• Agree
• Point
• Weigh
• Improve
• Learn
• Hurry
• Overtake
• Cut
• Arise
• Compete
• Concern
• Snore
• Enhance
• Feel
• Emphasize
• Specify
• Spit
• Fold
• Translate
• Play
• Stick
• Jog
• Consent
• Sell
• Plan
• Justify
• Lie (in bed)
• Pinch
• Bring
• Seem
• Enjoy
• Wave
• Set
• Bite
• Bind
• Try
• Stack
• Shine
• Dive
• Tend
• Eat
• Drive
• Must
• Think
• Create
• Squat
• Sing
• Lack
• Bathe
• Decide
• Fly
• Show
• Calculate
• Should
• Negotiate
• Hit
• Advise
• Owe
• Retain
• Hide
• Adapt
• Hesitate
• Miss
• Neglect
• Might
• Hear
• Survive
• Resist
• Repair
• Iron
• Remind
• Care
• Choose
• Stretch
• Happen
• Attach
• Suppose
• Achieve
• Criticize
• Measure
• Refer
• Assure
• Behave
• Swell
• Delay
• Start
• Reduce
• Shrink
• Will
• Lie (not to tell the truth)
• Attend
• Remain
• Continue
• Watch
• Stir
• Need
• Recall
• Arrive
• Argue
• Demand
• Apply
• Drink
• Change
• Suffer
• Understand
• Broadcast
• Sew
• Wash
• Complain
• Quit
• Vacuum
• Deliver
• Fit
• Begin
• Beat
• Shut
• Read
• Study
• Add
• Find
• Awake
• Serve
• Strike
• Warn
• Discuss
• React
• Propose
• Postpone
• Differ
• Meet
• Stink
• Possess
• Imply
• Persuade
• Relate
• Wear
• Surprise
• See
• Threaten
• Perform
• Stand
• Mean
• Taste
• Talk
• Refuse
• Pretend
• Catch
• Shake
• Tear
• Lead
• Carry
• Reflect
• Manage
• Shoot
• Stop
• Make
• Paint
• Bend
• Pay
• Participate
• Maintain
• Love
• Push
• Attempt
• Risk
• Ride
• Establish
• Crawl
• Peel

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