- People often use thesauruses to make their language more colorful.
- INSIDER Data rounded up the most searched thesaurus word in every state, according to Merriam Webster.
- From “smuggler” to “elite,” Americans are truly seeking to make their language more interesting.
People often use online thesauruses to make their language more colorful or find synonyms that will make them sound smarter. They can be useful tools when writing resumes or just writing for fun.
INSIDER Data rounded up the most searched thesaurus word in every state, according to Merriam Webster. Here are 50 words that people across the country are always looking for new ways to express.
ALABAMA: “Notice”
The rest of the top five:
2. Unsurpassed
3. Carefree
4. Innocent
5. Accountable
ALASKA: "Passion"
The rest of the top five:
2. Register
3. Accident
4. Attempt
5. Belligerence
ARIZONA: "Stymie"
The rest of the top five:
2. Feel
3. Interpreter
4. Capable
5. Fun
ARKANSAS: "Romanticize"
The rest of the top five:
2. Divine
3. Kloof
4. Effect
5. Execute
CALIFORNIA: "Support"
The rest of the top five:
2. Nice
3. Quality
4. Challenge
5. Love
COLORADO: "Splendor"
The rest of the top five:
2. Content
3. Pretty
4. Ashen
5. Banishment
CONNECTICUT: "Joyous"
The rest of the top five:
2. Loud
3. Poor
4. Depressed
5. Argument
DELAWARE: "Energized"
The rest of the top five:
2. Large
3. Severity
4. Speech
5. Analyze
FLORIDA: "Different"
The rest of the top five:
2. Focus
3. Important
4. Context
5. Evolve
GEORGIA: "Culture"
The rest of the top five:
2. Great
3. Razzle
4. Mad
5. Musical
HAWAII: "Agree"
The rest of the top five:
2. Amazing
3. Meaningful
4. Punishment
5. Aperture
IDAHO: "Reason"
The rest of the top five:
2. Treachery
3. Conclusive
4. Devour
5. Emblem
ILLINOIS: "Hallway"
The rest of the top five:
2. Blissful
3. Impactful
4. Learn
5. Change
INDIANA: "Empty"
The rest of the top five:
2. Skepticism
3. Contrast
4. Debate
5. Appall
IOWA: "Run"
The rest of the top five:
2. Dangerous
3. Hatred
4. Personal
5. Relaxed
KANSAS: "Dangerous"
The rest of the top five:
2. Romanticize
3. Divine
4. Kloof
5. Okay
KENTUCKY: "Endemic"
The rest of the top five:
2. Smart
3. Appreciate
4. Fear
5. Accompanies
LOUISIANA: "Chronology"
The rest of the top five:
2. Calm
3. Conviction
4. Artist
5. Blockade
MAINE: "Comfortable"
The rest of the top five:
2. Coexist
3. Decision
4. Dependable
5. Down-to-earthness
MARYLAND: "Argue"
The rest of the top five:
2. Common
3. Scary
4. Silly
5. Absolute
MASSACHUSETTS: "Experience"
The rest of the top five:
2. Fail
3. True
4. Challenge
5. Excited
MICHIGAN: "Clear"
The rest of the top five:
2. Pain
3. Timeliness
4. Allude
5. Elephant
MINNESOTA: "Communicate"
The rest of the top five:
2. Fathom
3. Sprout
4. Bold
5. Commemorate
MISSISSIPPI: "Loud"
The rest of the top five:
2. Avert
3. Hold
4. Create
5. Immovable
MISSOURI: "Angry"
The rest of the top five:
2. Opportunity
3. Spirit
4. Environment
5. Experience
MONTANA: "Bully"
The rest of the top five:
2. Empire
3. Permission
4. Connection
5. Degradation
NEBRASKA: "Compassion"
The rest of the top five:
2. Discard
3. Learn
4. Actualize
5. Desire
NEVADA: "Sauciness"
The rest of the top five:
2. Exotic
3. Wind
4. Acclimate
5. Active
NEW HAMPSHIRE: "Eye-opening"
The rest of the top five:
2. Filled
3. Guilt
4. Heartwarming
5. Important
NEW JERSEY: "Volatile"
The rest of the top five:
2. Exhibition
3. Teamwork
4. Firstly
5. Veracious
NEW MEXICO: "Introverted"
The rest of the top five:
2. Defiant
3. Manage
4. Pharaoh
5. Voluptuary
NEW YORK: "Experience"
The rest of the top five:
2. Test
3. Pessimist
4. Foreign
5. Big
NORTH CAROLINA: "Copious"
The rest of the top five:
2. Conscientious
3. Value
4. Divulge
5. Discipline
NORTH DAKOTA: "Moody"
The rest of the top five:
2. Chastisement
3. Enhance
4. Palpable
5. Protection
OHIO: "Leader"
The rest of the top five:
2. Dissonance
3. Educated
4. Acrid
5. Calendar
OKLAHOMA: "Eloquent"
The rest of the top five:
2. History
3. Positive
4. Laceration
5. Succeed
OREGON: "Back talk"
The rest of the top five:
2. Confidence
3. Devotion
4. Expert
5. Injury
PENNSYLVANIA: "Sin"
The rest of the top five:
2. Vitality
3. Believe
4. Either
5. Self-absorbed
RHODE ISLAND: "Adventure"
The rest of the top five:
2. Alone
3. Calm
4. Challenge
5. Handsome
SOUTH CAROLINA: "Pecuniary"
The rest of the top five:
2. Acquiesce
3. Argue
4. Big
5. Ensure
SOUTH DAKOTA: "Elite"
The rest of the top five:
2. Embarrass
3. Greed
4. Identity
5. Strained
TENNESSEE: "Admonish"
The rest of the top five:
2. Gist
3. Enjoy
4. Futile
5. Vibrancy
TEXAS: "Negative"
The rest of the top five:
2. Fun
3. Manage
4. Collaborate
5. Change
UTAH: "Malice"
The rest of the top five:
2. Natural
3. Bellicosity
4. Listless
5. Bad
VERMONT: "Amazing"
The rest of the top five:
2. Ancestry
3. Feet
4. Given
5. Lawyer
VIRGINIA: "Kind"
The rest of the top five:
2. Stomp
3. Bicker
4. Frolic
5. Urbane
WASHINGTON: "Snowflakes"
The rest of the top five:
2. Alarming
3. Challenge
4. Inherently
5. Opiate
WEST VIRGINIA: "Detail"
The rest of the top five:
2. Ill-tempered
3. Affiliation
4. Disabled
5. Hook
WISCONSIN: "Analyze"
The rest of the top five:
2. Process
3. Bestow
4. Grateful
5. Happy
WYOMING: "Smuggler"
The rest of the top five:
2. Ailment
3. Appreciate
4. Awash
5. Awesome
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