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Adjectives
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Synonyms
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Examples
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Bad
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Negative, detrimental,
inferior, inadequate, incorrect, poor, unsatisfactory, harmful, unacceptable, unpleasant,
discouraging, terrible
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Dumping waste exerts a negative effect
on environment
Passive smoking can have a detrimental effect
on anyone’s health.
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Big
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Sizable, enormous, huge, immense, gigantic, vast,
large, sizable, grand, great, tall, substantial, mammoth,
astronomical, ample, broad, expansive, spacious, stout, tremendous, titanic, mountainous
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The mechanic spent an immense amount of
time getting the engine into perfect condition.
Global warming influences a large
number of people living in this area.
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Amazing
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Unbelievable, improbable, fantastic,
fabulous, incredible, wonderful, astonishing,
astounding, extraordinary
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This extraordinary event is held
occasionally by the government.
John has already had an incrediblemoment
with his friends in England.
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Awful
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Dreadful, terrible, abominable, bad, poor, unpleasant
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The dreadful service could decrease
the number of visitors booking rooms in the summer.
Bad attitude may lead people into trouble
in every ocasions.
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Angry
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Mad, furious, wrathful,
indignant, exasperated, aroused, inflamed
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He could have been mad to decide to
do this risky project.
This furious decision could lead us
into trouble.
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Happy
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Pleased, contented, satisfied, delighted,
elated, joyful, cheerful, ecstatic, jubilant,
gay, tickled, gratified, glad, blissful, overjoyed
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He is pleased to come to New Zealand
to study MBA.
She is gratified to except this
invitation.
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Unhappy
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Miserable, uncomfortable, heart-broken, unfortunate, downhearted, sorrowful, depressed, gloomy, dismal, discouraged, sad
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What has led to this miserable state
of affairs?
He did not know the reason why an unfortunate coincidence
happens.
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Interesting
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Fascinating , gripping, arresting,
enthralling, engaging, attractive, inviting, intriguing,
provocative, though-provoking, challenging, inspiring, titillating, tantalizing, exciting, entertaining, piquant, engrossing, absorbing
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This challenging sport brings
certain benefits to trainees.
He had a fascinating idea to support
this next project.
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Boring
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Mundane, dull, monotonous, tiresome, humdrum
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This book is a little bit tiresome to read.
Grinding is all well and good, but after a
while, the monotonous repetition wears away at your soul.
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Lazy
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Indolent, slothful, idle, inactive,
sluggish
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He lifted his dark face, indolent dark
eyes.
An inactive FED and low bond yields
are effectively buoying the stock market and driving major US indexes to
record highs.
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Great
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Noteworthy, worthy, distinguished,
remarkable, grand, considerable,
powerful, much, mighty
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” To hear people call me a word record holder,
it sounds remarkable. “
Mr Deeds became a powerful advocate
for Representative Murphy’s mental health bill.
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Good
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Acceptable, adroit, commendable,
competent, excellent, exceptional, fabulous, fantastic,
favorable, first-class, great, marvelous,
proficient, satisfactory, skillful, splendid, stupendous, super, superb,
superior, tip-top, valuable, wonderful
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This immediately fulfilled my need to collect
things but was also cheaper, more socially acceptable, and more fun than
cardboard.
” The US right now is in a very favorable
position.”
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Important
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Chief, critical, crucial, essential,
imperative, key, necessary, urgent, weighty, vital
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She was taken to a local hospital where she
was listed in critical but stable condition.
That would be nice, but in many ways, it is
kind of an imperative.
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Beautiful
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Attractive, breathtaking,
wonderful, picturesque (landscape/view)
Attractive, glowing, gorgeous,
good-looking (person)
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This means that the garden is no breathtaking work
of land art.
Behold the warrior women power, a sword hidden
in a gorgeous dress, and so, so, so many classic Wonder Woman
trappings.
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Brave
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Courageous, fearless, dauntless,
intrepid, plucky, daring, heroic, valorous,
audacious, bold, gallant, valiant, doughty, mettlesome
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Transgender children and adults are the
strongest and most courageous people I have ever met.
Glaring into a bottomless mining cycle, the
acquisition may seem daring.
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Bright
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Shining, shiny, gleaming, brilliant,
sparkling, shimmering, radiant, vivid, colorful, lustrous
Intelligent, knowing, smart, intellectual (person)
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They were left with vivid memories
of him.
While healthy competition is an intellectual stimulus,
a cutthroat environment is disruptive.
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Calm
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Quiet, peaceful,
still, tranquil, mild, serene, smooth,
composed, collected, unruffled, level-headed, unexcited,
detached, aloof
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Smaller demonstrations, community policing
tactics and the use of officers on bikes all played a role in the largely peaceful outcome.
