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Size

average

big

colossal

fat

giant

gigantic

great

huge

immense

large

little

long

mammoth

massive

miniature

petite

puny

short

small

tall

tiny

Touch

boiling

breezy



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broken

bumpy

chilly

cold

cool

creepy

crooked

cuddly

curly

damaged

damp

dirty

dry

dusty

filthy

flaky

fluffy

wet

Shape

broad

chubby

crooked

curved

deep

flat



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high

hollow

low

narrow

round

shallow

skinny

square

steep

straight

wide

Time

ancient

brief

early

fast

late

long

modern

old

old-fashioned

quick

rapid

short



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slow

swift

young

Quantity

abundant

empty

few

heavy

light

many

numerous



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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



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voiceless

whispering

Taste/Touch

bitter

delicious

fresh

juicy

ripe

rotten

salty

sour

spicy

stale

sticky

strong

sweet

tasteless

tasty

thirsty

fluttering

fuzzy

greasy

grubby

hard



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hot

icy

loose

Feelings (Bad)

afraid

angry

annoyed

anxious

arrogant

ashamed

awful

bad

bewildered

bored

combative

condemned

confused

creepy

cruel

dangerous

defeated

defiant

depressed



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disgusted

disturbed

embarrassed

envious

evil

fierce

foolish

frantic

frightened

Feelings (Bad) 2

grieving

helpless

homeless

hungry

hurt

ill

jealous

lonely

mysterious

naughty

nervous

obnoxious

outrageous

panicky

repulsive



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scary

selfish

sore

tense

terrible

thoughtless

tired

troubled

upset

uptight

weary

wicked

worried

Feelings (Good)

