How to Describe Trends
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How to describe trends (movement) of a graph
Adverb
Verb
sharplysuddenlyrapidlyabruptlydramaticallysignificantlyconsiderablymarkedlyslightlygentlygraduallywildlyroseincreasedsurgedgrewpeakedskyrocketedfelldecreaseddeclineddippeddivedplunged
stabilisedplateauedfluctuated varied
Adjective
Nouna risean increasea surgea growtha peaka falla decreasea declinea dipa period of stability
a plateaua fluctuationa variation
sharpsuddenrapidabruptdramaticsteepsignificantconsiderablemarkedslightgentlegradual
Phraseshowed an upward trend
hit the highest point
reached a peak
the second highest(or the third highest)showed a downward trend
hit the lowest point
the lowest
remained stable
remained static
remained unchanged
stayed constant
reached a plateaushowed some fluctuation
fluctuated wildly