How to Describe Trends
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How to describe trends (movement) of a graph Adverb Verb ↑ ↓ → sharply suddenly rapidly abruptly dramatic ally signific antly consider ably markedly slightly gently graduall y wildly rose increased surged grew peaked skyrocketed fell decreased declined dipped dived plunged stabilised plateaued fluctuated varied Adjectiv e Noun a rise an increase a surge a growth a peak a fall a decrease a decline a dip a period of stability a plateau a fluctuation a variation sharp sudden rapid abrupt dramatic steep signific ant consider able marked slight gentle gradual showed an upward trend hit the showed a downward trend hit the remained stable remained static showed some fluctuation fluctuated wildly
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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