agreeable

amused

brave

calm

charming

cheerful

comfortable

cooperative

courageous

delightful



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determined

eager

elated

enchanting

encouraging

energetic

enthusiastic

excited

exuberant

fair

faithful

fantastic

fine

friendly

funny

gentle

glorious

Feelings (Good) 2

good

happy

healthy

helpful

hilarious

jolly



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joyous

kind

lively

lovely

lucky

obedient

perfect

pleasant

proud

relieved

silly

smiling

splendid

successful

thoughtful

victorious

vivacious

witty

wonderful

zealous

zany

Condition

alive

brainy



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breakable

busy

careful

cautious

clever

concerned

crazy

curious

dead

different

difficult

doubtful

easy

famous

fragile

helpful

helpless

important

Condition 2

impossible



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innocent

inquisitive

modern

open

outstanding

poor

powerful

puzzled

real

rich

shy

sleepy

stupid

super

tame

uninterested

wandering

wild

wrong

Appearance

adorable

alert

average

beautiful

blonde



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bloody

blushing

bright

clean

clear

cloudy

colorful

crowded

cute

dark

drab

distinct

dull

elegant

fancy

filthy

Appearance 2

glamorous

gleaming

graceful

grotesque

homely

light

misty

motionless



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muddy

plain

poised

quaint

shiny

smoggy

sparkling

spotless

stormy

strange

ugly

unsightly

unusual

Appearance Condition

adorable

alert

average

beautiful

blonde

bloody

blushing

bright

clean

clear

cloudy

colourful

concerned

crowded

curious

alive

brainy

broken

busy

careful

cautious

clever

crazy

damaged

dead

difficult

easy

fake

false

famous



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cute

dark

dirty

drab

distinct

dull

elegant

fancy

filthy

glamorous

gleaming

graceful

grotesque

homely

light

misty

motionless

muddy

plain

poised

quaint

scary

shiny

smoggy

sparkling

spotless

stormy

strange

ugly

unsightly

unusual

forward

fragile

guilty

helpful

helpless

important

impossible

infamous

innocent

inquisitive

mad

modern

open

outgoing

outstanding

poor

powerful

puzzled

real

rich

right

robust

sane

scary

shy

sleepy

stupid

super

tame

thick

tired

wild

wrong

Feelings -

negative Feelings - neutral

Feelings -

positive

afraid

angry

annoyed

anxious

alright

calm

different

fair

agreeable

alert

amused

brave



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arrogant

ashamed

awful

bad

bewildered

bored

concerned

condemned

confused

creepy

cruel

dangerous

defeated

defiant

depressed

disgusted

disturbed

doubtful

eerie

embarrassed

envious

evil

fierce

foolish

frantic

frightened

grieving

guilty

helpless

hungry

hurt

ill

jealous

lonely

mad

naughty

nervous

obnoxious

outrageous

panicky

repulsive

fine

OK

pleasant

puzzled

bright

charming

cheerful

comfortable

cooperative

courageous

delightful

determined

eager

elated

enchanting

encouraging

energetic

enthusiastic

excited

exuberant

faithful

fantastic

friendly

frowning

funny

gentle

glorious

good

happy

healthy

helpful

hilarious

innocent

jolly

kind

lively

lovely

lucky

obedient

perfect

proud

relaxed

relieved

silly

smiling



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safe

scared

shy

sleepy

sore

strange

tense

terrible

tired

troubled

unusual

upset

uptight

weary

wicked

worried

splendid

successful

thoughtful

victorious

vivacious

well

witty

wonderful

Shape Size Sound

broad

crooked

curved

deep

even

flat

hilly

jagged

round

shallow

square

steep

straight

thick

thin

triangular

uneven

average

big

fat

gigantic

huge

large

little

long

massive

medium

miniature

narrow

petite

short

skinny

small

tall

tiny

wide

cooing

deafening

faint

harsh

high-pitched

hissing

hushed

husky

loud

melodic

moaning

mute

noisy

purring

quiet

raspy

screeching

shrill

silent

soft

squeaky

squealing



Page 19

thundering

voiceless

whispering

Speed Taste Time

fast

quick

rapid

slow

swift

bitter

bland

delicious

different

fresh

greasy

hot

juicy

repulsive

revolting

ripe

rotten

salty

sour

spicy

stale

strong

sweet

tasteless

tasty

terrible

wonderful

ancient

brief.

early

late

long

modern

new

old

old-fashioned

quick

short

young

Touch

blunt

boiling

breakable

breezy

broken

bumpy

chilly

clean

cold



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cool

crooked

cuddly

curly

damaged

damp

different

dirty

dry

dusty

filthy

flaky

fluffy

fuzzy

greasy

grubby

hard

icy

loose

plastic

prickly

ripe

rough

rubbery

scratchy

shaky

shaggy

sharp

silky

slimy

slippery

smooth

soft

solid

steady

sticky

tight

uneven

unusual

unripe

warm



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weak

wet

wooden

wooly

Knowing what is an adjective and what is an adverb is very important in English grammar. For example,

the following sentences are typical mistakes, caused by confusion over the difference between

adjectives and adverbs.

"He works hardly." ("He works hard.")

"She writes good." ("He writes well.")

"It's a really problem." ("It's a real problem.")

Adjectives describe nouns.

"A good student."

"A nice day."

"He is interesting."

Adverbs describe verbs or adjectives.

"He eats well."

"She learns quickly."

"I'm really tired."

Problems

1. Some adjectives and adverbs have the same form.

"She's a fast driver." (adj)

"She drives fast." (adv)

"TOEFL is a hard exam." (adj)

"The students work hard." (adv)

"She has straight hair." (adj)

"He went straight home." (adv)

2. Not all adverbs end in -ly.

"She works well with others."

"Eagles fly high in the sky."

3. Some adverbs have two meanings.



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Hard

"He works hard."

"I hardly know him." (barely)

Close

"She sat close to the conductor on the bus." (next to)

"I listened closely to what he said." (paying attention)

Dead

"You're dead right!" (completely right)

"This snake is deadly – watch out for it." (fatal)

Fair

"He was fairly treated by the Immigration authorities." (justly)

"It's fairly cold today." (quite)

Fine

"How do you feel? Fine." (well)

"Finely chop the tomatoes." (in small pieces)

Free

"The english-at-home.com website is free of charge." (no money needed)

"Children can play freely in this park." (no limits to their freedom)

High

"We'll need to raise prices high in order to survive." (high prices)

"I think highly of him." (a high opinion)

"He's highly paid." (very well paid)

Late

"He arrived late for the meeting." (not on time)

"There have been a few complaints lately." (recently)

Right

"She walked right up to him and demanded to see the manager." (didn't stop until she got close to him)

"He rightly thought that he was going to lose his job." (correctly thought)

Wrong

"He wrongly told her that he had been promoted." (incorrectly)

"This is spelt wrong." (incorrect)

(You can only use 'wrong' when it's after the verb.)

4. Some words that end in -ly are not adverbs, but are adjectives.

For example, lovely, friendly, silly, lonely.



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"She is silly."

"She behaves in a silly way."

"Her children are lovely."

"He treated her in a lovely way."

5. Some verbs are followed by adjectives.

"You look good today!"

"This soup tastes nice."

"He seems pleasant."

"I don't feel very happy at the moment."

In these examples, you are describing the subject (such as 'the soup') rather than the verb.

Appearance

Adjectives

adorable

beautiful

clean

drab

elegant

fancy

glamorous

handsome

long

magnificent

old-fashioned

plain

quaint

sparkling

ugliest

unsightly

wide-eyed

Color Adjectives

red

orange

yellow

green

blue

purple

gray

black

white

Condition

Adjectives

alive

better

careful

clever

dead

easy

famous

gifted

helpful

important

inexpensive

mushy

odd

powerful

rich

shy

tender

uninterested

vast

wrong.

Feelings (Bad)

Adjectives

angry

bewildered

clumsy

defeated

embarrassed

fierce

grumpy

helpless

itchy

jealous

lazy

mysterious

nervous

obnoxious

panicky

repulsive

scary

thoughtless

uptight

worried



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Feelings (Good)

Adjectives

agreeable

brave

calm

delightful

eager

faithful

gentle

happy

jolly

kind

lively

nice

obedient

proud

relieved

silly

thankful

victorious

witty

zealous

Shape Adjectives

broad

chubby

crooked

curved

deep

flat

high

hollow

low

narrow

round

shallow

skinny

square

steep

straight

wide.

