✂️Filler Word Remover

About this tool

Paste your text and the tool removes filler words and replaces wordy phrases with shorter ones. It fixes spacing and capitals, lists every change ("in order to" → "to"), and shows the word count before and after. Turn either option off if you only want one kind of change. Copy the result when you're happy with it. Nothing is stored.

How to write more concisely

Concise writing respects the reader's time. Two habits pad most first drafts. Filler words such as just, really, very, basically, actually, literally, quite, kind of and sort of soften or intensify without adding meaning. "It's really fast" says no more than "It's fast". Wordy phrases use several words where one will do: "in order to" means "to", "due to the fact that" means "because", "at this point in time" means "now", "the majority of" means "most" and "make a decision" means "decide". Phrases like "it is important to note that" usually just delay the point. In the example, a 43-word paragraph drops to 23 words with nothing lost. Cutting this way is especially useful for emails, CVs, cover letters, essays with word limits, social posts and headlines. Honest limits: this is a blunt instrument. Sometimes "just" means "only" or "fair", "very" is the right word, "of course" sets the tone, or a phrase sits inside a quotation. Read the result before you use it, and leave fillers in dialogue where they sound natural. The cliché finder, the readability checker and the word counter are related, and Flesch reading ease and grade level, explained honestly explains readability scores.

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