Creating a vivid and interesting description can be difficult, but using adjectives can help. This A to Z list of adjectives will give you a wide range of words to choose from when describing people, places, or things. Whether you are writing fiction or nonfiction, these adjectives will make your work more descriptive and engaging. Use them wisely to bring your writing to life!
Adjectives are words that describe, identify and quantify people or things and add detail to our writing. They usually go in front of a noun or after a linking verb. When we use them, we can make our meaning more precise or more expressive. For example, instead of saying ‘the big house’, we could say ‘the huge, imposing house’.
To form the comparative and superlative forms of most adjectives, we add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. For example big, bigger, biggest.
Some irregular adjectives have different forms, for example: good, better, best; bad, worse, worst.
Other adjectives don’t change at all: for example perfect, ultimate, prime.
Adjectives can also be used as pronouns: for example ‘He’s the eldest so he gets the bedroom at the front or ‘It was their fault, not mine. In these cases, there is no following noun. As well as adding information about the number, size, and quality, adjectives can also tell us which or what kind; they can specify; they can classify, and they can express an opinion. This makes them very useful words indeed!
A to Z Adjectives Examples List
1- Able: He is not an able boy.
2- Bad: She is a bad girl.
3- Cute: The babies were so cute.
4- Dirty: The water was very dirty.
5- Easy: This math problem is easy.
6- Famous: He is a famous singer.
7- Great: She is a great doctor.
8- Happy: I am very happy today.
9- Important: This meeting is important.
10- Jealous: He is jealous of his brother.
11- Kind: She is a kind person.
12- Little: This is a little dog.
13- Mature: He is very mature for his age.
14- New: This is a new car.
15- Old: That is an old house.
16- Powerful: She is a powerful woman.
17- Quiet: It was quiet in the room.
18- Rich: They are a rich family.
19- Strange: That is a strange-looking creature.
20- Ugly: He is an ugly baby.
21- Violent: This was a violent storm.
22- Wacky: That is a wacky hat.
23- Young: She is young for her age.
24- Zesty: This food is zesty.
All Adjectives List A to Z
Adjectives Starting With A
- absorbing
- amiable
- aberrant
- abandoned
- abounding
- abhorrent
- aggressive
- astonishing
- acrid
- abashed
- adventurous
- absurd
- ablaze
- acidic
- accessible
- arrogant
- abortive
- absent
- antsy
- alert
- aback
- abnormal
- accidental
- aboriginal
- anxious
- acoustic
- adorable
- abusive
- abundant
- acceptable
- annoyed
- abrasive
- agitated
- abaft
- able
- aboard
- attractive
- aloof
- amused
- actually
- ashamed
- appalling
- average
- accurate
- abrupt
- absorbed
- abstracted
- abject
- acid
- appetizing
- apprehensive
- adamant
- abiding
Adjectives Starting With B
- brawny
- busy
- beautiful
- brief
- bashful
- blushing
- bloody
- bite-sized
- bustling
- black-and-white
- befitting
- belligerent
- best
- blue
- bewildered
- bizarre
- boundless
- batty
- bent
- broad
- bulky
- beefy
- bawdy
- big
- bad
- billowy
- bitter
- boring
- brainy
- blue-eyed
- bright
- beneficial
- broken
- bland
- bouncy
- bumpy
- breakable
- bored
- brown
- brash
- breezy
- boiling
- black
- berserk
- burly
- barbarous
- boorish
- better
- biting
- brave
Adjectives Starting With C
- cloistered
- costly
- convoluted
- curious
- cluttered
- comfortable
- chubby
- cold
- coherent
- cuddly
- cheap
- classy
- complex
- cheeky
- clean
- changeable
- colorful
- cheerful
- ceaseless
- chilly
- clever
- contemplative
- chivalrous
- crazy
- careless
- cynical
- condemned
- condescending
- combative
- curved
- common
- caring
- cooing
- curvy
- clumsy
- complete
- corny
- craven
- cut
- certain
- confused
- callous
- careful
- clear
- cumbersome
- courageous
- cagey
- cultured
- closed
- capricious
- convincing
- chemical
- cloudy
- cool
- cruel
- crabby
