200 French Synonyms for Essays & Academic Writing

Elevate your French writing! 200 sophisticated synonyms to replace basic words in essays. 🎯 What's inside: • 200 synonyms for levels B2-C1 • Academic and formal alternatives • Before/after examples for each word

200 Karteikarten zum Vokabellernen

Vokabelliste

ainsi

thus/therefore

par conséquent

consequently

dès lors

from then on/therefore

en l'occurrence

in this case

à cet effet

to this end

en vertu de

by virtue of

au regard de

in view of/with regard to

à l'instar de

following the example of

eu égard à

in view of/considering

en dépit de

in spite of/despite

nonobstant

notwithstanding

outre

besides/in addition to

hormis

except/apart from

voire

or even/indeed

moyennant

by means of/in exchange for

susciter

to arouse/provoke

engendrer

to generate/give rise to

induire

to induce/lead to

entraîner

to cause/lead to

provoquer

to cause/trigger

générer

to generate

favoriser

to promote/foster

entraver

to hinder/impede

freiner

to slow down/hinder

compromettre

to compromise/jeopardize

nuire à

to harm/be detrimental to

contribuer à

to contribute to

concourir à

to contribute to/work toward

pallier

to mitigate/compensate for

remédier à

to remedy/address

atténuer

to mitigate/soften

aggraver

to worsen/exacerbate

accentuer

to accentuate/intensify

amplifier

to amplify/intensify

accroître

to increase/enhance

renforcer

to strengthen/reinforce

consolider

to consolidate/strengthen

étayer

to support/substantiate

corroborer

to corroborate

infirmer

to disprove/invalidate

réfuter

to refute

contester

to challenge/dispute

remettre en cause

to call into question

mettre en lumière

to highlight/bring to light

mettre en évidence

to highlight/reveal

souligner

to underline/emphasize

insister sur

to insist on/stress

mettre l'accent sur

to emphasize/focus on

relever

to note/point out

constater

to observe/note

observer

to observe/notice

déceler

to detect/uncover

discerner

to discern/distinguish

percevoir

to perceive/detect

appréhender

to grasp/understand

cerner

to identify/grasp

élucider

to elucidate/clarify

éclaircir

to clarify/shed light on

expliciter

to make explicit/explain

stipuler

to stipulate

préconiser

to recommend/advocate

prôner

to advocate/champion

promouvoir

to promote

revendiquer

to claim/demand

dénoncer

to denounce/expose

stigmatiser

to stigmatize

condamner

to condemn

déplorer

to deplore/regret

regretter

to regret

se féliciter de

to be pleased with

saluer

to welcome/praise

louer

to praise/commend

cautionner

to endorse/support

avaliser

to endorse/approve

entériner

to ratify/confirm

récuser

to challenge/reject

proscrire

to prohibit/ban

prohiber

to prohibit

abroger

to repeal/abolish

instaurer

to establish/institute

promulguer

to promulgate/enact

édicter

to decree/enact

légiférer

to legislate

réglementer

to regulate

encadrer

to supervise/regulate

circonscrire

to contain/define

délimiter

to delimit/define

embrasser

to encompass/embrace

aborder

to address/approach

traiter de

to deal with/discuss

se pencher sur

to look into/examine

s'interroger sur

to question/wonder about

examiner

to examine

analyser

to analyze

évaluer

to evaluate/assess

jauger

to gauge/assess

mesurer

to measure/assess

estimer

to estimate/consider

considérer

to consider

envisager

to consider/envisage

supposer

to suppose/assume

postuler

to postulate/assume

présupposer

to presuppose

sous-entendre

to imply/suggest

insinuer

to insinuate/hint

alléguer

to allege/claim

prétendre

to claim/maintain

affirmer

to assert/state

soutenir

to maintain/argue

avancer

to put forward/suggest

formuler

to formulate/express

émettre

to put forward/express

exposer

to present/set out

développer

to develop/expand on

approfondir

to deepen/go deeper

étendre

to extend/broaden

restreindre

to restrict/limit

limiter

to limit/restrict

réduire

to reduce/decrease

diminuer

to diminish/reduce

minimiser

to minimize/downplay

maximiser

to maximize

optimiser

to optimize

adapter

to adapt/adjust

ajuster

to adjust/fine-tune

moduler

to modulate/adjust

concevoir

to design/conceive

élaborer

to develop/devise

mettre au point

to develop/finalize

établir

to establish/set up

abolir

to abolish

éradiquer

to eradicate

supprimer

to eliminate/remove

omettre

to omit/overlook

négliger

to neglect/overlook

occulter

to conceal/overlook

sous-estimer

to underestimate

surestimer

to overestimate

exagérer

to exaggerate

nuancer

to qualify/nuance

pondérer

to weigh/balance

tempérer

to temper/moderate

modérer

to moderate/restrain

concéder

to concede/admit

admettre

to admit/acknowledge

reconnaître

to recognize/acknowledge

convenir de

to agree/acknowledge

s'accorder à dire

to agree that

diverger

to diverge/differ

converger

to converge

coïncider

to coincide

corréler

to correlate

émaner de

to emanate from

découler de

to result from/stem from

résulter de

to result from

procéder de

to stem from/originate in

relever de

to come under/be a matter of

ressortir de

to emerge from/be evident from

témoigner de

to testify to/attest to

illustrer

to illustrate

incarner

to embody/represent

refléter

to reflect

traduire

to reflect/express

véhiculer

to convey/carry

transmettre

to convey/transmit

diffuser

to spread/disseminate

propager

to propagate/spread

prédominant

predominant/prevailing

prépondérant

preponderant/major

primordial

essential/paramount

fondamental

fundamental

inhérent

inherent

intrinsèque

intrinsic

patent

patent/obvious

flagrant

flagrant/blatant

manifeste

manifest/obvious

tangible

tangible

probant

conclusive/convincing

concluant

conclusive

pertinent

relevant/pertinent

judicieux

judicious/wise

préalable

prior/preliminary

subséquent

subsequent

concomitant

concomitant/concurrent

subsidiaire

subsidiary/secondary

notoire

well-known/notorious

avéré

proven/established

incontestable

indisputable/unquestionable

irréfutable

irrefutable

controversé

controversial

litigieux

contentious/disputed

caduc

obsolete/lapsed

obsolète

obsolete

novateur

innovative/pioneering

précurseur

precursor/pioneering

récurrent

recurring/recurrent

sporadique

sporadic/occasional

systémique

systemic

pérenne

lasting/sustainable

éphémère

ephemeral/short-lived