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Adjectives Vocabulary Word List

A abandoned able absolute adorable adventurous academic acceptable acclaimed accomplished accurate aching acidic acrobatic active actual adept admirable admired adolescent adorable adored advanced afraid affectionate aged aggravating aggressive agile agitated agonizing agreeable ajar alarmed alarming alert alienated alive all altruistic amazing ambitious ample amused amusing anchored ancient angelic angry anguished animated annual another antique

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anxious any apprehensive appropriate apt arctic arid aromatic artistic ashamed assured astonishing athletic

attached attentive attractive austere authentic authorized automatic avaricious average aware awesome awful awkward

babyish bad back baggy bare

beneficial better best bewitched big

B black-and-white bland blank blaring bleak

bogus boiling bold bony boring

brave breakable brief bright brilliant

bubbly bulky bumpy buoyant burdensome

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barren basic beautiful belated beloved

big-hearted biodegradable bite-sized bitter black

blind blissful blond blue blushing C

bossy both bouncy bountiful bowed

brisk broken bronze brown bruised

burly bustling busy buttery buzzing

calculating calm candid canine capital carefree careful careless caring cautious cavernous celebrated charming

cheap cheerful cheery chief chilly chubby circular classic clean clear clear-cut clever close closed

cloudy clueless clumsy cluttered coarse cold colorful colorless colossal comfortable common compassionate competent complete D

complex complicated composed concerned concrete confused conscious considerate constant content conventional cooked cool cooperative

coordinated corny corrupt costly courageous courteous crafty crazy creamy creative creepy criminal crisp

critical crooked crowded cruel crushing cuddly cultivated cultured cumbersome curly curvy cute cylindrical

damaged damp dangerous dapper daring darling dark dazzling dead deadly deafening dear dearest

decent decimal decisive deep defenseless defensive defiant deficient definite definitive delayed delectable delicious

delightful delirious demanding dense dental dependable dependent descriptive deserted detailed determined devoted different E

difficult digital diligent dim dimpled dimwitted direct disastrous discrete disfigured disgusting disloyal dismal

distant downright dreary dirty disguised dishonest dismal distant distinct distorted dizzy dopey

doting double downright drab drafty dramatic dreary droopy dry dual dull dutiful

each eager earnest early easy easy-going ecstatic edible educated

elaborate elastic elated elderly electric elegant elementary elliptical embarrassed

embellished eminent emotional empty enchanted enchanting energetic enlightened enormous

enraged entire envious equal equatorial essential esteemed ethical euphoric

even evergreen everlasting every evil exalted excellent exemplary exhausted excitable

excited exciting exotic expensive experienced expert extraneous extroverted extra-large extra-small

F fabulous failing faint fair faithful fake false fast fat fatal fatherly favorable favorite fearful filthy fine finished firm first firsthand fitting flimsy flippant flowery fluffy fluid flustered focused forthright fortunate fragrant frail frank frayed free frilly frizzy frivolous front frosty frozen frugal

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familiar famous fancy fantastic far faraway far-flung far-off

fearless feisty feline female feminine few fickle

fixed flaky flamboyant flashy flat flawed flawless flickering G

fond foolhardy foolish forceful forked formal forsaken

French fresh frequent friendly frightened frightening frigid

fruitful full fumbling functional funny fussy fuzzy

gargantuan gaseous general generous gentle genuine giant giddy gigantic

gifted giving glamorous glaring glass gleaming gleeful glistening glittering

gloomy glorious glossy glum golden good good-natured gorgeous graceful

gracious grand grandiose granular grateful grave gray great greedy green

gregarious grim grimy gripping grizzled gross grotesque grouchy grounded

growing growling grown grubby gruesome grumpy guilty gullible gummy

hairy half handmade handsome handy happy happy-go-lucky hard

hard-to-find harmful harmless harmonious harsh hasty hateful haunting

H healthy heartfelt hearty heavenly heavy hefty helpful helpless I

hidden hideous high high-level hilarious hoarse hollow homely

honest honorable honored hopeful horrible hospitable hot huge

humble humiliating humming humongous hungry hurtful husky

icky icy ideal idealistic identical idle idiotic idolized ignorant ill illegal

ill-fated ill-informed illiterate illustrious imaginary imaginative immaculate immaterial immediate immense impassioned

