Descriptive language: Word Lists
Use strong words to deepen the meaning.
imagery WITH ADJECTIVES
SIGHT WORDS
adorable
angular beautiful bent billowy blonde bloody blushing branching bright brilliant broad brunette bulky chubby circular cloudy colossal crinkled crooked crystalline |
carved
dark deep distinct dull elegant enormous filthy flickering fluffy foggy fuzzy gigantic glamorous gleaming glistening glowing graceful grotesque hazy high |
hollow
homely immense light long misty motionless murky narrow pale petite poised portly quaint radiant reddish rippling shadowy shallow sheer shimmering |
shiny
skinny smiling smoggy soaring sparkling spotless steep stern stormy straight strange sunlit swooping tapering translucent unsightly unusual weird wiry wispy |
TOUCH WORDS
breezy
bumpy chilly cold cool creepy crisp cuddly damp dank dirty downy dry dusty elastic |
filthy
fluffy fluttering frigid frosty fuzzy gooey greasy gritty grubby hot icy loose lukewarm melted |
plastic
plush prickly rainy rough searing shaggy sharp silky slick slimy slippery slushy smooth sodden |
soft
solid sticky stinging sweaty tender tepid tight torrid uneven warm waxen wet wooden |
HEARING WORDS & ONOMATOPOEIA
ah choo
arf bang bark beep blabber boom buzz chug clatter clink clomp coo crackling crash creak crinkle crunch cry deafening drip echo eek faint fizz giggle |
gong
groan growl grunt gurgle harsh haw high-pitched hiccup hiss hoarse howl hum hushed husky jabber jangle jingle lapping loud melodious moan muffled mumble murmur mutter |
noisy
ooze patter peal plop pop pow purr quietly raspy rattle reverberate roar rumble rustle scream screech shriek shrill sizzle slosh slurp smack snap sniffle snarl snort |
softly
splash splat sputter squeak squeal squish stomp swish thud thump thunderous tinkle varoom whack wail whimper whine whish whisper whistle whoop yikes zap zing zip zoom |
SMELL WORDS
acrid
antiseptic bitter burning choking clean |
delicious
fragrant fresh medicinal musty pungent |
putrid
rancid rich rotten salty smoky |
sour
spicy stale stinky strong sweet |
TASTE WORDS
acidic
bitter cool creamy delicious gooey |
hot
juicy mild nutty peppery ripe |
salty
savory sour spicy stale sticky |
strong
sweet tangy tart tasteless tasty |
Descriptive Words
QUANTITY WORDS
ample
abundant chock-full copious dearth empty |
few
heavy lavish liberal light loads |
lots
many meager much numerous oodles |
paucity
plentiful plenty profuse scads scant |
scarcity
skimpy sparing sparse sufficient well-stocked |
SIZE WORDS
ample
average behemoth big bulky colossal diminutive dwarfed |
elfin
enormous fat giant gigantic great huge hulking |
immense
large little long mammoth massive microscopic middle-sized |
miniature
minute petite portly prodigious puny short small |
stupendous
tall tiny towering vast voluminous wee |