List of Descriptive Words

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Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Movements (Fast): bolt bounce careen chase dart dash drive drop flee flick fly gallop hope hurl hurry lift odorous plummet plunge propel race ram run rush sail scamper scramble scurry shove skip smash soar speed spin spring sprint streak stride swat swerve swing swoop trot whisk zip zoom Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Movements (Slow): amble bend crawl creep drag drift droop edge heave loiter lumber plod saunter slink slouch sneak stagger stalk stray stroll swagger sway tiptoe waddle Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Touch & Feel: cold cool crisp damp dry dull elastic explode feathery firm fishy fleshy fragile furry fuzzy gritty hairy hard hot icy leathery lukewarm moist oily pebbly prickly pulpy rough rubbery sandy satiny sharp silky slimy slippery smooth

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Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Movements (Fast):

bolt bounce careen chase dart dashdrive drop flee flick fly

gallophope hurl hurry lift odorous

plummetplunge propel race ram run rushsail scamper scramble scurry shove

skipsmash soar speed spin spring

sprintstreak stride swat swerve swing

swooptrot whisk zip zoom

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Movements (Slow):

amble bend crawl creep dragdrift

droop edge heave loiterlumber plod

saunter slink slouch sneak stagger stalkstray stroll swagger sway tiptoe

waddle

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Touch & Feel:

cold cool crisp damp dry dullelastic explode feathery firm fishy fleshyfragile furry fuzzy gritty hairy

hardhot icy leathery lukewarmmoist oilypebbly prickly pulpy rough rubbery

sandysatiny sharp silky slimy

slippery smoothsoft spongy steamy sticky stuccoed

tackytender tepid textured thick thin

toughvelvety warm waxy wet wooly

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Taste:

alkaline bitter bittersweet blandburnt buttery

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crisp fishy fruity gingery heartyhot

mellow oily overripe peppery raw ripesalty sour spicy spoiled sugary

sweettangy medicinal tasteless unripe vinegary

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Smell:

acidy acrid aromatic balmy brinyburnt

damp dank earthy fishy fragrantfresh

gamy gaseous mildewed moldy mustyperfumed

piney pungent putrid reek rottensavory

scented sharp sickly sour spicyspoiled

stagnant stench sweet tempting

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Hearing (Soft Sounds):

buzz chime clink crackle faintgurgle

harmony (musical) hiss hum hushinaudible

lilting melody murmur mute mutterpatter

peep purr rush rustle sigh snapspeechless still swish tinkle

twitter whirwhisper zing

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Hearing (Loud Sounds):

bang bark bedlam blare bleatbluster

boom brawl bray bumpcaterwaulclamor

clap clash crash deafeningdindiscord

earsplitting grate hubbub janglenoise

pandemonium piercing racket rage rasp

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raucous riot roar rowdy rumble screamscreech shout slam smash squawk

stampstomp thud thump thunder tumult

whinewhistle yell

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Personal Traits and Characteristics:

able achiever active adaptablealertambitious

analytical assertive attentive broad-minded capablechallenge-oriented competent conscientious

constructivecooperative courageous creative curious

dedicateddependable determined diplomatic disciplined

dynamic economicaleffective efficient endurance energetic enterprisingenthusiastic far-sighted fast learner firmly

imaginativeindependent logical motivated optimistic

organizedoriginal perceptive personable pleasant poised

positivepractical pressure problem solver productive

proficientprogressive punctual realistic reliable resourceful

responsiblerisk-taker self-reliant self-starter sincere skilledsophisticated successful systematic tactful

talentedteam member trustworthy willing workerwork well under work well with others

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Characteristics:

clever confident courageous demandingdetermined easy-going

eccentric efficient emotionalenergetic enthusiasticexuberant

firm flexible forgiving frank friendlygenerous

gentle good-natured healthy helpfulhonest

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hopeful humble humorousimaginative independentindividualistic industrious insightful intelligent

inventivekind likable logical loyal methodical

modestmotivated open-minded optimisticpractical

preciseprudent purposeful quick-witted quiet

realisticreliable resourceful responsible self-confident

selflesssensible serious sincere smart sociable

spontaneousstrong-willed tenacious thorough thoughtful

toleranttrusting trustworthy unconventional

understandingverbal versatile visionary wise witty zany

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Resumes (Self-Descriptive):

