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122 Examples of Analysis Verbs

John Spacey, updated on March 25, 2024

Analysis verbs are verbs that are used in an analysis to explain a source, argument, hypothesis, fact or data item. This inherently reveals your opinion about the source such that selecting an accurate verb is a critical element of analysis. For example, it is very different to say that a source "reveals" something than to say that is "speculates" about something. The following are useful analysis verbs.

Adds	Advises
Affects	Alleges
Amplifies	Appears
Argues	Articulates
Asserts	Assesses
Builds	Casts Doubt
Certifies	Characterizes
Chronicles	Cites
Claims	Clarifies
Communicates	Compels
Complies	Concedes
Concludes	Confirms
Connects	Constructs
Contradicts	Contrasts
Creates	Criticises
Deepens	Demonstrates
Denotes	Depicts
Develops	Differentiates
Diminishes	Discovers
Discredits	Displays
Disproves	Distinguishes
Documents	Elaborates
Embeds	Embodies
Emphasizes	Emulates
Encourages	Enhances
Entails	Equates
Establishes	Evokes
Exaggerates	Examines
Exhibits	Expands
Explains	Explores
Facilitates	Focuses
Forecasts	Foreshadows
Forms	Formulates
Generates	Highlights
Hints	Identifies
Illustrates	Imagines
Imparts	Implies
Incorporates	Indicates
Infers	Informs
Insinuates	Integrates
Invents	Joins
Lacks	Legitimizes
Magnifies	Maintains
Means	Misses
Models	Negates
Neglects	Obscures
Originates	Outlines
Overlooks	Paints
Parallels	Personifies
Pivots	Points Out
Predicts	Presents
Produces	Proves
Provides	Recognizes
Records	Recounts
Reinforces	Reiterates
Relates	Remarks
Reports	Reveals
Reverses	Shows
Speculates	States
Supposes	Symbolizes
Unifies	Verifies

Summary

Analysis verbs are words used to describe analysis actions such as measurement, evaluation, comparison, classification, inference, predictions, validation and hypothesis testing.

Discussion

Analysis verbs are used to both explain your own arguments and those of your sources. Using strong verbs that don't match the evidence at hand can be viewed as a failure of critical thinking. Weak verbs can come off as cowardly and negate the importance of a source or finding.

In many cases, the common verbs are the strongest and most effective. For example, "shows" is just as strong as "proves" but is almost always the better word.

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