Adjectives to describe things or people

Wanderson S. (Brazil)
Adjectives to describe things or someone
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  1. affectionate
    having or displaying warmth or fondness
  2. aggressive
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  3. ambitious
    having a strong desire for success or achievement
  4. analytical
    using or skilled in using reasoning
  5. apprehensible
    capable of being apprehended or understood
  6. athletic
    relating to sports
  7. bad
    having undesirable or negative qualities
  8. beautiful
    pleasing to the senses
  9. bossy
    offensively self-assured or exercising unwarranted power
  10. careful
    exercising caution or showing attention
  11. competitive
    involving rivalry over something
  12. confident
    having or marked by assurance
  13. cooperative
    involving the joint activity of two or more
  14. critical
    of a serious examination and judgment of something
  15. extreme
    of the greatest possible degree, extent, or intensity
  16. fantastic
    extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance
  17. fine
    free from impurities
  18. good
    having desirable or positive qualities
  19. great
    a person who has achieved distinction in some field
  20. handsome
    pleasing in appearance
  21. kind
    having a tender and considerate and helpful nature
  22. loud
    characterized by sound of great volume or intensity
  23. manipulative
    skillful in influencing others to one's own advantage
  24. marvelous
    extraordinarily good or great
  25. middle-aged
    being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
  26. nice
    pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
  27. old
    having lived for a long time or attained a specific age
  28. patient
    enduring trying circumstances with even temper
  29. poor
    having little money or few possessions
  30. pretty
    pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
  31. rich
    possessing material wealth
  32. selfish
    concerned chiefly with your own advantage
  33. sensitive
    responsive to physical stimuli
  34. short
    having little length or lacking in length
  35. shy
    timid and lacking self-confidence
  36. sneaky
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  37. sociable
    inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
  38. strong
    having strength or power greater than average or expected
  39. stubborn
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  40. tall
    great in vertical dimension; high in stature
  41. ugly
    displeasing to the sense of sight
  42. weak
    wanting in physical strength
  43. wonderful
    extraordinarily good or great
  44. young
    any immature animal
  45. determined
    having been learned or found especially by investigation
  46. bold
    fearless and daring
  47. off-the-cuff
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  48. offhand
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  49. slacker
    a person who shirks his work or duty
  50. competent
    properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
  51. selfish
    concerned chiefly with your own advantage
  52. easygoing
    relaxed and informal in attitude or standards
  53. incompetent
    not qualified or suited for a purpose
  54. unrehearsed
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  55. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  56. acknowledged
    recognized or made known or admitted
  57. resourceful
    adroit or imaginative
  58. essential
    basic and fundamental
  59. requisite
    necessary for relief or supply
  60. prerequisite
    something that is needed or obligatory in advance
  61. obligatory
    required by compulsion or convention
  62. world-weary
    tired of the world
  63. self-confident
    showing poise and assurance in your own worth
  64. well-known
    widely or fully known
  65. old-fashioned
    out of fashion
  66. demode
    out of fashion
  67. tired
    depleted of strength or energy
  68. well-groomed
    having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat
  69. good-humored
    disposed to please
  70. strong-minded
    having a determined will
  71. softhearted
    easily moved to pity or sorrow
  72. hardhearted
    lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
  73. well-advised
    having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
  74. advised
    having received information
  75. self-made
    having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts
  76. successful
    having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
  77. unsuccessful
    having failed in achieving an intended result
  78. undefeated
    victorious
  79. unbeaten
    not conquered
  80. good-looking
    pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
  81. outgoing
    at ease in talking to others
  82. outspoken
    given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
  83. absentminded
    lost in thought; showing preoccupation
  84. well-lighted
    provided with artificial light
  85. thick-skinned
    insensitive to criticism
  86. tough-skinned
    insensitive to criticism
  87. go-getter
    someone whose career progresses rapidly
  88. confused
    unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
  89. clearheaded
    not mentally confused
  90. worthwhile
    sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time
  91. influential
    having or exercising power
  92. pretty
    pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
  93. sarcastic
    expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
  94. mind-blowing
    intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations
  95. damaged
    harmed or injured or spoiled
  96. damaged
    harmed or injured or spoiled
  97. discreet
    marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  98. indiscreet
    lacking discretion; injudicious
  99. optional
    possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
  100. ashamed
    feeling guilt or embarrassment or remorse
  101. unashamed
    used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame
  102. remorseful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  103. regretful
    feeling or expressing sorrow or a sense of loss
  104. unregretful
    feeling no regret
  105. generous
    willing to give and share unstintingly
  106. stingy
    unwilling to spend
  107. ungenerous
    lacking in magnanimity
  108. frugal
    avoiding waste
  109. spendthrift
    someone who spends money freely or wastefully
  110. beautiful
    pleasing to the senses
  111. ugly
    displeasing to the sense of sight
  112. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  113. ill-famed
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  114. barbecued
    cooked over an outdoor grill
  115. guilty
    responsible for or chargeable with wrongdoing
  116. innocent
    free from sin
  117. unconscious
    lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception
  118. conscious
    having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
  119. awake
    not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
  120. asleep
    in a state of sleep
  121. alive
    possessing life
  122. dead
    no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
  123. extinct
    no longer in existence
  124. active
    characterized by energetic movement
  125. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  126. peaceful
    not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
  127. proud
    feeling self-respect, self-esteem, or self-importance
  128. humble
    marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
  129. humbled
    subdued or brought low in condition or status
  130. humiliated
    subdued or brought low in condition or status
  131. embarrassed
    feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
  132. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  133. self-complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  134. self-satisfied
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  135. smug
    marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
  136. fair
    free from favoritism, bias, or deception
  137. unfair
    marked by injustice, inequality, or bias
  138. proof
    any evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
  139. reliable
    able to be depended on; consistent or steady
  140. unreliable
    not worthy of trust
  141. honest
    marked by truth
  142. dishonest
    deceptive or fraudulent
  143. influential
    having or exercising power
  144. uninfluential
    not influential
  145. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
  146. infidel
    a person who does not acknowledge your god
  147. unbeliever
    someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)
  148. kind
    having a tender and considerate and helpful nature
  149. unkind
    lacking kindness
  150. astonished
    filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise
  151. amazed
    filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise
  152. cracked
    of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
  153. expensive
    high in price or charging high prices
  154. cheap
    relatively low in price or charging low prices
  155. sensitive
    responsive to physical stimuli
  156. insensitive
    not noticing or caring about the feelings or needs of others
  157. real
    being or occurring in fact or actuality
  158. unreal
    lacking material form or substance; unreal
  159. upset
    cause to lose one's composure
  160. worried
    afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble
  161. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
  162. dying
    in the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
  163. concerned
    feeling or showing worry about something
  164. unconcerned
    lacking in interest or care or feeling
  165. psychological
    mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
  166. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
  167. immoral
    deliberately violating principles of right and wrong
  168. lovely
    lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
  169. outstanding
    of major significance or importance
  170. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  171. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
  172. essential
    basic and fundamental
  173. all important
    of the greatest importance
  174. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  175. irrelevant
    having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  176. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  177. single
    existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
  178. married
    joined in matrimony
  179. divorced
    of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved
  180. greedy
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  181. off the hook
    freed from danger or blame or obligation
Created on Mon May 03 14:30:29 EDT 2010 (updated Tue Dec 21 10:55:58 EST 2010)

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