- Verbs for Describing Trends:
- Increase
- Decrease
- Rise
- Fall
- Climb
- Drop
- Fluctuate
- Plateau
- Soar
- Plummet
- Adjectives for Describing Trends:
- Steady
- Gradual
- Sharp
- Substantial
- Slight
- Dramatic
- Consistent
- Rapid
- Marginal
- Significant
- Nouns for Describing Trends:
- Growth
- Decline
- Spike
- Downturn
- Upsurge
- Peak
- Trough
- Fluctuation
- Momentum
- Stagnation
- Comparative Language:
- Compared to
- In contrast to
- Similarly
- Likewise
- By comparison
- In a similar vein
- Conversely
- On the contrary
- Contrarily
- Correspondingly
- Expressions for Emphasizing:
- Notably
- Significantly
- Markedly
- Noticeably
- Considerably
- Substantially
- Clearly
- Remarkably
- Evidently
- Undoubtedly
- Phrases for Summarizing Data:
- Overall, it can be seen that…
- In summary, …
- To sum up, …
- As the data indicates, …
- Looking at the overall picture, …
- In general, …
- To conclude, …
- Taken as a whole, …
- Describing Peaks and Valleys:
- Reaching a peak
- Attaining a trough
- Reaching a high point
- Hitting a low point
- Climbing to a zenith
- Falling to a nadir
- Patterns and Relationships:
- Correlate
- Correlation
- Direct relationship
- Inversely proportional
- Linear relationship
- Nonlinear relationship
- Positive correlation
- Negative correlation
- Exponential growth
- Logarithmic decline
- Quantifying Data:
- Percentage
- Proportion
- Fraction
- Ratio
- Per capita
- Per annum
- Per unit
- Per capita
- Relative to
- Absolute numbers
- Language for Trends Over Time:
- Over the years
- Over the decades
- Across the centuries
- Throughout the period
- From (year) to (year)
- Year-on-year
- Decade-by-decade
- Across the timeline
Using a variety of these words and phrases can enhance the precision and richness of your description when writing about graphs in the IELTS exam.