| Active - |
Tending to move
around often; full of energy |
| Adventurous - |
Willing to take
risks; likes new adventures & experiences |
| Affable - |
Easy to talk
to; friendly; pleasant |
| Affectionate - |
Showing
affection; tender; loving |
| Afraid - |
Filled with
fear; fearful |
| Ambitious - |
Eager to
succeed; full of desire |
| Amiable - |
Friendly; good
natured |
| Angry - |
Feeling or
showing anger |
| Animated - |
Lively; moving
in a energetic, lifelike way |
| Annoying - |
Troublesome or
irritating |
| Anxious - |
Uneasy, worried |
| Argumentative - |
Tends to argue
or likes to argue |
| Arrogant - |
Having or
showing lots of pride in oneself |
| Astonished - |
Filled with
wonder or a feeling of amazement |
| Attentive - |
Alert and shows
careful attention to others |
| Babyish - |
Like a child or
baby |
| Bewildered - |
To be surprised
or confused |
| Blasé - |
Uninterested or
unexcited |
| Boorish - |
Crude, rude and
offensive |
| Bore - |
To be an
uninteresting person or thing |
| Bossy - |
Likes to boss or order others around |
| Brave - |
Having or
showing courage |
| Brilliant - |
Full of light,
shining brightly, extremely intelligent |
| Busy - |
Always working
or active |
| Calm - |
Peaceful, quiet
and doesn't get excited often |
| Candid - |
Direct and
frank, straightforward – will openly say ones opinion |
| Capable - |
Having ability
or capability to do something well |
| Careful - |
Pays attention
to possible danger |
| Caustic - |
Very sarcastic
personality |
| Cautious - |
Watchful or
careful of possible danger |
| Charismatic - |
Showing a
special ability to lead people, win people's devotion |
| Charming - |
Delightful,
attractive, pleasing person |
| Cheerful - |
In good
spirits; happy; bright |
| Childish - |
Immature,
foolish or silly |
| Clever - |
Able to learn
and think quickly |
| Clumsy - |
Awkward; not
able to move gracefully, carefully |
| Coarse - |
Rude, often
using vulgar or offensive language |
| Cold-Hearted - |
Lacking or not
having sympathy for others |
| Compassionate - |
Showing
compassion or caring towards others |
| Complacent - |
Satisfied with
ones own success, not ready for trouble or danger |
| Conceited - |
Having or showing a high opinion about oneself (a bragger) |
| Concerned - |
Worried;
anxious; troubled |
| Confident - |
Feeling
confidence |
| Confused - |
Bewildered,
perplexed, mixed up |
| Conscientious - |
Careful and
thinks about what is right or proper |
| Considerate - |
Thinks about
other people's feelings |
| Cooperative - |
Willing to help
or work with others |
| Courageous - |
Showing courage
or bravery |
| Cowardly - |
Lacking or not
having courage |
| Crafty - |
Cunning,
deceitful, good at lying |
| Critical - |
Tends to judge
severely and find faults or problems often |
| Cross - |
Showing anger
or irritation |
| Cruel - |
Likes to cause
pain or suffering |
| Cultured - |
Well-educated |
| Curious - |
Eager to learn more, asks lots of questions |
| Dangerous - |
Able or likely
to cause harm |
| Daring - |
Willing to take
risks |
| Dauntless - |
Brave and
without fear |
| Decisive - |
Able to make
firm decisions and settle things quickly |
| Dependable - |
Trustworthy |
| Determined - |
Showing determination (focus on a purpose or goal) |
| Diligent - |
Regular,
constant effort towards a goal |
| Discouraged - |
Less hopeful,
less confident |
| Discreet - |
Able to control
& be careful about what one says or behaves |
| Dishonest - |
Tends to lie,
lacks honesty or integrity |
| Dismayed - |
Filled with
anxiety, fear or dread. |
| Disparaging - |
Speaks in an
insulting or disrespectful way to others |
| Disrespectful - |
Rude, showing
lack of respect of courtesy to others |
| Dissatisfied - |
Feeling lack of
satisfaction or being displeased |
| Distressed - |
To feel or
having pain or suffering of the mind or body |
| Domineering - |
Often controls
or rules over others in an arrogant way |
| Doubtful - |
Suspicious or
causing doubt |
| Dutiful - |
Obedient; very
