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