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They’re divided into categories of action verbs associated with broad skill areas to support you in selecting the most precise match for each experience you want to convey. However, most roles require you to use various skills, so feel free to draw from any of the categories!

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titleAdministrative and organizational
  • Allocated

  • Approved

  • Arranged

  • Catalogued

  • Charted

  • Classified

  • Coded

  • Collated

  • Collected

  • Complied

  • Dispatched

  • Distributed

  • Documented

  • Executed

  • Filed

  • Generated

  • Implemented

  • Inspected

  • Maintained

  • Monitored

  • Operated

  • Organized

  • Planned

  • Prepared

  • Prioritized

  • Processed

  • Proofread

  • Purchased

  • Recorded

  • Resolved

  • Retrieved

  • Reviewed

  • Routed

  • Scheduled

  • Screened

  • Set up

  • Specified

  • Spearheaded

  • Standardized

  • Systematized

  • Tabulated

  • Transformed

  • Updated

  • Validated

  • Verified

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titleTechnical and mechanical
  • Adapted

  • Adjusted

  • Applied

  • Assembled

  • Built

  • Calculated

  • Calibrated

  • Coded

  • Computed

  • Computerized

  • Debugged

  • Designed

  • Developed

  • Devised

  • Dissected

  • Engineered

  • Fabricated

  • Installed

  • Maintained

  • Manufactured

  • Mapped

  • Navigated

  • Operated

  • Overhauled

  • Programmed

  • Remodeled

  • Repaired

  • Replaced

  • Standardized

  • Studied

  • Solved

  • Trained

  • Upgraded

  • Utilized

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Accomplishment action verbs

Use accomplishment action verbs to highlight a wide range of accomplishments, impacts and results in any role or sector. Review the sample verbs below and select those that apply to you.

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titleAccomplishment, impact and/or result action verbs
  • Achieved

