| extends: substitution | |
| message: "Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'." | |
| link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/word-choice/use-simple-words-concise-sentences | |
| ignorecase: true | |
| level: suggestion | |
| action: | |
| name: replace | |
| swap: | |
| "approximate(?:ly)?": about | |
| abundance: plenty | |
| accelerate: speed up | |
| accentuate: stress | |
| accompany: go with | |
| accomplish: carry out|do | |
| accorded: given | |
| accordingly: so | |
| accrue: add | |
| accurate: right|exact | |
| acquiesce: agree | |
| acquire: get|buy | |
| additional: more|extra | |
| address: discuss | |
| addressees: you | |
| adjacent to: next to | |
| adjustment: change | |
| admissible: allowed | |
| advantageous: helpful | |
| advise: tell | |
| aggregate: total | |
| aircraft: plane | |
| alleviate: ease | |
| allocate: assign|divide | |
| alternatively: or | |
| alternatives: choices|options | |
| ameliorate: improve | |
| amend: change | |
| anticipate: expect | |
| apparent: clear|plain | |
| ascertain: discover|find out | |
| assistance: help | |
| attain: meet | |
| attempt: try | |
| authorize: allow | |
| belated: late | |
| bestow: give | |
| cease: stop|end | |
| collaborate: work together | |
| commence: begin | |
| compensate: pay | |
| component: part | |
| comprise: form|include | |
| concept: idea | |
| concerning: about | |
| confer: give|award | |
| consequently: so | |
| consolidate: merge | |
| constitutes: forms | |
| contains: has | |
| convene: meet | |
| demonstrate: show|prove | |
| depart: leave | |
| designate: choose | |
| desire: want|wish | |
| determine: decide|find | |
| detrimental: bad|harmful | |
| disclose: share|tell | |
| discontinue: stop | |
| disseminate: send|give | |
| eliminate: end | |
| elucidate: explain | |
| employ: use | |
| enclosed: inside|included | |
| encounter: meet | |
| endeavor: try | |
| enumerate: count | |
| equitable: fair | |
| equivalent: equal | |
| exclusively: only | |
| expedite: hurry | |
| facilitate: ease | |
| females: women | |
| finalize: complete|finish | |
| frequently: often | |
| identical: same | |
| incorrect: wrong | |
| indication: sign | |
| initiate: start|begin | |
| itemized: listed | |
| jeopardize: risk | |
| liaise: work with|partner with | |
| maintain: keep|support | |
| methodology: method | |
| modify: change | |
| monitor: check|watch | |
| multiple: many | |
| necessitate: cause | |
| notify: tell | |
| numerous: many | |
| objective: aim|goal | |
| obligate: bind|compel | |
| optimum: best|most | |
| permit: let | |
| portion: part | |
| possess: own | |
| previous: earlier | |
| previously: before | |
| prioritize: rank | |
| procure: buy | |
| provide: give|offer | |
| purchase: buy | |
| relocate: move | |
| solicit: request | |
| state-of-the-art: latest | |
| subsequent: later|next | |
| substantial: large | |
| sufficient: enough | |
| terminate: end | |
| transmit: send | |
| utilization: use | |
| utilize: use | |