Adjectives modify perhaps the most common words in the English language, nouns. With a list of common adjectives at hand, you can effectively describe your surroundings in detail. The words on this list of 228 adjectives can all be used to describe feelings or the appearance of objects and can also make it easy to describe yourself, your surroundings and your favorite things.
A-D List of Adjective Words
The first part of this list features commonly used adjectives from the first four letters of the alphabet.
adorable | adventurous | aggressive |
agreeable | alert | alive |
amused | angry | annoyed |
annoying | anxious | arrogant |
ashamed | attractive | average |
awful | bad | beautiful |
better | bewildered | black |
bloody | blue | blue-eyed |
blushing | bored | brainy |
brave | breakable | bright |
busy | calm | careful |
charming | cheerful | |
clean | clear | clever |
cloudy | clumsy | colorful |
combative | comfortable | concerned |
condemned | confused | cooperative |
courageous | crazy | creepy |
crowded | cruel | curious |
cute | dangerous | dark |
dead | defeated | defiant |
delightful | depressed | determined |
different | difficult | disgusted |
distinct | disturbed | dizzy |
doubtful | drab | dull |
E-K Adjectives List
There are plenty more often-used adjectives that start with letters in the next part of the alphabet. Review these adjective words that begin with the letters “e” through “k.”
eager | easy | elated |
elegant | embarrassed | enchanting |
encouraging | energetic | enthusiastic |
envious | evil | excited |
expensive | exuberant | fair |
faithful | famous | fancy |
fantastic | fierce | filthy |
fine | foolish | fragile |
frail | frantic | friendly |
frightened | funny | gentle |
gifted | glamorous | gleaming |
glorious | good | gorgeous |
graceful | grieving | grotesque |
grumpy | handsome | happy |
healthy | helpful | helpless |
hilarious | homeless | homely |
horrible | hungry | hurt |
ill | important | impossible |
inexpensive | innocent | inquisitive |
itchy | jealous | jittery |
jolly | joyous | kind |
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L-S Adjective Words
Moving forward in alphabetical order, there are still many more adjectives appropriate for use in everyday conversation. Explore these common words that start with the letters between “l” and “s.”
lazy | light | lively |
lonely | long | lovely |
lucky | magnificent | misty |
modern | motionless | muddy |
mushy | mysterious | nasty |
naughty | nervous | nice |
nutty | obedient | obnoxious |
odd | old-fashioned | open |
outrageous | outstanding | panicky |
perfect | plain | pleasant |
poised | poor | powerful |
precious | prickly | proud |
putrid | puzzled | quaint |
real | relieved | repulsive |
rich | scary | selfish |
shiny | shy | silly |
sleepy | smiling | smoggy |
sore | sparkling | splendid |
spotless | stormy | strange |
stupid | successful | super |
T-Z List of Adjectives
There are plenty more common adjectives throughout the remainder of the alphabet. Explore these common words that start with the letters between “t” and “z.”
talented | tame | tasty |
tender | tense | terrible |
thankful | thoughtful | thoughtless |
tired | tough | troubled |
ugliest | ugly | uninterested |
unsightly | unusual | upset |
uptight | vast | victorious |
vivacious | wandering | weary |
wicked | wide-eyed | wild |
witty | worried | worrisome |
wrong | zany | zealous |
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Printable Adjectives List
Keeping up with all of these words doesn’t have to be challenging. Just download the printable version of this list by clicking the image below, then print or save for future reference. You’ll be excited to see that the printable version has even more adjectives!
List Common Adjectives Printable
Click to View & DownloadWhy Use an Adjective List?
Whether you are a native English speaker or you are learning English as a second language, using an adjective list like this one can help you expand your language skills and organize your learning.
- Using an adjective list can help you build a more advanced vocabulary and build your ability to use descriptive language. This, in turn, will allow you to become a more effective writer and speaker.
- People who are learning a foreign language often make a list of common descriptive words to study in order to expand their vocabulary beyond just basic nouns and verbs in the new language.
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Expand Your Descriptive Language Skills
While a list of 228 adjectives sounds like a lot, these are actually just a few examples of the many adjectives in the English language. When you’re ready to build out an even more extensive vocabulary of descriptive words, explore this list of more than 125 positive adjectives. Put a positive spin on your whole day with these uplifting descriptive words. Then, discover adjectives that describe tone, feelings and emotions. Get ready to boost your creativity and start building up your list of adjective words today!