Size Adjectives

big

colossal

fat

gigantic

great

huge

immense

large

little

mammoth

massive

miniature

petite

puny

scrawny

short

small

tall

teeny

teeny-tiny

tiny

Sound Adjectives

cooing

deafening

faint

hissing

loud

melodic

noisy

purring

quiet

raspy

screeching

thundering

voiceless

whispering

Time Adjectives

ancient

brief

early

fast

late

long

modern

old

old-fashioned

quick

rapid

short

Taste/Touch

Adjectives

bitter

delicious

fresh

greasy

juicy

hot

icy

loose

melted

nutritious

prickly

Touch

Adjectives

boiling

breeze

broken

bumpy

chilly

cold

cool

creepy

crooked

cuddly

curly

Quantity

Adjectives

abundant

empty

few

full

heavy

light

many

numerous

sparse

substantial



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slow

swift

young

rainy

rotten

salty

sticky

strong

sweet

tart

tasteless

uneven

weak

wet

wooden

yummy

damaged

damp

dirty

dry

dusty

filthy

flaky

fluffy

freezing

hot

warm

wet

Why do you need a list of adjectives? Adjectives can turn the ordinary in to the extraordinary. When

used properly, they can add vivid interest to your conversation or written communication. However,

there can be too much of a good thing. Please keep your adjectives effective by choosing them wisely.

