{"id":14306,"date":"2016-05-10T05:03:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog?p=14306&preview_id=14306"},"modified":"2026-04-01T00:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:01:08","slug":"power-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/power-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate List of 1000 Powerful Words That Will Make You A Social Media Rockstar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever noticed how some writers have an uncanny ability to toy with your emotions? They can miraculously get you to click through to an article within nano-seconds of skimming the headline<\/a>. Why? It’s fairly simple – one or two power words <\/strong>have worked their magic on you!<\/p>\n

For beginning bloggers, powerful words are one of the easiest tools to master. Unlike many blogging strategies which can take considerable time to get right, start sprinkling power words into your writing and you\u2019ll notice an immediate lift in the quality of your article.<\/p>\n

<\/span>What Makes Words Powerful – Power Words<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Why are words powerful?<\/p>\n

A power word…<\/em><\/p>\n

1 – Strikes a balance between pretentious sounding words and standard language.<\/p>\n

2 – Communicates with clarity and precision.<\/p>\n

3 – Enhances marketing effectiveness by i<\/strong>nvoking emotion.<\/b><\/p>\n

People connect to emotion, not words. Studies show that content that elicits \u201chigh arousal emotion\u201d (anxiety, amusement) is more likely to be shared<\/a> and go viral than content that doesn\u2019t elicit emotion or elicits \u201clow arousal\u201d emotion. Power words are key to evoking these \u201chigh arousal\u201d emotions. Examples include words like \u201cinstantly\u201d, \u201cmistakes\u201d and\u201chilarious\u201d.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4 – Triggers curiosity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research published by Harvard Business Review found curiosity<\/a> to be one of the most powerful triggers for virality. Since we have a hard time resisting our curiosity, strategic use of powerful words makes it almost impossible for us to not to click, share, and read. Power words that trigger curiosity include words such as \u201cReveals\u201d, \u201cProves\u201d, \u201cRidiculous\u201d.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Power<\/p>\n

<\/span>Best Power Words From the Experts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

1 – SumoMe<\/a>: Turbo-Charge Your Marketing\u00a0(With These 355+ Powerful Words)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This article includes great examples on how to combine powerful words for more sales, signups, and conversions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The easiest way to start? Incorporate power words into your call to action and headlines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out the following examples:<\/p>\n

Example #1: Using Power Words in a Call to Action<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

In the image below, see the ‘Subscribe Now’ pop up in a post from\u00a0Vanessa Van Edwards<\/a>, founder of Science of People.<\/p>\n

Notice how she uses two power words – ‘Free’ and ‘Scientifically Proven’<\/strong> – \u00a0in her call to action (one in the header and the other one in the sub-header):<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u2192 \u00a0Free:<\/strong>\u00a0Converts visitors to subscribers<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u2192 \u00a0Scientifically Proven:<\/strong>\u00a0A power phrase to demonstrate authority and credibility<\/p>\n

\"Vanessa<\/p>\n

Example #2: Using Power Words in a Subhead<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Power words in your subheads capture attention and draws the reader into reading rather than scanning the content.<\/p>\n

Bryan Harris does a great job with this on his blog, VideoFruit.com<\/a>. In the article below he used:<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u2192 \u00a0<\/strong>Unique<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u2192 \u00a0Unconventional<\/strong><\/p>\n

both of which trigger curiosity<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Examples<\/p>\n

2 – CoSchedule<\/a>: 180+ Powerful Words for Writing Emotional Headlines<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Copywriter Karl Stepp offers a great list of highly emotional words that he calls \u201cpower words for emotional selling.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"180+<\/p>\n

3 – SmartBlogger<\/a>:\u00a0317 Powerful Words That\u2019ll Instantly Make You a Better Writer<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jon Morrow offers an impressive list of power words organized into categories based on the emotion you want to create, so you can easily find the right word.<\/p>\n

Try one of Jon’s experiments:<\/p>\n

Experiment #1: Calling All Fearmongers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Just for a moment, stop reading this post, turn on the television, and go to a major news channel. Watch it for five minutes, listening for the words below.<\/p>\n

Chances are, you\u2019ll hear dozens of them.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u2192 \u00a0Fear is without a doubt the most powerful emotion for grabbing and keeping an audience\u2019s attention.<\/strong>\u00a0Why do you think news networks load up with fear words, making you worry you might miss something important.\u00a0To make sure you don\u2019t change the channel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u2192 \u00a0It\u2019s effective.<\/strong> Granted, you can overdo it, but in my opinion, most writers don\u2019t use these types of words nearly enough. They “really” do connect with people.<\/p>\n

Here are 30 “fear inducing” words to get you started:<\/p>\n

\"Fear<\/p>\n

Experiment #2: Make Your Audience Feel Safe<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Greed isn\u2019t the only emotion you want buyers to feel. You also want to make them feel safe.<\/p>\n

They need to:<\/p>\n