Active Adaptable Aggressive Alert AmbitiousAnalytical

Attentive Broad-minded ConscientiousConsistent

Constructive Creative DependableDetermined

Diplomatic Disciplined Discrete EconomicalEfficient

Energetic Enterprising EnthusiasticExtroverted

Fair Forceful Imaginative IndependentLogical Loyal Mature Methodical

ObjectiveOptimistic Perceptive Personable Pleasant

Positive PracticalProductive Realistic Reliable Resourceful

RespectfulSelf-reliant Sense-of-humor Sincere

SophisticatedSystematic Tactful Talented Will Relocate Will Travel

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Mood:

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Agitated Ambiguous AmbivalentApathetic

Cynical Disturbed Diverse DominantExuberantHumourous

HystericalInsensitive Jovial LackadaisicalLivid

Morose Precocious Raucous Relaxed SarcasticSensitive

Sleep Soothed Vivacious

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Action/Actions:

Accelerated Accomplished AchievedActed Adapted Added Addressed

AdministeredAdvancedAdvised Allocated Analyzed AppraisedApprovedArranged Assembled Assigned Assisted Attained

AuditedAuthored Automated Balanced Briefed Broadened

BudgetedBuilt Calculated Catalogued Chaired Changed

ChartedClarified Classified Coached Collected Compiled

CompletedComposed Computed Conceived

Conceptualized ConductedConferredConfronted Consolidated

ConstructedContracted Contributed Controlled

Converted CoordinatedCreated Critiqued Cut Decided Decreased

DelegatedDelivered Demonstrated Derived Designed

DeterminedDeveloped Devised Diagnosed Directed

Discovered DispatchedDispensed DisplayedDistinguished Distributed

DiversifiedDoubled Drafted Dramatized Earned Edited

EducatedEffected Eliminated Enabled Encouraged

EngineeredEnhancedEnlisted Established EstimatedEvaluated

Examined

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Executed Exhibited ExpandedExpeditedExplainedExpressed

Extracted Fabricated Facilitated FamiliarizedFashioned

Focused Fore-casted Formulated Founded GainedGenerated

Guided Halved Handled Identified IllustratedImagined

Implemented Improved Increased InfluencedInformed

Initiated InnovatedInspected Installed Instituted InstructedIntegrated Interpreted Interviewed

Introduced InventedInvestigated Judged Launched Lectured LedLocated Made Maintained Managed Marketed

MeasuredMediated Moderated MonitoredMotivatedNarrated

NegotiatedOperated Organized Originated Overhauled

Oversaw ParticipatedPerformed Persuaded Pinpointed Planned

Predicted PreparedPresentedPrioritizedProcessed Produced ProgrammedProjected Promoted Proposed Proved Provided PublicizedPublished Purchased Raised Realized RecommendedReconciled Recorded Recruited Redesigned ReducedRe-engineered Referred Regulated RehabilitatedReinforced Remodeled Reorganized

Repaired ReportedRepresented Researched Resolved RestoredRestructured Retrieved Revamped Reversed

ReviewedRevised Revitalized Saved Scheduled

Screened SelectedServed Serviced Shaped SimplifiedSketched SoldSolidified Solved Sparked Specified Spoke

StaffedStandardized Started Stimulated Strategized

StreamlinedStrengthened Stressed Stretched Structured

Succeeded

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Summarized Supervised SupportedSurveyed

Systematized TabulatedTaught Tested TracedTracked Trained Transferred Transformed

TranslatedTraveled Trimmed Turned Uncovered Unified

UpdatedUpgradedUtilized Validated Verified VisualizedWeb-authored Widened Won Worked Wrote

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Shapes & Patterns:

adjacent aquiline     arc baggy ballbanded    

box breadth     checkered     concave    concentric cone    

contoured convex     corkscrew    crescent     crestedcrowned    

crystalline cube     cupped    curly curved    cylinder    

dappled depressed     depth     diagonal     disc    drooping

ellipsoidalelliptical     fanned     flat     frailgirth    

globe height     helix     hemisphere    hexagon    

horizontallanky     length     long narrow octagonorb oval     oval     ovate     palmate    

parallelpentagon     pied     pinnate     plate     plump    

pointed    polyhedron protruding    pyramid     rectangle

reticulated rolling    round rounded     serpentine shallow    

shapely     sharp    short sinuous     solid spherical    

spiked     spotted    square streamlined sunken swollen    

terraintetrahedral  thread     tight     trapezoid triangle    

veinedvertical    wide width winding     worm-like

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Slight Words:

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angular animated apprehensive arid arrogantattractive awkward blazing blithe blood

blotchedbold branchingbright broken bruised calmcheap chintzy chubby clean clear

clusteredcluttered congested conical crimped crinkled crispcrooked crowded curved cylindrical dark

dazzlingdecorative dingy dismal distinctive

dotted drabdramatic dramatic dull elegant energetic erectexhausted exhuberant exotic expansive

fat fearfulfiery flamboyant flared flashy flat

floweryfluid flushed formal fragile frail freckledfresh frightened frilled gigantic

glassy glazedglobular glossy glowing gorgeous grimy

handsomehardy healthy heavy hexagonal

hollow hugehysterical immense imposing iridescent irregular

irresistiblejammed jeweled jutting lacy large

lavishlively loan loose lumpy massive

messyminiature mottled muddy muscular narrow nervelessnervous octagonalold opaque opulent orderlyoval overloaded packed pale pasty

patternedpendulous perky pleasant portly

prettyproportioned pyramidical radiant

ramshacklerectangular regal ridged robust

rotted rotundruffled scrolled scrubbed serene shabby shapelessshapely sheer shimmering shiny

showy

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shy sickly skinny slender slimsmall

sparkling spindly split spotted square squeezedstately statuesque stolid stout

straight stretchedstriped strong sturdy sunny

supple swollentall tantalizing tapering tearful terrified thintidy tied timid tiny tired

topheavytranslucent transparent triangular tubular tufted

twiggyugly unruffled untidy used verdant vividwide wild winged wiry worn wrinkledyoung

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Colors:

amber     amethyst aqua aquamarineavocado    

azure     bistre     black blue     brass    bright

brilliant     brindle     bronze buff     burgundy    canary    

carmine     carnelian cerise     charcoal    chartreuse    chestnut    

chocolate chrome     citrine     claret clear    cobalt    

copper     coral cordovan     cream     crimson    crystalline

cyan     dark drab     dull dun    ebony    

emerald     flesh     flushed     fuchsia     garnet     gay glassy      gold green     grizzly henna     indigo    iridescent ivory     jade     jet     khaki     lake lavender lemon     light lilac     lime magenta mahogany maize     maroon     mauve     milky    

mint    mustard     navy     obsidian     ocher     olive    

onyxopaque    orange orchid     pale     peach pearl pearly     pink     plum     poppy primrose    

puce    purple     red rose     ruby     ruddy     rust    

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sable saffron salmon sapphire scarletsepia    

shimmering sienna     silver slate    smoky

snowy     sooty     spruce     tan     topaztranslucent

transparent turquoise     twinkling     ultramarineumber     vermilion    

violet walnut     white     wine     yellow 

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Color Red:

burgundy cardinal carmine cherry coral crimsoncurrant dive flame garnet maroon

raspberryrose ruby salmon strawberry tomato

vermillionwine

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Color Blue:

aqua aquamarine azure cerulean cobaltdelft

navy peacock royal sapphire sky steelturquoise violet

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Color Yellow & Orange:

apricot beige buff butter buttercupbutterscotch

canary chartreuse citron gold lemonmustard

ochre peach saffron strawtopaz (Yellow)

persimmon tangerine(Orange)

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Color Green:

apple celery chartreuse emerald kellylime

mint mushy olive pistachio

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Color White:

ivory marble milky oyster pearlplatinum

porcelain satin silver snow

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Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Color Purple:

amethyst fuchsia lavender lilac magenta mauvemulberry orchid pansy plum

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Color Black & Gray:

chicory ebony jet licorice tar(Black)

ashen dove pearl-gray steel(Gray)

Descriptive Words List of Adjectives for Color Brown:

almond amber bay brandy bronzechocolate

cinnamoncoffee copper earth gingerhazel

mahogany mousy nutmeg rotten rustsandy

sorrel tan tawny walnut