Comprehensive List of Adjectives

A

aback

abaft

abandoned

abashed

aberrant

abhorrent

abiding

abject

ablaze

able

abnormal

B

bad

barbarous

bashful

bawdy

beautiful

befitting

belligerent

beneficial

bent

berserk

best

C

cagey

calculating

callous

calm

capable

capricious

careful

careless

caring

cautious

ceaseless

D

daffy

daily

damaged

damaging

damp

dangerous

dapper

dark

dashing

dazzling

dead

E

eager

early

earsplitting

earthy

easy

eatable

economic

educated

efficacious

efficient

eight



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aboard

aboriginal

abortive

abounding

abrasive

abrupt

absent

absorbed

absorbing

abstracted

absurd

abundant

abusive

acceptable

accessible

accidental

accurate

acid

acidic

acoustic

acrid

actually

ad hoc

adamant

adaptable

addicted

adhesive

adjoining

adorable

adventurous

afraid

aggressive

agonizing

agreeable

ahead

ajar

alcoholic

alert

alike

better

bewildered

big

billowy

bite-sized

bitter

bizarre

black

black-and-

white

bloody

blue

blue-eyed

blushing

boiling

boorish

bored

boring

bouncy

boundless

brainy

brash

brave

brawny

breakable

breezy

brief

bright

bright

broad

broken

brown

bumpy

burly

bustling

busy

certain

changeable

charming

cheap

cheerful

chemical

chief

childlike

chilly

chivalrous

chubby

chunky

clammy

classy

clean

clear

clever

cloistered

cloudy

closed

clumsy

cluttered

coherent

cold

colorful

colossal

combative

comfortable

common

complete

complex

concerned

condemned

confused

conscious

cooing

cool

cooperative

coordinated

deadpan

deafening

dear

debonair

decisive

decorous

deep

deeply

defeated

defective

defiant

delicate

delicious

delightful

demonic

delirious

dependent

depressed

deranged

descriptive

deserted

detailed

determined

devilish

didactic

different

difficult

diligent

direful

dirty

disagreeable

disastrous

discreet

disgusted

disgusting

disillusioned

dispensable

distinct

disturbed

elastic

elated

elderly

electric

elegant

elfin

elite

embarrassed

eminent

empty

enchanted

enchanting

encouraging

endurable

energetic

enormous

entertaining

enthusiastic

envious

equable

equal

erect

erratic

ethereal

evanescent

evasive

even

excellent

excited

exciting

exclusive

exotic

expensive

extra-large

extra-small

exuberant

exultant



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alive

alleged

alluring

aloof

amazing

ambiguous

ambitious

amuck

amused

amusing

ancient

angry

animated

annoyed

annoying

anxious

apathetic

aquatic

aromatic

arrogant

ashamed

aspiring

assorted

astonishing

attractive

auspicious

automatic

available

average

awake

aware

awesome

awful

axiomatic

courageous

cowardly

crabby

craven

crazy

creepy

crooked

crowded

cruel

cuddly

cultured

cumbersome

curious

curly

curved

curvy

cut

cute

cute

cynical

divergent

dizzy

domineering

doubtful

drab

draconian

dramatic

dreary

drunk

dry

dull

dusty

dusty

dynamic

dysfunctional

F G H I J



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fabulous

faded

faint

fair

faithful

fallacious

false

familiar

famous

fanatical

fancy

fantastic

far

far-flung

fascinated

fast

fat

faulty

fearful

fearless

feeble

feigned

female

fertile

festive

few

fierce

filthy

fine

finicky

first

five

fixed

flagrant

flaky

flashy

flat

flawless

gabby

gainful

gamy

gaping

garrulous

gaudy

general

gentle

giant

giddy

gifted

gigantic

glamorous

gleaming

glib

glistening

glorious

glossy

godly

good

goofy

gorgeous

graceful

grandiose

grateful

gratis

gray

greasy

great

greedy

green

grey

grieving

groovy

grotesque

grouchy

grubby

gruesome

habitual

half

hallowed

halting

handsome

handsomely

handy

hanging

hapless

happy

hard

hard-to-find

harmonious

harsh

hateful

heady

healthy

heartbreaking

heavenly

heavy

hellish

helpful

helpless

hesitant

hideous

high

highfalutin

high-pitched

hilarious

hissing

historical

holistic

hollow

homeless

homely

honorable

horrible

hospitable

icky

icy

idiotic

ignorant

ill

illegal

ill-fated

ill-informed

illustrious

imaginary

immense

imminent

impartial

imperfect

impolite

important

imported

impossible

incandescent

incompetent

inconclusive

industrious

incredible

inexpensive

infamous

innate

innocent

inquisitive

insidious

instinctive

intelligent

interesting

internal

invincible

irate

irritating

itchy

jaded

jagged

jazzy

jealous

jittery

jobless

jolly

joyous

judicious

juicy

jumbled

jumpy

juvenile



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flimsy

flippant

flowery

fluffy

fluttering

foamy

foolish

foregoing

forgetful

fortunate

four

frail

fragile

frantic

free

freezing

frequent

fresh

fretful

friendly

frightened

frightening

full

fumbling

functional

funny

furry

furtive

future

futuristic

fuzzy

grumpy

guarded

guiltless

gullible

gusty

guttural

hot

huge

hulking

humdrum

humorous

hungry

hurried

hurt

hushed

husky

hypnotic

hysterical

K

kaput

keen

L

labored

lackadaisical

M

macabre

macho

N

naive

nappy

O

oafish

obedient



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kind

kindhearted

kindly

knotty

knowing

knowledgeable

known

lacking

lame

lamentable

languid

large

last

late

laughable

lavish

lazy

lean

learned

left

legal

lethal

level

lewd

light

like

likeable

limping

literate

little

lively

lively

living

lonely

long

longing

long-term

loose

lopsided

loud

loutish

lovely

loving

low

lowly

lucky

maddening

madly

magenta

magical

magnificent

majestic

makeshift

male

malicious

mammoth

maniacal

many

marked

massive

married

marvelous

material

materialistic

mature

mean

measly

meaty

medical

meek

mellow

melodic

melted

merciful

mere

messy

mighty

military

milky

mindless

miniature

minor

miscreant

