Table 4 Selection of ‘wordy’ items with suggested alternatives produced by readability studio software (‘wordy’ items are complex words and phrases that contain too many words)
Wordy item | Suggested alternative |
|---|---|
Abbreviated | Shortened |
Accuracy | Correctness, exactness |
Acquire | Gain, get |
Adequate | Enough |
Adverse | Harmful |
Component | Part |
Conscious | Aware |
Consequences | Results |
Criteria | Requirements |
Deliberately | On purpose |
Demonstrate | Show |
Detrimental | Harmful |
Distinguish | Tell apart |
Equivalent | Equal |
Evaluate | Check, rate |
Facilitate | Ease, help |
Feasible | Can be done |
Hazardous | Risky, unsafe |
Implement | Carry out, do |
In reference to | About, on, for, as for, in, of, over, respecting, to, toward, with |
In the process of | While |
In the vicinity of | Close to, near, about, close by, in, nearby, around, round, close |
Magnitude | size |
Modify | Change |
Necessitated | Caused, needed |
Numerous | Many |
Optimum | Best, greatest |
Pertaining to | About, regarding |
Proceed | Do, go on |
Radiant | Bright |
Recommend | Suggest |
Regulation | Rule, law |
Requisite | Needed, necessity |
Stringent | Strict, tight |
Sufficient | Enough, ample |
Supplemental | Added, extra |