The product lines of Joy and Komatsu are
mostly complimentary, which should smooth antitrust concerns.
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Strong
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Powerful, intense, firm, solid, potent
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She couldn’t predict the intense political
climate and debate surrounding Syrian refugees in the US and abroad.
She recognizes the risks inherent in the most potent relationship
of her life, yet is unwilling to relinquish it.
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Weak
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Frail, feeble, shaky, flimsy,
fragile
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It’s the only known member of the group to
have feeble arms with two fingers.
My years in public offices have taught me that
progress can be fragile.
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Dangerous
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Perilous, hazardous, risky, uncertain, unsafe
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The most perilous situation came in
the fourth, when the Giants loaded the bases with one out.
The sequence of events surrounding the
collapse remain uncertain.
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Delicious
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Savory, delectable, appetizing,
luscious, scrumptious, palatable, delightful, enjoyable, toothsome, exquisite
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The chicken has just the right amount of savory tang,
the pickle brine playing nicely against the sweetness of the maple.
That doesn’t make it, or her, less political,
even if, for her admirers, her presentation is more palatable.
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Famous
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Well-known, renowned, celebrated,
famed, eminent, illustrious, distinguished,
noted, notorious
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So far, however, there has been no sign of
Knight, the famed Indiana basketball coach.
Rabbi is among the most eminent and
respected Rabbis in the country.
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Fast
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Quick, rapid, speedy,
fleet, hasty, snappy, mercurial, swiftly, rapidly,
quickly, snappily, speedily, posthaste,
hastily, expeditiously, like a flash
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For every snappy scene or exchange,
there are three or four that feel baggy and haft-written.
He sent a hasty, mistake-filled letter to
Kent, hoping to lessen the potential damage.
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Fat
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Plump, stout, corpulent, fleshy, beefy, paunchy, elephantine
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Some form plump landscapes, a la
Grant Wood.
The three fleshy nudes are at once
solid and kinetic.
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Funny
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Humorous, amusing, droll, comic, comical, laughable, silly
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The idea for a humorous ad came from
Adam Barth, Felix’s predecessor.
It needed to be unlike any traditional
greeting, but it couldn’t be at all comical.
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Serious
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Alarming, grave, pressing, pressuring, severe, urgent
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His grave is located at the edge of
of the settlement and remains a pilgrimage site for extremists.
The most urgent tasks involve the
key institutions of education, business and government.
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Small
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Insignificant, insubstantial, minimal, minor, tiny
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The model shows that increasing the share of
immigrants with, say, college degrees had only a minimal effect on
GDP and employment.
A minor in dramatic arts, this is
Norman’s stage.
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New
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Fresh, unique, original, unusual, novel, modern, current,
recent, up-to-date
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Mr Trump is a unique and present
danger.
The movie, airing Saturday night, is a
continuation of a vibe that’s special and unusual for TV.
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Old
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Feeble, ancient, aged, used,
worn, dilapidated, former, old-fashioned, outmoded, venerable, primitive, traditional,
archaic, outdated, antiquated,
obsolete
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It’s true that society will probably always
have devices to read DNA, so that gets around the problem of obsolete readers.
The reason, suggested Tom Mann, a political
scholar at the Brookings Institution, is downright primitive.
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False
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Fake, fraudulent, counterfeit,
spurious, untrue, unfounded, erroneous, deceptive, groundless, fallacious
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This is another problem with this game: It
gives you erroneous notions of evolution.
The accusations may be spurious, but they
are serious and need to be addressed.
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Wrong
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Amiss, arguable, askew, awry, bad, debatable, dubious,
erroneous, fallacy, fallacious, false, inaccurate, incorrect,
miscalculated, misconstrued, misguided,
mistaken, on the wrong track, off target, perverse, spurious, unsatisfactory, untrue
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All of the proposed solutions are debatable,
and the next shooting has already happened before those debates are over.
The bright colors help them avoid being mistaken for
game and shot.
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Right
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Correct, accurate, factual, true, good, just, honest,
upright, lawful, moral, proper, suitable, apt, legal, fair
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It is always one step ahead of you, yet
virtually everyone gets faster and more accurate with practice.
The appeals court responded with a judicial
shrug to the trial court’s factual findings.
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Easy
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Simple, effortless, straightforward, uncomplicated, child’s play
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The new tools aim to reverse that pattern, by
using technology to make saving as effortless as spending.
He left a lot of uncomplicated pleasure
in his wake, and some complicated pleasure, too.
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Difficult
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Taxing, tough, challenging, daunting, tricky
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He recently won an appeal against the tough regime
of his incarceration.
It’s possible to serve draught beer on a plane
– but the physics are tricky.
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