Are there any words you try to avoid using?

One for me is "desperately".

I hear people use it all the time, "oh I desperately want to go there / do that / reach this goal..."

I've tried to train myself to replace desperately with the word fervent.

It might seem like a small change, after all what's a synonym amongst friends 😉

But for me, I just find "fervent" to communicate the heart in a, shall I say holier way?

Desperate exudes a negativity that I'd rather not be associated with.

A hopelessness that I'm not aligned with.

A despair...

Whereas "fervent" indicates intentionality, desire, passion, connectedness...relationship with that which I am seeking.

And since leadership = relationships, I'd rather rise to fervency than fall to being desperate.

What's a word you avoid using?