misty

mixed

narrow

nasty

natural

naughty

nauseating

near

neat

nebulous

necessary

needless

needy

neighborly

nervous

new

next

nice

nifty

nimble

nine

nippy

noiseless

noisy

nonchalant

nondescript

nonstop

normal

nostalgic

nosy

noxious

null

numberless

numerous

nutritious

nutty

obeisant

obese

obnoxious

obscene

obsequious

observant

obsolete

obtainable

oceanic

odd

offbeat

old

old-fashioned

omniscient

one

onerous

open

opposite

optimal

orange

ordinary

organic

ossified

outgoing

outrageous

outstanding

oval

overconfident

overjoyed

overrated

overt

overwrought



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ludicrous

lumpy

lush

luxuriant

lying

lyrical

moaning

modern

moldy

momentous

motionless

mountainous

muddled

mundane

murky

mushy

mute

mysterious

P

painful

painstaking

pale

paltry

panicky

panoramic

parallel

parched

parsimonious

past

pastoral

pathetic

peaceful

penitent

perfect

periodic

permissible

perpetual

petite

petite

Q

quack

quaint

quarrelsome

questionable

quick

quickest

quiet

quirky

quixotic

quizzical

R

rabid

racial

ragged

rainy

rambunctious

rampant

rapid

rare

raspy

ratty

ready

real

rebel

receptive

recondite

red

redundant

reflective

regular

relieved

S

sable

sad

safe

salty

same

sassy

satisfying

savory

scandalous

scarce

scared

scary

scattered

scientific

scintillating

scrawny

screeching

second

second-hand

secret

T

taboo

tacit

tacky

talented

tall

tame

tan

tangible

tangy

tart

tasteful

tasteless

tasty

tawdry

tearful

tedious

teeny

teeny-tiny

telling

temporary



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phobic

physical

picayune

pink

piquant

placid

plain

plant

plastic

plausible

pleasant

plucky

pointless

poised

polite

political

poor

possessive

possible

powerful

precious

premium

present

pretty

previous

pricey

prickly

private

probable

productive

profuse

protective

proud

psychedelic

psychotic

public

puffy

pumped

puny

remarkable

reminiscent

repulsive

resolute

resonant

responsible

rhetorical

rich

right

righteous

rightful

rigid

ripe

ritzy

roasted

robust

romantic

roomy

rotten

rough

round

royal

ruddy

rude

rural

rustic

ruthless

secretive

sedate

seemly

selective

selfish

separate

serious

shaggy

shaky

shallow

sharp

shiny

shivering

shocking

short

shrill

shut

shy

sick

silent

silent

silky

silly

simple

simplistic

sincere

six

skillful

skinny

sleepy

slim

slimy

slippery

sloppy

slow

small

smart

smelly

smiling

ten

tender

tense

tense

tenuous

terrible

terrific

tested

testy

thankful

therapeutic

thick

thin

thinkable

third

thirsty

thirsty

thoughtful

thoughtless

threatening

three

thundering

tidy

tight

tightfisted

tiny

tired

tiresome

toothsome

torpid

tough

towering

tranquil

trashy

tremendous

tricky

trite

troubled

truculent



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purple

purring

pushy

puzzled

puzzling

smoggy

smooth

sneaky

snobbish

snotty

soft

soggy

solid

somber

sophisticated

sordid

sore

sore

sour

sparkling

special

spectacular

spicy

spiffy

spiky

spiritual

spiteful

splendid

spooky

spotless

spotted

spotty

spurious

squalid

square

squealing

squeamish

staking

stale

standing

statuesque

steadfast

steady

steep

true

truthful

two

typical



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stereotyped

sticky

stiff

stimulating

stingy

stormy

straight

strange

striped

strong

stupendous

stupid

sturdy

subdued

subsequent

substantial

successful

succinct

sudden

sulky

super

superb

superficial

supreme

swanky

sweet

sweltering

swift

symptomatic

synonymous

U

V

W

Y

Z



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ubiquitous

ugliest

ugly

ultra

unable

unaccountable

unadvised

unarmed

unbecoming

unbiased

uncovered

understood

undesirable

unequal

unequaled

uneven

unhealthy

uninterested

unique

unkempt

unknown

unnatural

unruly

unsightly

unsuitable

untidy

unused

unusual

unwieldy

unwritten

upbeat

uppity

upset

uptight

used

useful

useless

utopian

utter

vacuous

vagabond

vague

valuable

various

vast

vengeful

venomous

verdant

versed

victorious

vigorous

violent

violet

vivacious

voiceless

volatile

voracious

vulgar

wacky

waggish

waiting

wakeful

wandering

wanting

warlike

warm

wary

wasteful

watery

weak

wealthy

weary

well-groomed

well-made

well-off

well-to-do

wet

whimsical

whispering

white

whole

wholesale

wicked

wide

wide-eyed

wiggly

wild

willing

windy

wiry

wise

wistful

witty

woebegone

womanly

wonderful

wooden

yellow

yielding

young

youthful

yummy

zany

zealous

zesty

zippy

zonked



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uttermost

woozy

workable

worried

worthless

wrathful

wretched

wrong

wry

List of Descriptive Adjectives

Descriptive adjectives can be divided into different categories such as colors, sizes, sound, taste, touch,

shapes, qualities, time, personality and ages. The following lists provide a few examples of descriptive

adjectives in each of their categories:

Colors are adjectives - list: black, blue, white, green, red

Sizes - list: big, small, large, thin, thick

Shapes- list: triangular, round, square, circular

Qualities- list: good, bad, mediocre

Personality - list: happy, sad, angry, depressed

Time - list: Yearly , monthly, annually

Ages - list: new, young, old, brand-new, second-hand

Sound related Adjectives - list: loud, noisy, quiet, silent

Touch related Adjectives - list: slippery, sticky

Taste related Adjectives - list: juicy, sweet

The following list of common English adjectives can be further sorted into such categories for ease of use



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List of Adjectives

The following List of Adjectives are in common use in the English language:

List of Adjectives

A - D

List of Adjectives

afraid

agreeable

amused

ancient

angry

annoyed

anxious

arrogant

ashamed

average

awful

bad

beautiful

better

big

bitter

black

blue

boiling

brave

breezy

brief

bright

broad

broken

bumpy

calm

charming

cheerful

chilly

clumsy

cold

colossal

combative

D - G

List of Adjectives

defeated

defiant

delicious

delightful

depressed

determined

dirty

disgusted

disturbed

dizzy

dry

dull

dusty

eager

early

elated

embarrassed

empty

encouraging

energetic

enthusiastic

envious

evil

excited

exuberant

faint

fair

faithful

fantastic

fast

fat

few

fierce

filthy

G - M

List of Adjectives

gorgeous

greasy

great

green

grieving

grubby

grumpy

handsome

happy

hard

harsh

healthy

heavy

helpful

helpless

high

hilarious

hissing

hollow

homeless

horrible

hot

huge

hungry

hurt

hushed

husky

icy

ill

immense

itchy

jealous

jittery

jolly

M - R

List of Adjectives

mammoth

many

massive

melodic

melted

mighty

miniature

moaning

modern

mute

mysterious

narrow

nasty

naughty

nervous

new

nice

nosy

numerous

nutty

obedient

obnoxious

odd

old

orange

ordinary

outrageous

panicky

perfect

petite

plastic

pleasant

precious

pretty

R - S

List of Adjectives

repulsive

resonant

ripe

roasted

robust

rotten

rough

round

sad

salty

scary

scattered

scrawny

screeching

selfish

shaggy

shaky

shallow

sharp

shivering

short

shrill

silent

silky

silly

skinny

slimy

slippery

slow

small

smiling

smooth

soft

solid

S - Z

List of Adjectives

successful

sweet

swift

tall

tame

tan

tart

tasteless

tasty

tender

tender

tense

terrible

testy

thirsty

thoughtful

thoughtless

thundering

tight

tiny

tired

tough

tricky

troubled

ugliest

ugly

uneven

upset

uptight

vast

victorious

vivacious

voiceless

wasteful



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comfortable

confused

cooing

cool

cooperative

courageous

crazy

creepy

cruel

cuddly

curly

curved

damp

dangerous

deafening

deep

A - D

List of Adjectives

fine

flaky

flat

fluffy

foolish

frail

frantic

fresh

friendly

frightened

funny

fuzzy

gentle

giant

gigantic

good

D - G

List of Adjectives

juicy

kind

large

late

lazy

light

little

lively

lonely

long

loose

loud

lovely

low

lucky

magnificent

G - M

List of Adjectives

prickly

proud

puny

purple

purring

quaint

quick

quickest

quiet

rainy

rapid

rare

raspy

ratty

red

relieved

M - R

List of Adjectives

sore

sour

spicy

splendid

spotty

square

squealing

stale

steady

steep

sticky

stingy

straight

strange

striped

strong

R - S

List of Adjectives

watery

weak

weary

wet

whispering

wicked

wide

wide-eyed

witty

wonderful

wooden

worried

yellow

young

yummy

zany

S - Z

List of Adjectives

List of Adjectives

Examples Help - List of Adjectives

We hope the above information and words contained in the list of common English adjectives will be of

some assistance.

Types of Adjectives - Positive, Comparative and Superlative

Examples of Positive, Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Adjectives and English Grammar

Descriptive Adjectives

List of English Descriptive Adjectives - colors, sizes, sound, taste, touch, shapes, qualities, time, personality

and ages

Types of English Adjectives - Positive, Comparative and Superlative

Descriptive

Definition, and Examples of Adjectives

English Descriptive Adjectives List - colors, sizes, sound, taste, touch, shapes, qualities, time, personality



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and ages

Examples Help!

List of Adjective Words

Below is a short adjective list that can get you started on your way to building an adjective list. These

words can be used to describe feelings and appearances of objects and can make it easy to describe

yourself, your surroundings, and your favorite things. You can use this list to build your own list, adding

words you like and removing words you do not, replacing them with even more descriptive words. By

keeping this list on your desk as you write, you can refer to is and learn to add more descriptive words

into your writing.

adorable

adventurous

aggressive

agreeable

alert

alive

amused

angry

annoyed

annoying

anxious

arrogant

ashamed

attractive

average

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bad

beautiful

better

bewildered

black

bloody

blue

blue-eyed

blushing

bored

brainy

brave

breakable

bright

busy

calm

careful

cautious

charming

cheerful

clean

clear

clever

cloudy

clumsy



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colorful

combative

comfortable

concerned

condemned

confused

cooperative

courageous

crazy

creepy

crowded

cruel

curious

cute

dangerous

dark

dead

defeated

defiant

delightful

depressed

determined

different

difficult

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distinct

disturbed

dizzy

doubtful

drab

dull

eager

easy

elated

elegant

embarrassed

enchanting

encouraging

energetic

enthusiastic

envious

evil

excited

expensive

exuberant

fair

faithful

famous

fancy

fantastic



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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



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helpless

hilarious

homeless

homely

horrible

hungry

hurt

ill

important

impossible

inexpensive

innocent

inquisitive

itchy

jealous

jittery

jolly

joyous

kind

lazy

light

lively

lonely

long

lovely



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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



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poor

powerful

precious

prickly

proud

puzzled

quaint

real

relieved

repulsive

rich

scary

selfish

shiny

shy

silly

sleepy

smiling

smoggy

sore

sparkling

splendid

spotless

stormy

strange



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stupid

successful

super

talented

tame

tender

tense

terrible

testy

thankful

thoughtful

thoughtless

tired

tough

troubled

ugliest

ugly

uninterested

unsightly

unusual

upset

uptight

vast

victorious

vivacious



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wandering

weary

wicked

wide-eyed

wild

witty

worrisome

worried

wrong

zany

zealous

adaptable

adventurous

affable

affectionate

agreeable

ambitious

amiable

amicable

amusing

brave

bright

broad-minded

calm

careful

charming

communicative

compassionate

conscientious

considerate

convivial

courageous

courteous

creative



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decisive

determined

diligent

diplomatic

discreet

dynamic

easygoing

emotional

energetic

enthusiastic

extroverted

exuberant

fair-minded

faithful

fearless

forceful

frank

friendly

funny

generous

gentle

good

gregarious

hard-working

helpful

honest

humorous

imaginative

impartial

independent

intellectual

intelligent

intuitive

inventive

kind

loving

loyal

modest

neat

nice

optimistic

passionate



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patient

persistent

pioneering

philoshopical

placid

plucky

polite

powerful

practical

pro-active

quick-witted

quiet

rational

reliable

reserved

resourceful

romantic

self-confident

self-disciplined

sensible

sensitive

shy

sincere

sociable

straightforward

sympathetic

thoughtful

tidy

tough

unassuming

understanding

versatile

warmhearted

willing

witty

What are adjectives?

An adjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. An adjective

often precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.

'Big', 'boring', 'purple', 'quick' and 'obvious' are all adjectives



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Categories of adjectives

The following are the fifteen major categories of meaning that are expressed with English adjectives. A

few exemples are listed for each category, but there are several more possibilities.