- curly
- capable
- creepy
- conscious
- colossal
- chief
- chunky
- concerned
- clammy
- childlike
- cooperative
- cowardly
- charming
- calm
- coordinated
- clueless
- cautious
- crooked
- calculating
Adjectives Starting With D
- decayed
- despicable
- drained
- diminutive
- dangerous
- delicate
- demonic
- dizzy
- delicious
- dark
- deeply
- depraved
- depressed
- decisive
- delightful
- deafening
- dashing
- daffy
- dependent
- deadpan
- dilapidated
- damaged
- drab
- distressed
- delirious
- deceitful
- defective
- daily
- disgusted
- dazzling
- distinct
- debonair
- defeated
- dull
- distraught
- deep
- devilish
- defiant
- dapper
- dead
- damp
- detailed
- damaging
- determined
- descriptive
- decorous
- dear
- deranged
- disturbed
- deserted
Adjectives Starting With E
- eager
- efficient
- economic
- entertaining
- excited
- enthusiastic
- eight
- energetic
- elastic
- eminent
- elite
- enchanting
- exuberant
- erratic
- equal
- envious
- easy
- elated
- encouraging
- extensive
- elderly
- endurable
- eatable
- ecstatic
- efficacious
- elegant
- earsplitting
- earthy
- equable
- electric
- erect
- enchanted
- educated
- empty
- emaciated
- embarrassed
- exasperated
- elfin
- ethereal
- exhilarated
- enormous
- early
Adjectives Starting With F
- fanatical
- funny
- fair
- female
- fast
- fierce
- faded
- filthy
- floppy
- fluttering
- far-flung
- famous
- foolish
- far
- fat
- feeble
- festive
- frothy
- fearless
- feigned
- fantastic
- false
- frustrating
- fresh
- faint
- frightened
- fancy
- fuzzy
- fierce
- flat
- fearful
- frantic
- fallacious
- familiar
- friendly
- faithful
- few
- fascinated
- fabulous
- fertile
- faulty
Adjectives Starting With G
- gritty
- gamy
- grumpy
- gaudy
- gabby
- gleaming
- garrulous
- good
- gorgeous
- gratis
- grateful
- grotesque
- gray
- grubby
- giant
- glib
- godly
- gainful
- gentle
- general
- glamorous
- gigantic
- ghastly
- greasy
- grandiose
- glossy
- gaping
- glistening
- gifted
- giddy
- glorious
- goofy
- graceful
- grieving
Adjectives Starting With H
- hilarious
- hideous
- hot
- holistic
- homely
- hissing
- high
- hurried
- heavy
- hesitant
- humorous
- habitual
- heady
- hateful
- handsomely
- hysterical
- homeless
- harmonious
- hard-to-find
- husky
- horrible
- halting
- hollow
- hurt
- hellish
- heartbreaking
- historical
- hulking
- handsome
- honorable
- hallowed
- handy
- high-pitched
- hospitable
- helpless
- heavenly
- humdrum
- harsh
- hard
- hungry
- highfalutin
- hushed
- happy
- huge
- hapless
- helpful
- hanging
- hypnotic
- horrific
- healthy
- harebrained
- half
Adjectives Starting With I
- innate
- irate
- intelligent
- incompetent
- ill-fated
- innocent
- idiotic
- illustrious
- incredible
- internal
- infamous
- impolite
- impressionable
- imperfect
- inconclusive
- illegal
- ignorant
- icky
- impartial
- imminent
- intrigued
- invincible
- ill
- ill-informed
- imaginary
- irritable
- imported
- important
- ideal
- impossible
- incandescent
- inquisitive
- industrious
- itchy
- irritating
- icy
- immense
- instinctive
- insidious
- interesting
- inexpensive
Adjectives Starting With J
- jolly
- jazzy
- jagged
- judicious
- jittery
- juicy
- jaded
- jumpy
- jobless
- juvenile
- joyous
- jumbled
- jealous
Adjectives Starting With K
- kindly
- knowing
- kindhearted
- kind
- knotty
- known
- keen
- kaput
Adjectives Starting With L
- likeable
- legal
- longing
- late
- lean
- learned
- lacking
- ludicrous
- lively
- low
- loving
- living
- little
- lavish
- lyrical
- labored
- lowly
- loutish
- light
- long
- lonely
- lamentable
- literate
- lumpy
- lucky
- lame
- like
- long-term
- lying
- lethal
- lovely
- languid
- left
- large
- lackadaisical
- loose
- level
- lush
- lopsided
- laughable
- lazy
- loud
- lewd
- luxuriant
- limping
- last
- livid
Adjectives Starting With M
- magical
- mellow
- mistaken
- marked
- malicious
- minor
- muddy
- misty
- motionless
- momentous
- moaning
- mature
- makeshift
- mute
- mindless
- moldy
- moody
- milky
- messy
- majestic
- mountainous
- merciful
- minute
- medical