careful to finish one's job, tasks or duty |
| Eager - |
Showing keen
interest or desire |
| Easygoing - |
Relaxed, not
hurried, carefree |
| Effervescent - |
Lively, in high
spirits, bubbly |
| Efficient - |
Able to do
things using the least amount of effort or materials |
| Eloquent - |
Skillful in
speech and ability to persuade people |
| Embarrassed - |
Self conscious
or insecure |
| Encouraging - |
Giving hope,
confidence and courage |
| Energetic - |
Having or showing lots of energy |
| Enthusiastic - |
Having or
showing lots of interest or excitement for a cause |
| Exacting - |
Making lots of
demands, asking for lots of attention or effort |
| Excited - |
Showing lots of
emotion |
| Expert - |
Having a lot of
knowledge, skill or experience with a field or activity |
| Exuberant - |
Full of
happiness and vitality |
| Facetious - |
Humorous but
often silly or inappropriate |
| Fair - |
Acting
according to the rules |
| Faithful - |
Trustworthy and
loyal to a person, a promise or a duty |
| Fanciful - |
Led by
imagination rather than reality |
| Fearless - |
Courageous in
the face of challenges or fear |
| Fidgety - |
Restless;
moving around often; feeling ill at ease |
| Fierce - |
Showing
violence, aggression, or anger or intensity |
| Finicky - |
Tends to
concentrate on small, unimportant little details |
| Foolish - |
Feeling or
looking ridiculous because of one's actions or speech |
| Formal - |
Doing things in
an organized way based on the rules |
| Fortunate - |
Enjoying or
having good luck |
| Frank - |
Open, honest
& strongly showing true feelings and opinions to others |
| Frustrated - |
Feeling
unsatisfied or irritated |
| Funny - |
Causing people
to laugh |
| Garrulous - |
Talking too much; pointlessly talking; using too many words |
| Generous - |
Willing to give
money, help or time freely |
| Gentle - |
Kind, using
very little violence |
| Giddy - |
Acting without
thinking, behaving foolishly |
| Giving - |
Generous to
people in need |
| Glamorous - |
Dressed with
high fashion and in a stylish way |
| Gloomy - |
Dark, sad and
hopeless |
| Glum - |
Sad,
melancholic and miserable in a quiet way |
| Grateful - |
Feeling or
having a desire or reason to thank somebody |
| Greedy - |
Having a strong
desire to have more of something: money, food, etc. |
| Gregarious - |
Very friendly
and likes to be with many groups of people |
| Grouchy - |
Bad-tempered |
| Grumpy - |
Easy to make
irritated and cranky |
| Gullible - |
Tends to trust
and believe people too easily and so gets easily tricked |
| Happy - |
Feeling or
showing pleasure, joy |
| Hardy - |
Strong and able
to endure or stand difficult situations |
| Harried - |
Bothered or
agitated |
| Harsh - |
Cruel or unkind |
| Hateful - |
Horrible and
detestable |
| Haughty - |
Proud |
| Helpful - |
Ready to lend a hand to people |
| Honest - |
Never cheating,
lying or breaking the law – always telling the truth |
| Hopeful - |
Feeling sure
and confident that something good will happen |
| Hopeless - |
Feeling or
showing no hope OR unable to succeed or improve |
| Hospitable - |
Friendly,
welcoming and kind to guests or strangers |
| Humble - |
Not showing a
high opinion about ones achievements or abilities |
| Humorous - |
Able to make
people laugh |
| Ignorant - |
Not having
knowledge or education about a subject |
| Ill-bred - |
Rude or
impolite; not having good manners because of family |
| Imaginative - |
Good at
thinking of new ideas and seeing things that haven't been seen |
| Immaculate - |
Showing
perfection without any mistakes or faults |
| Immature - |
Young and
lacking wisdom |
| Impartial - |
Having no
interest – not favoring one side or person more than another |
| Impatient - |
Eager to
something right away or immediately |
| Impolite - |
Not showing
proper manners or respect |
| Impudent - |
Showing lack of
respect, rude |
| Impulsive - |
Acting on
sudden desires or urges without thinking about it first |
| Inactive - |
Taking no
action, not being involved in an activity |
| Independent - |
Able to stand