impeccable impartial imperfect imperturbable impish impolite important impossible impractical impressionable impressive improbable J

impure inborn incomparable incompatible incomplete inconsequential incredible indelible inexperienced indolent infamous infantile

infatuated inferior infinite informal innocent insecure insidious insignificant insistent instructive insubstantial

intelligent intent intentional interesting internal international intrepid ironclad irresponsible irritating itchy

jaded jagged jam-packed

jaunty jealous jittery

joint jolly jovial K

joyful joyous jubilant

judicious juicy jumbo

junior jumpy juvenile

kaleidoscopic keen

key kind

kindhearted kindly

klutzy knobby

knotty knowledgeable knowing

known kooky kosher

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lame lanky large last lasting late lavish lawful

lazy leading lean leafy left legal legitimate light

lighthearted likable likely limited limp limping linear lined liquid M

little live lively livid loathsome lone lonely long

long-term loose lopsided lost loud lovable lovely loving

low loyal lucky lumbering luminous lumpy lustrous luxurious

mad made-up magnificent majestic major male mammoth married marvelous

masculine massive mature meager mealy mean measly meaty medical mediocre

medium meek mellow melodic memorable menacing merry messy metallic mild N

milky mindless miniature minor minty miserable miserly misguided misty mixed

modern modest moist monstrous monthly monumental moral mortified motherly motionless

mountainous muddy muffled multicolored mundane murky mushy musty muted mysterious

naive narrow nasty natural naughty

nautical near neat necessary needy

negative neglected negligible neighboring nervous new O

next nice nifty nimble nippy

nocturnal noisy nonstop normal notable noted

noteworthy novel noxious numb nutritious nutty

obedient obese oblong oily oblong obvious occasional

odd oddball offbeat offensive official old

old-fashioned only open optimal optimistic opulent

orange orderly organic ornate ornery ordinary

original other our outlying outgoing outlandish

outrageous outstanding oval overcooked overdue overjoyed onerlooked

P palatable pale paltry parallel parched partial passionate past pastel peaceful peppery perfect perfumed periodic perky personal pertinent pesky pessimistic petty phony physical piercing pink pitiful plain plaintive plastic playful pleasant pleased pleasing plump plush polished polite political pointed pointless poised Q poor popular portly posh positive possible potable powerful powerless practical precious present prestigious pretty precious previous pricey prickly primary prime pristine private prize probable productive profitable profuse proper proud prudent punctual pungent puny pure purple pushy putrid puzzled puzzling

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quaint qualified

quarrelsome quarterly

queasy querulous

questionable quick

quick-witted quiet quintessential

quirky quixotic quizzical

radiant ragged rapid rare rash raw recent reckless rectangular

ready real realistic reasonable red reflecting regal regular

R reliable relieved remarkable remorseful remote repentant required respectful responsible S

repulsive revolving rewarding rich rigid right ringed ripe

roasted robust rosy rotating rotten rough round rowdy

royal rubbery rundown ruddy rude runny rural rusty

sad safe salty same sandy sane sarcastic sardonic satisfied scaly scarce scared scary scented scholarly scientific scornful scratchy scrawny second secondary second-hand secret self-assured self-reliant selfish sentimental

separate serene serious serpentine several severe shabby shadowy shady shallow shameful shameless sharp shimmering shiny shocked shocking shoddy short short-term showy shrill shy sick silent silky

silly silver similar simple simplistic sinful single sizzling skeletal skinny sleepy slight slim slimy slippery slow slushy small smart smoggy smooth smug snappy snarling sneaky sniveling snoopy T

sociable soft soggy solid somber some spherical sophisticated sore sorrowful soulful soupy sour Spanish sparkling sparse specific spectacular speedy spicy spiffy spirited spiteful splendid spotless spotted spry

