Plain English Thesaurus

Now you can clarify it! —Give this Plain English Thesaurus a whirl…

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Plain Language Medical Dictionary

Looking for ways to clarify medical lingo? Look no further–this tool developed by the University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences Library may be just what you need. Simply click on the drop-down menu to browse the list of medical terms, and then select a word to see the plain language alternatives.

Redundant Word and Jargon Buster

Now you can cut the flab! —Simply search by letter to find words that you can often remove from your writing that don’t actually take away from it and usually improve it.

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Searching for words starting with "c".

20 words found

Jargon or Redundant
c-level
campaign trail
centers of excellence
circle back around
circle with
client interfacing
close proximity
close the loop
commoditize
commoditized
complete surprise
completely destroyed, completely abolished, completely finished
componentize
core competencies
core competency
credit crunch
critical path
cross platform
cutting edge
cycles