Academic reporting verbs

To refer to something or someone

• mention

• indicate

• suggest

• state

To say or write something, especially clearly and carefully

• claim

• state

• suggest

• argue

To give a written or spoken report of how something is done or of what someone or something is like

• argue

• indicate

• describe

• suggest

To show, point, or make clear in another way

• state

• indicate

• suggest

• argue

To say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it

• claim

• mention

• state

• argue

To give the reasons for your opinion, idea or belief

• argue

• claim

• suggest

• state

To communicate or show an idea or feeling without stating it directly or giving proof

• indicate

• suggest

• mention

• claim