square squeaky squiggly stable staid stained stale standard starchy stark starry steep sticky stiff stimulating stingy stormy straight strange steel strict strident striking striped strong studious stunning

stupendous stupid sturdy stylish subdued submissive substantial subtle suburban sudden sugary sunny super superb superficial superior supportive sure-footed surprised suspicious svelte sweaty sweet sweltering swift sympathetic

tall talkative tame tan tangible tart tasty tattered taut tedious teeming

tempting tender tense tepid terrible terrific testy thankful that these

thick thin third thirsty this thorough thorny those thoughtful threadbare

thrifty thunderous tidy tight timely tinted tiny tired torn total

tough traumatic treasured tremendous tragic trained tremendous triangular tricky trifling trim

trivial troubled true trusting trustworthy trusty truthful tubby turbulent twin

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ugly ultimate unacceptable unaware uncomfortable uncommon unconscious understated unequaled

uneven unfinished unfit unfolded unfortunate unhappy unhealthy uniform unimportant unique

U united unkempt unknown unlawful unlined unlucky unnatural unpleasant unrealistic

unripe unruly unselfish unsightly unsteady unsung untidy untimely untried

untrue unused unusual unwelcome unwieldy unwilling unwitting unwritten upbeat

upright upset urban usable used useful useless utilized utter

vacant vague vain valid

valuable vapid variable vast velvety

venerated vengeful verifiable vibrant vicious

V victorious vigilant vigorous villainous violet W well-groomed well-informed well-lit well-made well-off well-to-do well-worn wet which whimsical whirlwind whispered Y

violent virtual virtuous visible

vital vivacious vivid voluminous

wan warlike warm warmhearted warped wary wasteful watchful waterlogged watery wavy

wealthy weak weary webbed wee weekly weepy weighty weird welcome well-documented

white whole whopping wicked wide wide-eyed wiggly wild willing wilted winding windy

winged wiry wise witty wobbly woeful wonderful wooden woozy wordy worldly worn

worried worrisome worse worst worthless worthwhile worthy wrathful wretched writhing wrong wry

yawning yearly

yellow

yellowish

young

youthful

yummy

Z zany zealous zesty zigzag

Related Reference Pages, Activities and Worksheets:

List of Adjectives A word bank of common adjectives.

Adjectives: Little Explorers Picture Dictionary A page of adjectives from the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary in English.

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Find an Adjective for Each Letter

See if you can think of and write down words that describe a person, place or thing (a noun) for each letter of the alphabet. Or go to a sample answer page.

Circle Adjective, Underline Noun it Describes

Circle the adjective and underline the noun it describes in the sentences in this printable worksheet. Or go to the answers.
Write Adjectives Describing Pictures

Write Comparative In this series of printable and Superlative worksheets, the student Adjectives writes adjectives Each adjective has a describing a picture in and comparative and a around that picture. superlative form. In each row, write the two missing words. Worksheet #1 with adjectives: young, slow, small, long. Worksheet #2 with adjectives: few, short, wide, high. Worksheet #3 with adjectives: young, slow, small, long.

Choose the Apt Animal Adjective Write the missing adjectives in each For each animal, chart. underline the adjective Chart #1 Adjectives: red, far, icy, that best describes it. bad, easy, friendly, funny, busy, smelly, pretty. Or go to the answers. Orgo to the answers.
Comparatives Chart Worksheets

Chart #2 Adjectives: blue, old, sweet, happy, shiny, clean, fine, high, nasty, rich. Or go to the answers. Chart #3 Adjectives: red, far, icy, bad, easy, friendly, funny, busy, smelly, pretty. Or go to the answers.

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Worksheet #4 with adjectives: narrow, soft, large, sweet.

Choose the Apt Food Choose the Apt Choose the Apt Adjective Adjective #1 Choose the Apt Adjective #2 Adjective #3 For each food, For each picture, For each picture, underline the For each picture, underline the adjective underline the adjective adjective that best describes it. underline the adjective that best describes it. that best describes it. Orgo to the answers. that best describes it. Orgo to the answers. Orgo to the answers. Orgo to the answers.

