Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs: The Complete List By Level (2026 Guide)

Bloom’s taxonomy verbs are action words that describe exactly what a learner should be able to do at each level of thinking, from remembering facts to creating new work.
They turn vague goals such as “understand fractions” into measurable objectives such as “solve two-step fraction problems.”
The six revised levels are Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, and Create, and each one has its own set of Bloom’s verbs.
Use higher-order learning objective verbs (Analyze, Evaluate, Create) to push past memorization, and match your assessment questions to the same level.
Well-written objectives are the backbone of good courses, which is why instructional design and assessment authoring teams rely on these action words every day.