English: Flexible Thesaurus

Saya ingin berkongsi dengan anda tips yang saya beri kepada seorang junior (kerana dia bertanya kepada saya bagaimana hendak menguasai Bahasa Inggeris?). Ini merupakan sebahagian daripada e-mel saya kepadanya:

Lagi satu tips, (yang ni memang last minute betul la), awak tukar je adjectives yang common/biasa kepada yang bombastik. Contohnya,

I found a delicious cake yesterday. I ate it in a nice restaurant. I felt so happy on that day.

Tukarkan kepada: 

I found a scrumptious/sumptuous/mouth-watering cake yesterday. I ate it in a luxurious/classical/etc restaurant. I felt so euphoric/etc on that day.

Semua list bombastic words awak boleh cari kat internet. Google je, senang gila. Cari kat thesaurus.com pun boleh jugak.

Cth: HAPPY, synonyms: cheerful, cheery, merry, joyful, jovial, jolly, jocular, gleeful, carefree, untroubled, delighted, smiling, beaming, grinning, in good spirits, in a good mood, lighthearted, pleased, contented, content, satisfied, gratified, buoyant, radiant, sunny, blithe, joyous, beatific; thrilled, elated, exhilarated, ecstatic, blissful, euphoric, overjoyed, exultant, rapturous, in seventh heaven, on cloud nine, walking on air, jumping for joy, jubilant

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/happy

DELICIOUS, synonyms; delectable, mouthwatering, appetizing, tasty, flavorful, toothsome, palatable; succulent, luscious;scrumptious, delish, yummy, finger-licking, nummy, lip-smacking, melt-in-your-mouth, -licious

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/delicious

Dan lain-lain. Pastikan cari adjectives yang negatif jugak. Contohnya, SAD, LOSE, MAD, ANGRY dll.

Di bawah ini pula senarai perkataan bombastik yang boleh anda guna.

poignant, touching, moving, sad, affecting, pitiful, piteous, pathetic, sorrowful, mournful, wretched, miserable, distressing, heart-rending, tearjerking, plaintive, tragic

complicated, complex, intricate, involved, convoluted, tangled, impenetrable, knotty, tricky, thorny, labyrinthine, tortuous, Gordian; confusing, bewildering, perplexing; Rube Goldberg

word, term, name, expression, designation, locution, vocable; appellation

evoke: 1. bring to mind, put one in mind of, conjure up, summon (up), invoke, elicit, induce, kindle, stimulate, stir up, awaken, arouse, call forth; recall, echo, capture

2. bring to mind, put one in mind of, conjure up, summon (up), invoke, elicit, induce, kindle, stimulate, stir up, awaken, arouse, call forth; recall, echo, capture

exaggerated 1. overstate, overemphasize, overestimate, magnify, amplify, aggrandize, inflate; embellish, embroider, elaborate, overplay, dramatize; hyperbolize, stretch the truth;lay it on thick, make a mountain out of a molehill, blow out of all proportion, blow up, make a big thing of

2. overstated, inflated, magnified, amplified, aggrandized, excessive; hyperbolic, elaborate, overdone, overplayed, overblown, over-dramatized, melodramatic, sensational; over the top person human being, individual, man/woman, child, human, being, (living) soul, mortal, creature; personage, character, customer;

personage important person, VIP, luminary, celebrity, personality, name, famous name, household name, public figure, star, leading light, dignitary, notable, notability, worthy, panjandrum; person

stubborn obstinate, headstrong, willful, strong-willed, pigheaded, obdurate, difficult, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant, inflexible, iron-willed, uncompromising, unbending

proud haughty, conceited, self-important, egotistic, full of oneself, superior; overbearing, pompous, bumptious, presumptuous, imperious, overweening; proud, immodest

pleasant friendly, agreeable, amiable, nice, genial, cordial, likable, amicable, good-humored, good-natured, personable; hospitable, approachable, gracious, courteous, polite, obliging, helpful, considerate; charming, lovely, delightful, sweet, sympathetic, simpatico

PENTING!
Anda juga perlu mengetahui tatabahasa asas Bahasa Inggeris. Jika ayat sahaja sedap, tetapi struktur salah tiada guna juga. :)