on their own; not controlled by anyone else |
| Inimitable - |
Impossible to imitate, unique |
| Innocent - |
Pure; more
trusting or naïve than most people |
| Insipid - |
Dull and
without flavor; Not very lively |
| Insistent - |
Constantly
asking for something or for attention |
| Insolent - |
Showing
violence or lack of respect in speech or behavior |
| Intelligent - |
Having
intelligence, very smart, gifted |
| Intrepid - |
Fearless and
constant when pursuing or aiming for something |
| Jealous - |
Feeling unhappy
or bitter about someone else's luck or success |
| Jovial - |
Cheerful and
good humored |
| Keen - |
Sharp; quick to
understand things |
| Lackadaisical - |
Careless, not
having much energy, not giving much effort |
| Languid - |
Lifeless;
Without energy; slow-moving |
| Lazy - |
Not willing to
do any work or make any effort |
| Lively - |
Full of life
and energy |
| Logical - |
Able to think
and make decisions based on facts and clear thinking |
| Lonely - |
Feeling alone
and sad; lacking friends or encouragement |
| Loquacious - |
Talking a lot |
| Loving - |
Showing
affection; doing things with care and joy |
| Loyal - |
Staying
faithful to country, people, friends or a belief |
| Malicious - |
Wanting to cause harm or pain to others |
| Mature - |
Grown-up;
acting, thinking, speaking like a fully adult person |
| Mean - |
Unkind, cruel
and bad tempered |
| Meticulous - |
Very careful
and detailed |
| Mischievous - |
Acting in a
troublesome way but only for fun, not to cause harm |
| Moody - |
Hard to
predict; changing mood from cheerful to angry unexpectedly |
| Mysterious - |
Difficult to
understand or explain; Strange |
| Naïve - |
Showing a
simple and trusting view of the world and human nature |
| Negligent - |
Being careless
or irresponsible |
| Nervous - |
Easily worried,
frightened or stressed |
| Noisy - |
Making loud
sounds often |
| Obedient - |
Able to carry
out orders from someone in authority without question |
| Obliging - |
Willing to help
others or do favors for people |
| Obnoxious - |
Very unpleasant
or offensive to others |
| Obsequious - |
Eager to please
people and listen/obey all instructions |
| Observant - |
Paying careful
attention to everything |
| Obstinate - |
Stubborn;
Unwilling to change; Choosing not to agree with others |
| Opinionated - |
Always ready to express opinions, not
listening to others opinions |
| Optimistic - |
Hopeful about
the future |
| Peaceful - |
Quiet, calm and nonviolent |
| Pensive - |
Thoughtful and
serious |
| Persevering - |
Adamant – not
giving up easily |
| Persistent - |
Continuing to
try even if there are problems or difficulties |
| Pessimistic - |
Feeling
negative distrustful |
| Petulant - |
Snappy and
irritable; having a bad temper |
| Picky - |
Hard to please
or satisfy |
| Pleasant - |
Enjoyable to be
around; friendly |
| Polite - |
Showing good
manners |
| Pompous - |
Snobby;
thinking that one is very important |
| Popular - |
Liked and
accepted by many people |
| Positive - |
Confident;
focused on the good rather than the bad |
| Precise - |
Very careful
about small details; very accurate |
| Proud - |
Feeling pleased
and satisfied about doing something well |
| Punctilious - |
Very careful
and showing correct behavior |
| Puzzled - |
Surprised;
confused or perplexed |
| Quarrelsome - |
Tending or
wanting to argue with people |
| Quick - |
Moving or doing
things fast and sharply |
| Quiet - |
Making little
or no noise in a calm way |
| Rambunctious - |
Very active, noisy and hard to control |
| Rash - |
Acting without
thinking |
| Rational - |
Able to think
clearly and based on reason |
| Refined - |
Being very
polite |
| Reliable - |
Able to be
trusted; very dependable |
| Religious - |
Believing or
following the practices of a religion |
| Respectful - |
Showing
respect; polite |
| Responsible - |
Able to be
counted on and trusted |
| Responsive - |
Reacting
quickly to something |
| Restless - |
Constantly
moving; unable to be still |
| Retiring - |
Shy |
