Adjectives are some of the most common words in the English language and they modify perhaps the most common words in the English language, nouns. With a list of common adjective words at hand, you can effectively describe your surroundings in detail.
Whether you're recording your thoughts in your journal at the end of a beautiful day or jotting down the opening lines to your newest novel, having a couple of noteworthy adjectives in your back pocket will make everything just a little bit brighter. Let's have a look, shall we?
List of Adjective Words
Below, you'll find an adjective list that can serve as the basis for your own list. These words describe feelings and the appearance of objects and can make it easy to describe yourself, your surroundings, and your favorite things.
You can then build your list up, adding more words you like or removing ones you don't. You could even include other kinds of descriptive words, such as adverbs. By keeping this list on hand as you write, you'll be able to refer to it and effectively embellish your writing.
| A | Defiant | Homeless | Q |
| Adorable | Delightful | Homely | Quaint |
| Adventurous | Depressed | Horrible | R |
| Aggressive | Determined | Hungry | Real |
| Agreeable | Different | Hurt | Relieved |
| Alert | Difficult | I | Repulsive |
| Alive | Disgusted | Ill | Rich |
| Amused | Distinct | Important | S |
| Angry | Disturbed | Impossible | Scary |
| Annoyed | Dizzy | Inexpensive | Selfish |
| Annoying | Doubtful | Innocent | Shiny |
| Anxious | Drab | Inquisitive | Shy |
| Arrogant | Dull | Itchy | Silly |
| Ashamed | E | J | Sleepy |
| Attractive | Eager | Jealous | Smiling |
| Average | Easy | Jittery | Smoggy |
| Awful | Elated | Jolly | Sore |
| B | Elegant | Joyous | Sparkling |
| Bad | Embarrassed | K | Splendid |
| Beautiful | Enchanting | Kind | Spotless |
| Better | Encouraging | L | Stormy |
| Bewildered | Energetic | Lazy | Strange |
| Black | Enthusiastic | Light | Stupid |
| Bloody | Envious | Lively | Successful |
| Blue | Evil | Lonely | Super |
| Blue-eyed | Excited | Long | T |
| Blushing | Expensive | Lovely | Talented |
| Bored | Exuberant | Lucky | Tame |
| Brainy | F | M | Tender |
| Brave | Fair | Magnificent | Tense |
| Breakable | Faithful | Misty | Terrible |
| Bright | Famous | Modern | Tasty |
| Busy | Fancy | Motionless | Thankful |
| C | Fantastic | Muddy | Thoughtful |
| Calm | Fierce | Mushy | Thoughtless |
| Careful | Filthy | Mysterious | Tired |
| Cautious | Fine | N | Tough |
| Charming | Foolish | Nasty | Troubled |
| Cheerful | Fragile | Naughty | U |
| Clean | Frail | Nervous | Ugliest |
| Clear | Frantic | Nice | Ugly |
| Clever | Friendly | Nutty | Uninterested |
| Cloudy | Frightened | O | Unsightly |
| Clumsy | Funny | Obedient | Unusual |
| Colorful | G | Obnoxious | Upset |
| Combative | Gentle | Odd | Uptight |
| Comfortable | Gifted | Old-fashioned | V |
| Concerned | Glamorous | Open | Vast |
| Condemned | Gleaming | Outrageous | Victorious |
| Confused | Glorious | Outstanding | Vivacious |
| Cooperative | Good | P | W |
| Courageous | Gorgeous | Panicky | Wandering |
| Crazy | Graceful | Perfect | Weary |
| Creepy | Grieving | Plain | Wicked |
| Crowded | Grotesque | Pleasant | Wide-eyed |
| Cruel | Grumpy | Poised | Wild |
| Curious | H | Poor | Witty |
| Cute | Handsome | Powerful | Worrisome |
| D | Happy | Precious | Worried |
| Dangerous | Healthy | Prickly | Wrong |
| Dark | Helpful | Proud | Z |
| Dead | Helpless | Putrid | Zany |
| Defeated | Hilarious | Puzzled | Zealous |
Why Use an Adjective List?
Adjective lists will help you build a more advanced vocabulary. In turn, this will allow you to become a more effective writer and speaker.
People who are learning a foreign language often make a list of common adjective words in order to memorize new vocabulary words and organize their learning process.
More Adjective Lists
If you're looking for even more lists of descriptive words, you can choose from YourDictionary's extensive word lists from A to Z. We've got plenty of goodness right here. You might like to check out these articles:
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In any of YourDictionary's adjective articles, you may discover new words that'll help you express exactly what you see and feel. Get ready to boost your creativity and start building up your list of adjective words today!
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Adjectives are some of the most common words in the English language and they modify perhaps the most common words in the English language, nouns. With a list of common adjective words at hand, you can effectively describe your surroundings in detail. Whether you're recording your thoughts in your journal at the end of a beautiful day or jotting down the opening lines to your newest novel, having a couple of noteworthy adjectives in your back pocket will make everything just a little bit brighter. Let's have a look, shall we?