  • Accelerated

  • Accomplished

  • Acquired

  • Adapted

  • Added

  • Addressed

  • Adjusted

  • Advanced

  • Advocated

  • Aligned

  • Amended

  • Amplified

  • Approved

  • Arranged

  • Assured

  • Attained

  • Augmented

  • Awarded

  • Balanced

  • Brought

  • Built

  • Boosted

  • Broadened

  • Centralized

  • Championed

  • Clarified

  • Combined

  • Completed

  • Conceived

  • Conceptualized

  • Concluded

  • Conserved

  • Consolidated

  • Constructed

  • Contributed

  • Converted

  • Convinced

  • Corrected

  • Created

  • Cut

  • Decentralized

  • Decreased

  • Delivered

  • Demonstrated

  • Designated

  • Designed

  • Developed

  • Diminished

  • Directed

  • Discovered

  • Doubled

  • Drove

  • Earned

  • Eclipsed

  • Eliminated

  • Empowered

  • Enacted

  • Energized

  • Enforced

  • Enhanced

  • Enjoyed

  • Enlarged

  • Enlisted

  • Enriched

  • Established

  • Ensured

  • Executed

  • Exceeded

  • Excelled

  • Expanded

  • Expedited

  • Exposed

  • Extended

  • Finalized

  • Finished

  • Fixed

  • Forged

  • Formalized

  • Formed

  • Fortified

  • Founded

  • Framed

  • Fulfilled

  • Furthered

  • Gained

  • Generated

  • Grew

  • Guaranteed

  • Handled

  • Headed

  • Heightened

  • Implemented

  • Improved

  • Incorporated

  • Increased

  • Influenced

  • Initiated

  • Innovated

  • Integrated

  • Intensified

  • Introduced

  • Invented

  • Joined

  • Launched

  • Led

  • Leveraged

  • Lowered

  • Made

  • Maintained

  • Managed

  • Mastered

  • Maximized

  • Merged

  • Met

  • Minimized

  • Modernized

  • Modified

  • Multiplied

  • Navigated

  • Negotiated

  • Obtained

  • Opened

  • Optimized

  • Orchestrated

  • Ordered

  • Originated

  • Outpaced

  • Outperformed

  • Overcame

  • Overhauled

  • Perfected

  • Performed

  • Persuaded

  • Piloted

  • Planned

  • Pinpointed

  • Pioneered

  • Positioned

  • Preserved

  • Prevented

  • Prioritized

  • Produced

  • Programmed

  • Projected

  • Promoted

  • Propelled

  • Proposed 

  • Proved

  • Provided

  • Raised

  • Reached

  • Realigned

  • Realized

  • Rebuilt

  • Received

  • Recognized

  • Recommended

  • Redesigned

  • Reduced

  • Reengineered

  • Refined

  • Regained

  • Renewed

  • Regulated

  • Rehabilitated

  • Reinforced

  • Rejuvenated

  • Released

  • Remedied

  • Remodelled

  • Reorganized

  • Repaired

  • Repositioned

  • Renewed

  • Resolved

  • Replaced

  • Resolved

  • Restored

  • Restructured

  • Retained

  • Revamped

  • Reversed

  • Revised

  • Revitalized

  • Revived

  • Risked

  • Salvaged

  • Saved

  • Secured

  • Served

  • Shaped

  • Sharpened

  • Shepherded

  • Showcased

  • Simplified

  • Slashed

  • Solidified

  • Solved

  • Sparked

  • Standardized

  • Started

  • Steered

  • Stimulated

  • Strategized

  • Streamlined

  • Strengthened

  • Structured

  • Submitted

  • Succeeded

  • Supported

  • Surpassed

  • Sustained

  • Systematized

  • Targeted

  • Transferred

  • Transformed

  • Trimmed

  • Tripled

  • Troubleshot

  • Turned

  • Uncovered

  • Unified

  • Updated

  • Upgraded

  • Utilized

  • Validated

  • Verified

  • Widened

  • Won

  • Yielded

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Adverbs

You have the option to select adverbs to accompany your verbs. Adverbs describe a verb and therefore how you did something (e.g., efficiently organized, meticulously planned etc.).

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titleList of adverbs
  • Accurately

  • Actively

  • Adeptly

  • Aggressively

  • Assertively

  • Attentively

  • Capably

  • Carefully

  • Cautiously

  • Compassionately

  • Competently

  • Confidently

  • Conscientiously

  • Considerably

  • Consistently

  • Continuously

  • Convincingly

  • Cooperatively

  • Courteously

  • Correctly

  • Creatively

  • Decisively

  • Deliberately

  • Dependably

  • Diligently

  • Diplomatically

  • Directly

  • Dramatically

  • Discretely

  • Eagerly

  • Easily

  • Effectively

  • Efficiently

  • Effortlessly

  • Extensively

  • Formally

  • Frequently

  • Gradually

  • Impartially

  • Increasingly

  • Independently

  • Innovatively

  • Kindly

  • Logically

  • Meaningfully

  • Meticulously

  • Methodically

  • Painstakingly

  • Passionately

  • Patiently

  • Persistently

  • Precisely

  • Primarily

  • Positively

  • Proactively

  • Proficiently

  • Promptly

  • Purposefully

  • Rapidly

  • Reliably

  • Resourcefully

  • Respectfully

  • Rigorously

  • Routinely

  • Selectively

  • Sensitively

  • Significantly

  • Skillfully

  • Steadily

  • Strategically

  • Strongly

  • Successfully

  • Supportively

  • Systematically

  • Tactfully

  • Tenaciously

  • Thoughtfully

  • Technically

  • Thoroughly

  • Uniquely

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Tip:

Avoid overusing adverbs. Using them too frequently on your résumé can be frustrating to some readers, who may prefer shorter sentences beginning with strong action verbs. If you find yourself relying a lot on adverbs, consider looking for a stronger action verb to more precisely describe your experience. Use your best judgment or reach out to a career advisor or trusted source for feedback.

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References

Columbia University (n.d.) 200+ Action Verbs to Spice Up Your Resume. Columbia University.  https://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/resources/200-action-verbs-spice-your-resume   

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