| Risk-taking - |
Adventurous;
daring |
| Rowdy - |
Noisy and
disorderly |
| Rude - |
Impolite with
bad manners |
| Safe - |
Able to trust
or rely on |
| Sarcastic - |
Mocking or
making fun of something or somebody |
| Satisfied - |
Happy and
pleased with what has happened or how things are |
| Saucy - |
Showing a lack
of respect; cheerful |
| Stingy - |
Not generous;
not wanting to give or spend money |
| Scared - |
Full of worry or fear |
| Scornful - |
Feeling great
anger for somebody or something |
| Secretive - |
Tending to keep
information secret |
| Secure - |
Safe; Not
feeling fear or doubt |
| Sedate - |
Lacking any
sense of hurry or urgency |
| Self-centered - |
Selfish and
only caring about oneself |
| Selfish - |
Self-centered,
thinking only about personal needs or wishes |
| Self-reliant - |
Independent and
not needing the help of others |
| Sensitive - |
Easily hurt or
irritated physically or emotionally |
| Shrewd - |
Able to make
decisions about business or politics |
| Silly - |
Stupid, lacking
any common sense |
| Sincere - |
Honest and
acting based on what is really deeply felt, genuine |
| Skillful - |
Clever and
having a special ability |
| Slovenly - |
Sloppy,
careless, not concerned about personal cleanliness |
| Sly - |
Crafty; not
honest |
| Smart - |
Showing
intelligence and mental alertness |
| Snobbish - |
Arrogant;
acting superior to others |
| Sociable - |
Friendly, likes
to be around the company of other people |
| Stolid - |
Showing little
or no emotion |
| Strange - |
Odd, out of the ordinary |
| Strict - |
Maintains
discipline and makes sure rules are followed |
| Stubborn - |
Difficult to
deal with, talk to or reason with |
| Studious - |
Careful,
serious, likes to study |
| Suave - |
Charming;
smooth; polite to people in a dishonest way |
| Sullen - |
Showing bad
temper; refusing to talk |
| Supercilious - |
Full of
arrogance, pride and disrespect for others |
| Superstitious - |
Believing in
good or bad luck, the supernatural |
| Surly - |
Unfriendly,
rude and a little threatening |
| Suspicious - |
Usually
believes that something is wrong |
| Sweet - |
Lovable and
kind |
| Taciturn - |
Often silent,
doesn't like to communicate often |
| Tactful - |
Knowing ways to
avoid offending or upsetting people |
| Talented - |
Being gifted
and able to do something well |
| Talkative - |
Talking a lot
and for a long time; chatty |
| Tasteful - |
Having good
taste |
| Tenacious- |
Sticking to any
decision, plan or opinion without doubt |
| Tense - |
Stressed out;
not very relaxed |
| Thoughtful - |
Treating people in a kind way, thinking about their needs |
| Thoughtless - |
Showing lack of
consideration for people; careless |
| Thrifty - |
Uses as little
money as possible, wastes very little |
| Timid - |
Shows lack of
courage or confidence; a nervous person |
| Tolerant - |
Able to put up
with difficult situations; open-minded |
| Touchy - |
Easy to become
angry or upset |
| Trusting - |
Gullible;
Tending to trust people easily |
| Trustworthy - |
Able to trust;
dependable; responsible |
| Uncontrolled - |
Wild |
| Uncouth - |
Clumsy;
behaving in an ungraceful way |
| Unfriendly - |
Acting cold or
mean towards people |
| Unruly - |
Rowdy, hard to
control or discipline |
| Unscrupulous |
Dishonest |
| Unselfish - |
Puts the good
or needs or interests of others first |
| Upset - |
Unhappy;
emotionally stressed because of something |
| Useful - |
Able to help or
be a benefit to something or someone |
| Versatile - |
Able to learn
quickly or get used to change easily |
| Vivacious - |
Lively, showing
high spirits |
| Vulgar - |
Having no manners, acting in a rude or offensive way |
| Warm - |
Showing
kindness and friendliness |
| Weak - |
Not physically,
mentally or emotionally strong |
| Whimsical - |
Having a great
imagination; acting in hard to predict ways |
| Wise - |
Showing good
sense based on knowledge & experience |
| Witty - |
Able to use
words in a clever and amusing way |
| Zany - |
Acting in an
entertaining or unusual way |
