Descriptive Adjectives

6 Description terms

Writers often need vocabulary to make their writing more vivid. That's what descriptive adjectives can do.

abandoned
adjective
Having been deserted or cast off.
Example: He never felt ABANDONED.
fr: abandonné
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accepted
adjective
Regard favorably or with approval; welcome.
Example: The Harvard literati never accepted him as one of them.
fr: accepté
accepted into the group
affected
adjective
Influenced or touched by an external factor.
Example: The process of conflict resolution can be summarized as the participation of interested and AFFECTED parties (stakeholders) in a forum of negotiation.
fr: affecté
An aerial view of the flood affected villages in Bihar
affectionate
adjective
Readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness.
Example: Angelo gave him an AFFECTIONATE smile.
fr: affectueuse, affectueux
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afraid
adjective
Feeling fear or anxiety; frightened.
Example: I'm afraid of dogs.
fr: peur
Afraid
aggressive
adjective
Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.
Example: There was no connection between the two events, because Bobbie wasn't rich, either, though he was more AGGRESSIVE than John.
fr: agressive, agressif
Female aggression: a female being socially excluded and gossiped about by female peers.