AMBITIOUS ADJECTIVES
List of adjectives and their synonyms that are commonly used to
describe people.
Beautiful: Attractive, Pretty, Lovely, Stunning
Fair: Just, Objective, Impartial, Unbiased
Funny: Humorous, Comical, Hilarious, Hysterical
Happy: Content, Joyful, Mirthful, Upbeat
Hardworking: Diligent, Determined, Industrious, Enterprising
Honest: Honourable, Fair, Sincere, Trustworthy
Intelligent: Smart, Bright, Brilliant, Sharp
Introverted: Shy, Bashful, Quiet, Withdrawn
Kind: Thoughtful, Considerate, Amiable, Gracious
Lazy: Idle, Lackadaisical, Lethargic, Indolent
Mean: Unfriendly, Unpleasant, Bad-tempered, Difficult
Outgoing: Friendly, Sociable, Warm, Extroverted
Rich: Affluent, Wealthy, Well-off, Well-to-do
Strong: Stable, Secure, Solid, Tough
Unhappy: Sad, Depressed, Melancholy, Miserable
Lucky: Auspicious, Fortunate
Positive: Optimistic, Cheerful, Starry-eyed, Sanguine
Bossy: Controlling, Tyrannical
Here are some miscellaneous words and their synonyms:
Baffle: confuse, deceive
Hypocrisy: duplicity, falseness
Pacify: appease, placate
Recalcitrant: obstinate, stubborn
Turbulent: disordered, violent
Valid: authorised, legitimate
Old: antiquated, ancient, obsolete, extinct, past, prehistoric, venerable,
aged
True: genuine, reliable, factual, accurate, precise, correct, valid, real
Important: required, substantial, vital, essential, primary, significant,
requisite, critical
Weak: frail, anaemic, feeble, infirm, languid, sluggish, puny, fragile
Lazy: indolent
Categories of adjectives
The following are the fifteen major categories of meaning that are
expressed with English adjectives. A few examples are listed for each
category, but there are several more possibilities.
COLOUR:
blue, red, green, brown, yellow, black, white, purple, pink,
etc...
SIZE:
big, huge, immense, enormous, mammoth, massive, vast,
large, wide, spacious, small, little, tiny, high, long, tall, low ,
short, same as, gigantic, teeny (weeny), petite, scrawny, etc...
SHAPE:
round (a ball), circle (a door knob), triangular, rectangular (a
flag), square (a cake), oval (an egg), broad, curved, flat, etc...
FEELINGS:
happy, glad, beatific, blissful, cheerful, chirpy, content,
pleased, satisfied, delighted, ecstatic , exalted, elated, sad,
bereft, blue, broken, broken-hearted, broody, bruised, broody,
careworn, deflated, dark, demoralised, depressed, desolate,
despondent, disaffected, disappointed, disconsolate,
discouraged, dismal, disillusioned, disheartened, dismayed,
displeased, dissatisfied, distressed, distraught, doleful, down,
downcast, downhearted, forlorn, tender, angry, excited,
envious, embarrassed, frightened, etc...
QUALITIES AND APPEARANCE:
good, excellent, brilliant ,splendid, fantastic, magnificent, bad,
terrible, awesome, terrific awful, nice, beautiful, pretty,
gorgeous, cute, glamorous,
elegant, good-looking, handsome, ugly, unsightly, right, wrong,
funny, amusing, entertaining, light, heavy, fat, stout, thin, slim,
clean, dirty, filthy, straight, noisy, quiet, still, tranquil, calm,
powerful, nutritious, adorable, adventurous, aggressive, alert,
attractive, bloody, blushing, colourful, exciting, graceful,
grotesque, drab, dull, homely, plain, precious, sparkling,
fragile, frail, weak, strong, doubtful, bewildered, confused,
puzzled, cautious, careful, concerned, innocent, guilty, crazy,
silly, stupid, foolish, clumsy, intelligent, clever, cunning, shy,
timid, rich, poor, wild, defiant, courageous, brave, helpful,
helpless, unhelpful, etc...
CONDITION:
important, principal, paramount, famous, notorious, fictitious,
real, true, false, imaginary, alive, dead, odd, weird, unusual,
strange, outstanding, impossible, improbable, easy, difficult,
closed, open, etc...
QUANTITY:
one, two, three, ... first, second, third, ... abundant, empty,
heavy, light, numerous, substantial, significant, insignificant
etc...
WEATHER AND TEMPERATURE:
cold, warm, hot, cool, rainy, windy snowy, foggy, sunny,
cloudy, stormy, frozen, etc...
TIME:
late, early, punctual, behindhand, delayed, ill-timed,
premature, tardy, unearthly, modern, traditional, old-
fashioned, young, old, new, slow, swift, quick, rapid, brief,
short, long, etc...
NATIONALITY AND ORIGIN:
American, Mexican, Moroccan,, African, Martian, etc...
MATERIAL:
wooden, woollen, cottony, fibrous, metallic, bronze, etc...
AGE:
old, ancient, aged, senile, elderly, ageless, oldish, overage,
young, juvenile, adolescent, teenage, underage, youthful, etc.
PURPOSE:
(These adjectives usually end in /ing) sleeping bag, frying pan,
swinging door, time-saving gadget, driving licence, etc...
Taste/Touch:
bitter, delicious, fresh, juicy, ripe, rotten, salty, sour, spicy,
stale, sticky, sweet, tart, tasteless, tasty, thirsty, fluttering,
fuzzy, greasy, grubby, hard, hot, icy, loose, melted, plastic,
prickly, rough, scattered, shaggy, shaky, sharp, shivering,
silky, slimy, slippery, smooth, soft, solid, steady, sticky, tight,
uneven, weak, wet, wooden, yummy, boiling, etc...
SOUND:
cooing, deafening, faint, harsh, high-pitched, hissing, hushed,
husky, loud, melodic, moaning, mute, noisy, purring, quiet,
raspy, resonant, screeching, shrill, silent, soft, squealing,
thundering, voiceless, whispering, etc...
