Repeated Word Checker

Crutch words survive drafting because they are invisible to the person who wrote them. The usual suspects:

• Intensifiers: very, really, quite, extremely, incredibly
• Hedges: basically, essentially, arguably, somewhat, fairly
• Fillers: actually, simply, just, obviously, clearly
• Transitions: however, moreover, furthermore, additionally
• Vague nouns: thing, stuff, aspect, factor, area

Most of them can simply be deleted. “This is really important” and “this is important” mean the same thing, and the second one sounds more certain.

Reaching for a synonym is the obvious move and often the wrong one, because the synonym is usually less precise. Better options, in order:

1. Delete it. Most repeated intensifiers add nothing.
2. Use a pronoun. The third mention of “the application” can be “it”.
3. Restructure the sentence so the word is not needed twice.
4. Then consider a synonym, if it genuinely means the same thing.

Comparing before and after? Compare Text shows exactly what changed, and how much of the original survived.