Find 8 Adjectives Describing a Character

Write Adjectives Describing Words Choose the Apt Related to a Theme Adjective #4 Printable Worksheets For each picture, On these printable underline the adjective worksheets, the student that best describes it. is given four related Orgo to the answers. nouns. The student writes five adjectives describing each noun.

Find 8 Adjectives Describing a Cat

Write eight adjectives describing a cat and then use each adjective in a sentence.

Think of a fictional character or make up one of your own. Write your character's name and draw a picture of your character in the center oval. Write eight adjectives that describe the character. Then use each adjective in a sentence.

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Find 8 Adjectives Find 8 Adjectives Describing a Dog Describing a Hat

Write eight adjectives Write eight adjectives describing a dog and describing a hat and Write eight adjectives then use each adjective then use each adjective describing an ice cream cone in a sentence. in a sentence. and then use each adjective in a sentence.

Find 8 Adjectives Describing an Ice Cream Cone

Find 8 Adjectives Describing Yourself

Write your name and draw a picture of yourself in the center oval. Write eight adjectives describing yourself. Then use each adjective in a sentence.

Find 8 Adjectives Find 8 Adjectives Describing Your Describing Your Father Mother
Write your father's name and draw a picture of your father in the center oval. Write eight adjectives describing your father. Then use each adjective in a sentence. Write your mother's name and draw a picture of your mother in the center oval. Write eight adjectives describing your mother. Then use each adjective in a sentence.

Senses: Write Eight Senses: Write Eight Hearing- Smell-Related Words Related Words Think of and write eight smell-related Think of and write eight adjectives, describing hearing-related adjectives, odors, how things describing how things sound. Sample answers: loud, soft, smell. Sample answers: rotten, flowery, burnt, quiet, noisy, raspy, highpitched, low-pitched, rumblng. delicious, putrid, bad, good, sweaty.

Senses: Write Eight Sight-Related Words

Find 8 Adjectives

Senses: Write Eight TasteRelated Words

Senses: Write Eight Touch-Related Words

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Think of and write Describing Your Think of and write eight taste- Think of and write eight touch-related eight sight-related related adjectives, describing Teacher adjectives, describing adjectives, describing how things feel. Sample Write your teacher's how things feel. how things look. answers: sweet, sour, bitter, name and draw a Sample answers: bright, gooey, salty, syrupy, lemony, Sample answers: hard, picture of your teacher soft, hot, cold, rough, dark, shiny, dull, tart. in the center oval. smooth, grainy, sharp. colorful, purple, clear, Write eight adjectives twinkling. describing your teacher. Then use each adjective in a sentence.

Write Adjectives by Category Write 5 adjectives for each category. The categories include: quantity, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, and material. Or go to sample answers.

Find a Substitute for Chart of Adjectives the Word "Good" for Each Letter Write Adjectives by Write a few adjectives for each noun. Then pick other nouns See if you can think of Category and write some adjectives and write down a Write 10 adjectives for describing them. The chart substitute or synonym each category. The includes room for adjectives for "good" for each categories include: describing a noun's: quantity, letter of the alphabet. quantity, opinion, size, opinion, size, age, shape, color, These words can be age, shape, color, origin, and material. useful for less origin, and material. Or repetitive writing. Or go to sample answers. go to a sample answer page.

Which Senses Do You Find an Adjective plus Animal Word for Use Each Letter Printable Worksheets

Find an Adjective plus Astronomy Word for Each Letter

Find an Adjective plus Bird Word for Each Letter

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Students use these printable worksheets to write which senses they use to examine objects, with charts to fill in. The students describe how they sense various everyday objects.

See if you can think of See if you can think of and and write down a write down a phrase with an phrase with an adjective and an astronomy adjective and an animal word for each letter of the word for each letter of alphabet (for example, the alphabet (for "alarming asteroid"). Or go to a example, "angry ape"). sample answer page. Or go to a sample answer page.