COLOR:

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, gald, 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, embarassed, frightened, etc...

QUALITIES AND APPEARANCE:

good,excellent, brilliant ,splendid, fantastic, magnificent, bad, terrible, awsome, 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, colorful, exciting,

graceful, grotesque, drab, dull, homely, plain, precious, sparkling, fragile, frail, weak, strong, doubtful,

bewildred, 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, unsusual, strange, outsanding, impossible, improbable,easy, difficult, closed, open, etc...

QUANTITY:



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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, woolen, 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...

More about adjectives here:

An adjective is a word that describes, identifies, modifies, or quantifies something (a noun or a

pronoun). In the phrase, "the black cat" the word black is an adjective because it describes the cat.



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In English, an adjective usually comes before the noun it pertains to (for example, a red apple or a cute

cat.).

Adjectives can be classified into many categories. In English, adjectives are generally used in the

order: quantity-->opinion-->size-->age-->shape-->color-->origin-->material-->purpose. Some of these

categories are (roughly in the order in which adjectives are used in English):

quantity - few, no, one, two, three, four, little, several, many, all, some, every, each, ...

opinion - good, better, best, bad, worse, worst, wonderful, splendid, mediocre, awful, fantastic, pretty,

ugly, clean, dirty, wasteful, difficult, comfortable, uncomfortable, valuable, worthy, worthless, useful,

useless, important, evil, angelic, rare, scarce, poor, rich, lovely, disgusting, amazing, surprising,

loathesome, unusual, usual, pointless, pertinent, ...

personality/emotion - happy, sad, excited, scared, frightened, outgoing, funny, sad, zany, grumpy,

cheerful, jolly, carefree, quick-witted, blissful, lonely, elated, ...

sound - loud, soft, silent, vociferous, screaming, shouting, thunderous, blaring, quiet, noisy, talkative,

rowdy, deafening, faint, muffled, mute, speechless, whispered, hushed, ...

taste - sweet, sour, acidic, bitter, salty, tasty, delicious, savory, delectable, yummy, bland, tasteless,

palatable, yummy, luscious, appetizing, tasteless, spicy, watery, ...

touch - hard, soft, silky, velvety, bumpy, smooth, grainy, coarse, pitted, irregular, scaly, polished, glossy,

lumpy, wiry, scratchy, rough, glassy, ...

size, weight - heavy, light, big, small, little, tiny, tall, short, fat, thin, slender, willowy, lean, svelte,

scrawny, skeletal, underweight, lanky, wide, enormous, huge, vast, great, gigantic, monstrous,

mountainous, jumbo, wee, dense, weighty, slim, trim, hulking, hefty, giant, plump, tubby, obese, portly,

...

smell - perfumed, acrid, putrid, burnt, smelly, reeking, noxious, pungent, aromatic, fragrant, scented,

musty, sweet-smelling,...

speed - quick, fast, slow, speeding, rushing, bustling, rapid, snappy, whirlwind, swift, hasty, prompt,

brief, ...

temperature - hot, cold, freezing, icy, frigid, sweltering, wintry, frosty, frozen, nippy, chilly, sizzling,

scalding, burning, feverish, fiery, steaming, ...

age - young, old, baby, babyish, teenage, ancient, antique, old-fashioned, youthful, elderly, mature,

adolescent, infantile, bygone, recent, modern, ...

distance - short, long, far, distant, nearby, close, faraway, outlying, remote, far-flung, neighboring,

handy, ...



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shape - round, circular, square, triangular, oval, sleek, blobby, flat, rotund, globular, spherical, wavy,

straight, cylindrical, oblong, elliptical, zigzag, squiggly, crooked, winding, serpentine, warped, distorted,

...

miscellaneous qualities- full, empty, wet, dry, open, closed , ornate, ...

brightness - light, dark, bright, shadowy, drab, radiant, shining, pale, dull, glowing, shimmering,

luminous, gleaming, ...

color - pink, red, orange, yellowish, dark-green, blue, purple, black, white, gray, brown, tanned, pastel,

metallic, silver, colorless, transparent, translucent, ...

time - early, late, morning, night, evening, everlasting, initial, first, last, overdue, belated, long-term,

delayed, punctual, ...

origin/location - lunar, northern, oceanic, polar, equatorial, Floridian, American, Spanish, Canadian,

Mexican, French, Irish, English, Australian, ...

material - glass, wooden, cloth, concrete, fabric, cotton, plastic, leather, ceramic, china, metal, steel,

silicon, ...

purpose - folding, swinging, work, racing, cooking, sleeping, dance, rolling, walking, ...

Example of the Sequence of Multiple Adjectives in Chart Form:

QUANTITY OPINION SIZE AGE SHAPE COLOR ORIGIN MATERIAL PURPOSE NOUN

five huge young black Canadian bears

battered old shapeless gray cotton work pants

many magnificent antique British reference books

one studious teenaged American boy

few shiny round blue Indian gems

many well-made tiny elongated brown wooden fishing boats

several cheap large purple polyester sleeping bags



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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

A comparative adjective is used to

compare two things. A superlative

adjective is used when you compare

three or more things. For example,

looking at apples you can compare

their size, determining which is big,

which is bigger, and which is biggest.

