Comprehensive List of Adjectives

Why do you need a list of adjectives? Adjectives can turn the ordinary in to the extraordinary. When used properly, they can add vivid interest to your writing.

Appearance Adjectives

adorablebeautifulcleandrabelegantfancyglamoroushandsomelongmagnificentold-fashionedplainquaintsparklingugliestunsightlywide-eyed

ColorAdjectives

redorangeyellowgreenbluepurplegrayblackwhite

Condition Adjectives

alivebettercarefulcleverdeadeasyfamousgiftedhelpfulimportantinexpensivemushyoddpowerfulrichshytenderuninterestedvastwrong

Feelings (Bad) Adjectives

angrybewilderedclumsydefeatedembarrassedfiercegrumpyhelplessitchyjealouslazymysteriousnervousobnoxiouspanickyrepulsivescarythoughtlessuptightworried

Feelings (Good) Adjectives

agreeablebravecalmdelightfuleagerfaithfulgentlehappyjollykindlivelynice

Shape Adjectives

broadchubbycrookedcurveddeepflathighhollowlownarrowroundshallowskinny

Size Adjectives

bigcolossalfatgiganticgreathugeimmenselargelittlemammothmassiveminiaturepetite

Sound Adjectives

cooingdeafeningfainthissingloudmelodicnoisypurringquietraspyscreechingthunderingvoiceless

obedientproudrelievedsillythankfulvictoriouswittyzealous

squaresteepstraightwide.

punyscrawnyshortsmalltallteenyteeny-tinytiny

whispering

Time Adjectives

ancientbriefearlyfastlatelongmodernoldold-fashionedquickrapidshortslowswiftyoung

Taste/Touch Adjectives

bitterdeliciousfreshgreasyjuicyhoticyloosemeltednutritiouspricklyrainyrottensaltystickystrongsweettarttastelessunevenweakwetwoodenyummy

Touch Adjectives

boilingbreezebrokenbumpychillycoldcoolcreepycrookedcuddlycurlydamageddampdirtydrydustyfilthyflakyfluffyfreezinghotwarmwet

Quantity Adjectives

abundantemptyfewfullheavylightmanynumeroussparsesubstantial

A B C D E

aback abaft abandoned abashed aberrant abhorrent abiding abject ablaze ableabnormal aboard aboriginal abortive abounding abrasive abrupt absent absorbed absorbing abstracted absurd abundantabusive acceptable accessible accidental accurate acidacidicacoustic acrid actually ad hoc adamant adaptable addicted adhesive adjoining adorable adventurousafraid aggressiveagonizing agreeable ahead ajaralcoholic

bad barbarous bashful bawdy beautiful befitting belligerent beneficialbentberserk bestbetterbewildered bigbillowy bite-sizedbitterbizarre blackblack-and-whitebloody blueblue-eyed blushing boiling boorish bored boring bouncyboundless brainy brash brave brawny breakable breezy briefbright bright broad broken brownbumpy burly bustlingbusy

cageycalculatingcallous calm capable capricious careful carelesscaringcautious ceaseless certainchangeable charming cheapcheerful chemicalchiefchildlike chilly chivalrous chubby chunky clammy classy clean clear clever cloistered cloudy closedclumsyclutteredcoherent cold colorful colossal combative comfortable commoncompletecomplexconcerned condemned confused consciouscooing cool

daffy daily damaged damaging damp dangerous dapper dark dashing dazzlingdead deadpan deafening deardebonair decisive decorous deep deeply defeated defective defiant delicatedeliciousdelightful demonic deliriousdependentdepressed deranged descriptivedeserteddetailed determined devilish didactic different difficult diligent direful dirty disagreeable disastrousdiscreet disgusted disgustingdisillusioned dispensable

eager earlyearsplitting earthy easy eatable economic educated efficacious efficient eight elasticelated elderlyelectricelegant elfin elite embarrassed eminent emptyenchantedenchanting encouraging endurable energetic enormous entertaining enthusiastic envious equable equalerect erratic ethereal evanescent evasive evenexcellentexcited excitingexclusive exotic expensive extra-largeextra-smallexuberant exultant

alert alike alive alleged alluring aloof amazingambiguous ambitious amuck amusedamusingancient angry animated annoyed annoyinganxious apathetic aquatic aromatic arrogant ashamedaspiring assorted astonishing attractiveauspicious automaticavailable average awakeaware awesomeawful

cooperative coordinatedcourageous cowardly crabby craven crazy creepy crooked crowded cruel cuddly cultured cumbersomecurious curly curved curvycutcute cutecynical

distinct disturbed divergent dizzydomineering doubtful drab draconian dramatic drearydrunk dry dull dusty dustydynamic dysfunctional

Ffabulous faded faintfair faithful falsefamiliarfamous fancy fantastic far

Ggabby gainful gamy gaping garrulous gaudy generalgentle giant giddy gifted

Hhabitual half hallowed halting handsome handsomely handyhanginghapless happy hard

Iicky icyidiotic ignorantill illegal ill-fatedill-informedillustrious imaginary immense

