80+ Most Commonly Used Adjectives in English

Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns. They provide additional information about the nouns or pronouns they modify, such as size, shape, color, age, origin, material, and many other characteristics. Adjectives help to create more vivid and descriptive sentences, adding detail and emphasis to the nouns or pronouns they modify. Some common adjectives include big, small, blue, old, new, happy, sad, and round.

S.No.	Word	Meaning

1	Afraid	When you’re afraid, you are scared.
2	Ajar	Something that is ajar is partly open. The door is ajar.
3	Alike	When things are alike they look the same.
4	Angry	When you are angry, you are very mad.
5	Asleep	When you are asleep you are not awake.
6	Awake	When you are awake, you are not asleep.
7	Bad	When something is bad, it is has unpleasant qualities. The opposite of bad is good.
8	Big	When someone or something is big, it is above average size.
9	Bigger	The boy in the middle is bigger than the boy on the left.
10	Biggest	The boy on the right is the biggest of the three.
11	Black	Black is the color of a very dark night.
12	Blue	The sky is blue during the day.
13	Brave	Someone who is brave has courage.
14	Brittle	Something that is brittle will break or snap in two easily. Potato chips are brittle.
15	Broken	When something is broken, it does not work or has been damaged.
16	Brown	Brown is the color of wood.
17	Clean	When something is clean, it is not dirty.
18	Closed	When something is closed, it is not open. The door is closed.
19	Colorful	Something that is colorful is brightly colored or has many colors.
20	Courage	A quality in which a person can face danger or pain without showing excessive fear.
21	Dark	When it is dark, there isn’t much light.
22	Different	When things are different they are not the same
23	Dirty	When something is dirty, it is not clean.
24	Early	When something happens early, it occurs in the beginning part of the day or it occurs before it was expected to happen.
25	Excellent	When something is excellent, it is very, very good.
26	Fast	This girl can run very fast.
27	Fat	The opposite of fat is thin.
28	Fiery	Fiery means very hot. Fiery embers flew out of the campfire.
29	Full	This glass is full. Empty is the opposite of full.
30	Frightened	When we are frightened, we are afraid.
31	Good	When something is good, it is has nice qualities. The opposite of good is bad.
32	Gray	Elephants are large, gray mammals. Gray paint can be made by mixing black and white paint.
33	Green	Grass, broccoli, and many other plants are green. You can make green paint by mixing blue and yellow paint.
34	Happy	People usually smile when they’re happy.
35	Healthy	When you are healthy, you are not sick.
36	Hot	Fire is very hot.
37	Large	When someone or something is large, it is above average size.
38	Last	The last item or person is the one at the end.
39	Little	When someone or something is little, it is below average in size.
40	Littler	The boy in the middle is littler than the boy on the right.
41	Littlest	The boy on the left is the littlest of the three.
42	Long	When something is long, it is not short.
43	Loud	The opposite of loud is quiet.
44	Mad	When you are mad at someone, you are angry with them.
45	Many	The are many apples above.
46	Multicolored	Multicolored means having many colors.
47	Narrow	When something is narrow, it doesn’t take up a lot space from side to side.
48	New	When something is new, it hasn’t been used before.
49	Old	When someone or something is old, it has been around for a long, long time.
50	Open	Something that is open is not shut. The door is open.
51	Orange	Orange is a color. You can mix red and yellow paint to get orange.
52	Pink	Pink is the color you get when you mix red and white paint.
53	Purple	The color purple is made by mixing red and blue paint.
54	Quiet	When it is quiet there is no noise.
55	Red	Red is the first color in the rainbow.
56	Sad	Sometimes people cry when they’re sad.
57	Scared	When you’re scared, you are afraid.
58	Short	When someone or something is short, it is below average height.
59	Shorter	The boy in the middle is shorter than the boy on the right.
60	Shortest	The boy on the left is the shortest of the three.
61	Shut	When something is shut, it is not open The door is shut.
62	Sick	When you are sick, you are not healthy.
63	Slow	When something is slow it does not move quickly.
64	Small	When someone or something is small, it is below average size.
65	Smaller	The boy in the middle is smaller than the boy on the right.
66	Smallest	The boy on the left is the smallest of the three.
67	Smart	Someone who is smart can think well.
68	Splendid	When something is splendid, it is very, very good.
69	Straight	Something straight is not curvy or bent.
70	Tall	When someone or something is tall, it is above average height.
71	Taller	The boy in the middle is taller than the boy on the left.
72	Tallest	The boy on the right is the tallest of the three.
73	Tiny	When someone or something is tiny, it is very small.
74	Tinier	The boy in the middle is tinier than the boy on the right.
75	Tiniest	The boy on the left is the tiniest of the three.
76	Ugly	Something that is ugly is not nice to look at.
77	Unhappy	Sometimes people cry when they’re unhappy.
78	Upside down	When something is upside down, its top is where its bottom used to be.
79	Violet	Violet is a bluish purple color.
80	White	Snow is white.
81	Wide	When something is wide, it takes up a lot space from side to side.
82	Yellow	Yellow is a color. The sun is yellow. Lemons are yellow.
83	Young	When someone or something is young, it has only been around for a short time. A baby is young.

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