The comparative ending (suffix) for

short, common adjectives is generally

"-er"; the superlative suffix is generally "-est." For most longer adjectives, the comparative is made by

adding the word "more" (for example, more comfortable) and the superlative is made by adding the

word "most" (for example, most comfortable).

If a 1-syllable adjective ends in "e", the endings are "-r" and "-st", for example: wise, wiser, wisest.

If a 1-syllable adjective ends in "y", the endings are "-er" and "-est", but the y is sometimes changed to

an "i". For example: dry, drier, driest.

If a 1-syllable adjective ends in a consonant (with a single vowel preceding it), then the consonant is

doubled and the endings "-er" and "-est" are used, for example: big, bigger, biggest.

If a 2-syllable adjective ends in "e", the endings are "-r" and "-st", for example: gentle, gentler, gentlest.

If a 2-syllable adjective ends in "y", the endings are "-ier" and "-

iest", for example: happy, happier, happiest.

Irregular and

confusing adjectives Comparative Form Superlative Form

bad worse worst

good better best

far (place) farther farthest

far (place or time) further furthest

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Some 2-syllable adjectives use the standard "-er" and "-est suffixes", including adjectives that end in

"er", "le", or "ow". For example: narrow, narrower, narrowest.

For most adjectives with two or more syllables, the comparative is formed by adding the word "more,"

and you form the superlative by adding the word "most", for example: colorful, more colorful, most

colorful.

Some comparative and superlative adjectives are irregular, including some very common ones such as

good/better/best and bad/worse/worst.

The Comparison of Adjectives

Positive Comparative Superlative

big bigger biggest

black blacker blackest

bold bolder boldest

brave braver bravest

bright brighter brightest

late (time) later latest

late (order) latter last

little (size) littler littlest

little (amount) less least

many/much/some more most

old (people) elder eldest

old (people or things) older oldest



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busy busier busiest

clean cleaner cleanest

clear clearer clearest

clever cleverer cleverest

cold colder coldest

cool cooler coolest

dark darker darkest

dear dearer dearest

deep deeper deepest

dirty dirtier dirtiest

dry drier driest

easy easier easiest

fair fairer fairest

fast faster fastest

fat fatter fattest

fine finer finest

funny funnier funniest

great greater greatest

green greener greenest

happy happier happiest

hard harder hardest

healthy healthier healthiest

heavy heavier heaviest



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high higher highest

hot hotter hottest

kind kinder kindest

large larger largest

late later latest

lazy lazier laziest

light lighter lightest

long longer longest

low lower lowest

lucky luckier luckiest

mad madder maddest

merry merrier merriest

narrow narrower narrowest

naughty naughtier naughtiest

near nearer nearest

new newer newest

noisy noisier noisiest

old older oldest

pale paler palest

poor poorer poorest

pretty prettier prettiest

proud prouder proudest

quick quicker quickest



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red redder reddest

rich richer richest

sad sadder saddest

safe safer safest

shallow shallower shallowest

sharp sharper sharpest

short shorter shortest

slow slower slowest

small smaller smallest

smooth smoother smoothest

strong stronger strongest

sweet sweeter sweetest

tall taller tallest

thick thicker thickest

thin thinner thinnest

tiny tinier tiniest

ugly uglier ugliest

warm warmer warmest

wealthy wealthier wealthiest

wet wetter wettest

white whiter whitest

wide wider widest

wild wilder wildest



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wise wiser wisest

young younger youngest


ancient more ancient most ancient

beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

brilliant more brilliant most brilliant

careful more careful most careful

careless more careless most careless

cheerful more cheerful most cheerful

comfortable more comfortable most comfortable

dangerous more dangerous most dangerous

delightful more delightful most delightful

difficult more difficult most difficult

enjoyable more enjoyable most enjoyable

foolish more foolish most foolish

forgetful more forgetful most forgetful

frightening more frightening most frightening

generous more generous most generous

handsome more handsome most handsome

helpful more helpful most helpful

ignorant more ignorant most ignorant



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important more important most important

intelligent more intelligent most intelligent

interesting more interesting most interesting

pleasant more pleasant most pleasant

powerful more powerful most powerful

prosperous more prosperous most prosperous

sensible more sensible most sensible

terrible more terrible most terrible

thoughtful more thoughtful most thoughtful

unusual more unusual most unusual

useful more useful most useful

valuable more valuable most valuable

wonderful more wonderful most wonderful


bad worse worst

far farther farthest

far further furthest

good better best

little less least

many more most

much more most



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Adjectives Opposites

alive dead

beautiful ugly

big small

bitter sweet

cheap expensive

clean dirty

curly straight

difficult easy

good bad

early late

fat thin

full empty

hot cold

happy sad/unhappy

hardworkin

g

lazy

modern traditional

new old

nice nasty



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intelligent stupid

interesting boring

light heavy

polite rude/impolite

poor rich

quiet noisy

right wrong

safe dangerous

short long

small big

soft hard

single married

true false

well ill/unweel

white black

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