This page contains Bloom's Taxonomy Verb List. Bloom's Taxonomy is divided into three domains: Cognitive for thought and understanding; Psychomotor for physical or manipulative skills; and Affective for attitude, feeling, or emotion. Bloom’s Taxonomy provides a list of verbs for writing learner outcomes. The following lists are appropriate for academic and technical courses.

Cognitive Domain

Psychomotor Domain

Affective Domain


Bloom’s Taxonomy Verb List
COGNITIVE DOMAIN
Knowledge	Comprehension		Application	Analysis		Synthesis		Evaluation

cite	add		acquire	analyze		abstract		appraise
define	approximate		adapt	audit		animate		assess
describe	articulate		allocate	blueprint		arrange		compare
draw	associate		alphabetize	breadboard		assemble		conclude
enumerate	characterize		apply	break down		budget		contrast
identify	clarify		ascertain	characterize		categorize		counsel
index	classify		assign	classify		code		criticize
Indicate	compare		attain	compare		combine		critique
label	compute		avoid	confirm		compile		defend
list	contrast		back up	contrast		compose		determine
match	convert		calculate	correlate		construct		discriminate
meet	defend		capture	detect		cope		extimate
name	describe		change	diagnose		correspond		evaluate
outline	detail		classify	diagram		create		explain
point	differentiate		complete	differentiate		cultivate		grade
quote	discuss		compute	discriminate		debug		hire
read	distinguish		construct	dissect		depict		interpret
recall	elaborate		customize	distinguish		design		judge
recite	estimate		demonstrate	document		develop		justify
recognize	example		depreciate	ensure		devise		measure
record	explain		derive	examine		dictate		predict
repeat	express		determine	explain		enhance		prescribe
reproduce	extend		diminish	explore		explain		rank
review	extrapolate		discover	figure out		facilitate		rate
select	factor		draw	file		format		recommend
state	generalize		employ	group		formulate		release
study	give		examine	identify		generalize		select
tabulate	infer		exercise	illustrate		generate		summarize
trace	interact		explore	infer		handle		support
write	interpolate		expose	interrupt		import		test
	interpret		express	inventory		improve		validate
	observe		factor	investigate		incorporate		verify
	paraphrase		figure	lay out		integrate
	picture graphically		graph	manage		interface
	predict		handle	maximize		join
	review		illustrate	minimize		lecture
	rewrite		interconvert	optimize		model
	subtract		investigate	order		modify
	summarize		manipulate	outline		network
	translate		modify	point out		organize
	visualize		operate	prioritize		outline
			personalize	proofread		overhaul