- meaty
- maddening
- miniature
- melted
- maniacal
- muddled
- mysterious
- massive
- measly
- madly
- miscreant
- mushy
- mammoth
- mere
- macabre
- magenta
- melodic
- marvelous
- married
- murky
- melancholy
- magnificent
- material
- mortified
- macho
- many
- modern
- male
- mundane
- materialistic
- mean
- mighty
- mixed
- meek
- military
Adjectives Starting With N
- nifty
- neat
- nebulous
- nasty
- numerous
- null
- new
- next
- numberless
- nimble
- nice
- natural
- neighborly
- nonchalant
- nondescript
- nervous
- nostalgic
- nippy
- noiseless
- necessary
- needless
- naughty
- nappy
- near
- nauseating
- nutty
- nine
- nonstop
- needy
- noisy
- noxious
- nutritious
- narrow
- normal
- nonsensical
- naive
- nosy
Adjectives Starting With O
- obnoxious
- outgoing
- oafish
- one
- optimal
- outstanding
- old-fashioned
- old
- obeisant
- oceanic
- organic
- obsequious
- obscene
- onerous
- omniscient
- observant
- obese
- orange
- ossified
- obtainable
- obedient
- open
- odd
- offbeat
- ordinary
- opposite
- outrageous
- obsolete
Adjectives Starting With P
- paltry
- permissible
- periodic
- penitent
- pale
- pathetic
- painstaking
- past
- parallel
- panicky
- panoramic
- parsimonious
- perfect
- pungent
- perpetual
- puny
- prickly
- parched
- peaceful
- petite
- painful
- proud
- precious
- pastoral
Adjectives Starting With Q
- quack
- quizzical
- questionable
- quirky
- quick
- quaint
- quixotic
- quiet
- quarrelsome
- quickest
Adjectives Starting With R
- red
- rare
- rough
- rampant
- regular
- rainy
- reflective
- ripe
- repulsive
- real
- relieved
- responsive
- redundant
- rabid
- reassured
- rambunctious
- rebel
- rotund
- racial
- receptive
- rotten
- ratty
- recondite
- round
- raspy
- robust
- rapid
- ragged
- ready
Adjectives Starting With S
- steady
- scrawny
- sad
- sticky
- stout
- sable
- small
- succulent
- scintillating
- stale
- skinny
- shaky
- swanky
- scattered
- scarce
- scary
- solid
- smooth
- sour
- scientific
- same
- smoggy
- substantial
- second
- spotless
- selfish
- soggy
- sarcastic
- successful
- silly
- salty
- steep
- sharp
- spicy
- shallow
- stunning
- superior
- second-hand
- sweet
- slippery
- sore
- straight
- stormy
- smiling
- safe
- screeching
- sparkling
- scared
- smarmy
- silky
- strong
- shaggy
- square
- strange
- short
- splendid
- slimy
- scandalous
- scant
- superficial
- savory
- sassy
- shiny
- smug
- satisfying
Adjectives Starting With T
- tangy
- troubled
- teeny
- tawdry
- tearful
- teeny-tiny
- timely
- tasteless
- tasteful
- tense
- tacky
- taboo
- trite
- tender
- twitterpated
- tasty
- tame
- tall
- tan
- tedious
- thick
- testy
- tangible
- tacit
- telling
- thoughtful
- thoughtless
- tart
- terrible
- thankful
- tricky
- tight
- talented
Adjectives Starting With U
- upset
- ubiquitous
- ultra
- uppity
- unnatural
- understood
- unknown
- unusual
- untidy
- uttermost
- unhealthy
- utopian
- unadvised
- uncovered
- unwieldy
- useful
- ugly
- unaccountable
- unique
- unwritten
- utter
- unequal
- unable
- useless
- unbecoming
- upbeat
- unequaled
- unkempt
- used
- unsightly
- unarmed
- ugliest
- uptight
- unused
- uneven
- unbiased
- undesirable
- uninterested
- unsuitable
- unruly
Adjectives Starting With V
- venomous
- vacuous
- vivacious
- valuable
- vast
- voracious
- vigorous
- volatile
- vagabond
- violent
- virtuous
- various
- vague
- vexed
- victorious
- violet
- vivid
- verdant
- vengeful
- vulgar
- voiceless
- versed
Adjectives Starting With W
- waggish
- wild
- warlike
- warm
- well-made
- whopping
- wonderful
- wicked
- wealthy
- wiggly
- worthless
- workable
- wrong
- wistful
- wakeful
- wasteful
- wet
- whole
- woozy
- wacky
- wandering
- witty
- worried
- wide-eyed
- woebegone
- weak
- wobbly
- waiting
- wary
- weary
- windy
- willing
- well-off
- watery
- wise
- whispering
- wretched
- white
- wide
- well-to-do
- wrathful
- whimsical
- well-groomed
- wiry
- wry
- womanly
Adjectives Starting With Y
- young
- yielding
- yummy
- youthful
- yellow
Adjectives Starting With Z
- zealous
- zany
- zippy