10 synonyms that will make you sound smarter on National Thesaurus Day

January 18th is National Thesaurus Day and you can sound smarter by swapping a few everyday words in your vocabulary.  It’s celebrated on January 18th because of a guy named Peter Roget, who was born on this day in 1779 and published the first thesaurus in 1852.

1. Instead of “happy”  say “delighted.”
2.  Instead of “worried” say “agitated.”
3. Instead of “begin” say “commence.”
4. Instead of “think about” say “contemplate.”
5. Instead of “I love you” say “I adore you.”
6. Instead of “It’s cold out” say “It’s frigid.”
7. Instead of “wrong” say “erroneous.”
8. Instead of “fast” say “expeditiously.”
9. Instead of “I’m tired” say “I’m fatigued.”
10. Instead of “asking” about something “inquire” about it.