Jjaded jagged jazzy jealous jittery jobless jolly joyous judicious juicyjumbled

fascinated fast fatfaulty fearfulfearless feeblefemalefertile festive fewfierce filthy fine firstfivefixed flashy flat flawless flowery fluffy flutteringfoamy foolish forgetful fortunate fourfrail fragile frantic freefreezingfrequentfreshfriendly frightenedfrighteningfunctional funny furry futurefuturistic

gigantic glamorous gleaming glib glisteningglorious glossy godly good goofy gorgeous graceful grandiose gratefulgratis graygreasygreat greedy greengreygrieving groovy grotesque grouchy grubbygruesome grumpy guarded guiltless gulliblegusty guttural

hard-to-findharmonious harsh hatefulheady healthy heartbreaking

heavenlyheavyhellish helpful helpless hesitant hideoushigh highfalutin high-pitched hilarious hissing historical holistic hollow homeless homely honorable horrible hospitable hothuge hulking humdrum humorous hungry hurried hurt hushed husky hypnotic hysterical

imminent impartial imperfect impoliteimportant imported impossible incandescent incompetent inconclusive industrious incredibleinexpensiveinfamousinnate innocent inquisitive insidiousinstinctive intelligentinterestinginternal invincible irate irritatingitchy

jumpyjuvenile

K

keenkind

L

labored lackadaisical

M

macabre macho

N

naive nappy

O

oafish obedient

kindhearted kindlyknotty knowing knowledgeable known

lacking lamelamentable languid largelastlatelaughable lavish lazyleanlearned leftlegal lethal level lewd light likelikeable limpingliterate little lively lively livinglonely longlonging long-termlooselopsided loud loutish lovely lovinglow lowly lucky ludicrous lumpylush luxuriant lying lyrical

maddening madly magentamagical magnificentmajestic makeshift malemalicious mammoth maniacal manymarked massive marriedmarvelousmaterialmaterialistic mature mean measly meatymedicalmeekmellowmelodic meltedmerciful mere messymightymilitarymilkymindless miniature minor misty mixedmoaning modern momentous motionless mountainousmuddled mundanemurkymushymute mysterious

narrow nasty naturalnaughty nauseating nearneatnebulous necessaryneedless needy neighborly nervous new nextnicenifty nimbleninenippynoiseless noisy nonchalant nondescript nonstop normalnostalgic nosynoxious null numberless numerousnutritious nutty

obeisant obeseobnoxious obscene obsequious observant obsolete obtainable oceanic oddoffbeat oldold-fashionedomniscient one onerous open oppositeoptimal orangeordinaryorganic ossified outgoingoutrageous outstanding oval overconfident overjoyed overrated overt overwrought

P

painful painstaking palepaltrypanicky panoramic parallelparched parsimonious pastpastoral pathetic peaceful penitent perfect periodic permissible perpetual petite petite phobic physicalpicayunepink piquant placid plain plant plasticplausible pleasant plucky pointless poised politepolitical poorpossessive possiblepowerfulprecious premium present

Q

quack quaint quarrelsome questionable quickquickestquietquirkyquixotic quizzical

R

rabid racial ragged rainyrambunctious

rampant rapidrareraspy ratty readyreal rebel receptive recondite redredundant reflective regularrelieved remarkablereminiscent repulsive resolute resonant responsiblerhetorical richrightrighteous rightful rigidriperitzy roasted robust romantic roomy rottenroughround royal

S

sable sadsafesaltysamesassy satisfying savory scandalous scarce scaredscary scatteredscientific scintillating scrawnyscreeching secondsecond-handsecretsecretive sedate seemly selective selfish separateseriousshaggyshakyshallow sharpshinyshiveringshocking short shrill shutshy sicksilent silentsilkysilly

T

taboo tacit tacky talentedtalltame tantangible tangy tarttasteful tastelesstastytawdry tearful tediousteenyteeny-tinytelling temporary ten tendertense tensetenuous terrible terrifictested testythankfultherapeutic thickthinthinkable thirdthirstythirstythoughtful thoughtless threateningthree thundering tidy

pretty previouspriceyprickly privateprobable productive profuse protective proud psychedelic psychotic publicpuffy pumped puny purple purring pushypuzzledpuzzling

ruddy ruderural rustic ruthless

simplesimplisticsincere six skillful skinny sleepy slimslimyslipperysloppy slowsmallsmartsmelly smiling smoggy smoothsneaky snobbish snotty soft soggy solidsomber sophisticatedsordid sore soresoursparkling specialspectacular spicyspiffyspikyspiritual spitefulsplendid spooky spotless spottedspottyspurious squalid square squealing squeamish staking

tight tightfisted tinytired tiresome toothsome torpid toughtowering tranquil trashy tremendoustrickytrite troubled truculent truetruthfultwotypical

stalestanding statuesque steadfast steadysteep stereotyped stickystiffstimulating stingystormystraight strange stripedstrongstupendousstupid sturdysubdued subsequent substantialsuccessful succinct suddensulky super superbsuperficialsupreme sweet swiftsynonymous

U

ubiquitous ugliestugly ultra unable unaccountable unadvised unarmed unbecoming unbiased uncovered

V

vacuous vagabond vague valuablevarious vastvengeful venomous verdant versed victorious

W

wacky waggish waitingwakeful wandering wanting warlike warmwary wasteful watery

Y

yellow yielding youngyouthful yummy

Z

zany zealous zestyzippy zonked

understood undesirable unequalunequaled unevenunhealthyuninterested uniqueunkemptunknownunnaturalunrulyunsightly unsuitable untidyunusedunusual unwieldyunwrittenupbeat uppity upset uptight used usefuluselessutopian utter uttermost

vigorous violentvioletvivacious voiceless volatile voracious vulgar

weakwealthyweary well-groomedwell-madewell-offwell-to-dowetwhimsical whispering whitewholewholesale wicked wide wide-eyedwigglywild willing windywiry wise wistful witty woebegone womanly wonderful woodenwoozy workable worried worthless wrathfulwretched wrongwry