See if you can think of and write down a phrase with an adjective and a birdrelated word for each letter of the alphabet (for example, "amazing archaeopteryx"). Or go to a sample answer page.

Find an Adjective plus Body Word for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a phrase with an adjective and a bodyrelated word for each letter of the alphabet (for example, "aching ankle"). Or go to a sample answer page.

Find an Adjective Find an Adjective plus Clothing Word plus Food Word for Find an Adjective plus Fish for Each Letter Each Letter Word for Each Letter See if you can think of See if you can think of See if you can think of and and write down a and write down a write down a phrase with an phrase with an phrase with an adjective and a fish-related adjective and a clothing adjective and a food word for each letter of the word for each letter of word for each letter of alphabet (for example, the alphabet (for the alphabet (for "adorable anchovy"). Or go to a example, "awful example, "awful sample answer page. apple"). Or go to a apple"). Or go to a sample answer page. sample answer page.

Find an Adjective plus Find an Adjective Find an Adjective plus Plant Find an Adjective Insect Word for Each plus Mammal Word Word for Each Letter plus Sports Word for Letter for Each Letter See if you can think of and Each Letter See if you can think of See if you can think of write down a phrase with an See if you can think of

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and write down a and write down a adjective and a plant word for phrase with an phrase with an each letter of the alphabet (for adjective and a insectadjective and a example, "average acorn"). Or related word for each mammal-related word go to a sample answer page. letter of the alphabet for each letter of the (for example, "angry alphabet (for example, ant"). Or go to a sample "apt antelope"). Or go answer page. to a sample answer page.

and write down a phrase with an adjective and a sports word for each letter of the alphabet (for example, "avid archer"). Or go to a sample answer page.

Find an Adjective plus Vehicle Word for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a phrase with an adjective and a vehicle word for each letter of the alphabet (for example, "ancient auto"). Or go to a sample answer page.
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Adjectives Adverbs Alliteration Amphibians Anagrams Animals Antonyms April Fool's Day Art Astronomy Autumn/Fall Backyard Baseball Bathroom Beach "Big"

Country Names Dance Dentist Desserts Dogs Doctors and Dentists Dolch Words Driving Duos Elections Elements Emotions and Feelings Energy Fall/Autumn Family Farm

Landforms Languages Leaders Legal Terms Long E Words Long U Words Mammals "Many" Martin Luther King, Jr. Math and Numbers Measurement Metals Military Money Mother's Day

School Science Science Fields Sewing Shapes Ships/Boats Shoes Spices and Herbs Sports Spring Stores and Public Buildings Summer St. Patrick's Day Thanksgiving Time

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Birds Fire Fighting Biomes Fish Birthday Flowers Boats/Ships Food Bodies of Waters Food Web Body Friends, Acquaintances, and Other Buildings People Business and Office Fruit Camping Furniture Carnivals and Fairs Geography Car Parts Good Luck Symbols Cars Grammar Castles, Kings, Groundhog Day Queens Halloween Cats "Happy" Chinese New Year Hats Christmas (secular) Herbs and Spices Circus and Carnival Holidays Clothing House Colors Household Devices Columbus Day Housing and Dwellings Compound Words Insects Computers Interjections Constitution Irregular Verbs Conjunctions Jobs and Occupations Containers Kitchen Cooking Terms Cooking Tools

Musical Instruments Tools Music Theory Transportation and New Year's Eve Vehicles Negative Words Trees Nouns that are Verbs Types of Cars Ocean US Constitution Office and Business US Flag Day Opposites US States Pairs Vacation Palindromes Valentine's Day People (NonVegetables Family) Vehicles and Personal Qualities Transportation Pirates Verbs Plants Verbs, Irregular Positive Words Verbs, Regular Post Office Verbs that are Nouns Prepositions Virtues President's Day Water Pronouns Ways to Say "Big" Regular Verbs Ways to Say "Happy" Reptiles Ways to Say "Many" Restaurant Ways to Say "Said" Roadways Weapons Rocks and Minerals Weather Rooms Weights and Measures "Said" Winter Yard

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