| afire | (adjective) lighted up by or as by fire or flame | Synonyms: ablaze, aflame, aflare, alight, on fire |
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| aflare | (adjective) lighted up by or as by fire or flame | Synonyms: ablaze, afire, aflame, alight, on fire |
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| (adjective) streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air | Synonyms: flaring |
| austere | (adjective) practicing great self-denial | Synonyms: ascetic, ascetical, spartan |
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| (adjective) of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect | Synonyms: stern |
| (adjective) severely simple | Synonyms: severe, stark, stern |
| aware | (adjective) (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception | Synonyms: cognisant, cognizant |
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| (adjective) bearing in mind; attentive to | Synonyms: mindful |
| azure | (adjective) of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky | Synonyms: bright blue, cerulean, sky-blue |
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| bare | (adjective) lacking its natural or customary covering | - |
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| (adjective) not having a protective covering | Synonyms: unsheathed |
| (adjective) having everything extraneous removed including contents | Synonyms: stripped |
| (adjective) providing no shelter or sustenance | Synonyms: barren, bleak, desolate, stark |
| (adjective) lacking in magnitude or quantity | Synonyms: scanty, spare |
| (adjective) just barely adequate or within a lower limit | Synonyms: marginal |
| (adjective) apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | Synonyms: mere, simple |
| (adjective) lacking embellishment or ornamentation | Synonyms: plain, spare, unembellished, unornamented |
| (adjective) having no clothes on the body | Synonyms: au naturel, naked, nude |
| (adjective) lacking a surface finish such as paint | Synonyms: unfinished |
| bizarre | (adjective) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | Synonyms: eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre |
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| centre | (adjective) of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually | Synonyms: center |
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| (adjective) equally distant from the extremes | Synonyms: center, halfway, middle, midway |
| cocksure | (adjective) marked by excessive confidence | Synonyms: overconfident, positive |
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| debonaire | (adjective) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air | Synonyms: chipper, debonair, jaunty |
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| (adjective) having a sophisticated charm | Synonyms: debonair, debonnaire, suave |
| debonnaire | (adjective) having a sophisticated charm | Synonyms: debonair, debonaire, suave |
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| demure | (adjective) affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way | Synonyms: coy, overmodest |
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| dire | (adjective) fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | Synonyms: desperate |
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| (adjective) causing fear or dread or terror | Synonyms: awful, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible |
| doctrinaire | (adjective) stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability | - |
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| entire | (adjective) (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes | - |
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| (adjective) (used of domestic animals) sexually competent | Synonyms: intact |
| (adjective) constituting the full quantity or extent; complete | Synonyms: full, total |
| (adjective) constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged | Synonyms: intact, integral |
| extempore | (adjective) with little or no preparation or forethought | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed |
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| extraordinaire | (adjective) extraordinary in a particular capacity | - |
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| footsore | (adjective) having sore or tired feet | - |
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| footsure | (adjective) not liable to stumble or fall | Synonyms: sure-footed, surefooted |
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| fore | (adjective) situated at or toward the bow of a vessel | - |
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| fourscore | (adjective) being ten more than seventy | Synonyms: 80, eighty, lxxx |
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| foursquare | (adjective) characterized by firm and unwavering conviction | - |
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| frore | (adjective) very cold | - |
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| future | (adjective) yet to be or coming | - |
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| (adjective) a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened | - |
| (adjective) (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving | Synonyms: next, succeeding |
| (adjective) effective in or looking toward the future | - |
| galore | (adjective) existing in abundance | Synonyms: abounding |
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| (adjective) in great numbers | - |
| hardcore | (adjective) extremely explicit | Synonyms: hard-core |
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| (adjective) intensely loyal | Synonyms: hard-core |
| haywire | (adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | Synonyms: around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky |
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| (adjective) not functioning properly | Synonyms: amiss, awry, wrong |
| here | (adjective) being here now | - |
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| immature | (adjective) not yet mature | - |
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| (adjective) characteristic of a lack of maturity | - |
| (adjective) (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth | Synonyms: young |
| (adjective) (of birds) not yet having developed feathers | Synonyms: unfledged |
| (adjective) not fully developed or mature; not ripe | Synonyms: green, unripe, unripened |
| impure | (adjective) (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene | - |
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| (adjective) combined with extraneous elements | - |
| (adjective) having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws | Synonyms: unclean |
| insecure | (adjective) lacking self-confidence or assurance | - |
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| (adjective) lacking in security or safety | Synonyms: unsafe |
| (adjective) not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way | - |
| (adjective) not safe from attack | Synonyms: unsafe |
| inshore | (adjective) (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land | Synonyms: onshore, shoreward |
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| (adjective) close to a shore | - |
| insincere | (adjective) lacking sincerity | - |
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| lacklustre | (adjective) lacking luster or shine | Synonyms: lackluster, lusterless, lustreless |
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| (adjective) lacking brilliance or vitality | Synonyms: lackluster, lusterless, lustreless |
| macabre | (adjective) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror | Synonyms: ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, sick |
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| mature | (adjective) having reached full natural growth or development | - |
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| (adjective) characteristic of maturity | - |
| (adjective) (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination | Synonyms: fledged |
| (adjective) fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used | Synonyms: ripe |
| (adjective) fully considered and perfected | Synonyms: matured |
| meagre | (adjective) deficient in amount or quality or extent | Synonyms: meager, meagerly, scrimpy, stingy |
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| mediocre | (adjective) poor to middling in quality | - |
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| (adjective) moderate to inferior in quality | Synonyms: second-rate |
| (adjective) lacking exceptional quality or ability | Synonyms: average, fair, middling |
| mere | (adjective) apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | Synonyms: bare, simple |
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| (adjective) being nothing more than specified | - |
| miniature | (adjective) being on a very small scale | - |
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| moire | (adjective) (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern | Synonyms: watered |
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| more | (adjective) (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree; above; more than | Synonyms: more than |
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| (adjective) (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number | - |
| obscure | (adjective) difficult to find | Synonyms: hidden |
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| (adjective) marked by difficulty of style or expression | Synonyms: dark |
| (adjective) not drawing attention | Synonyms: unnoticeable |
| (adjective) not famous or acclaimed | Synonyms: unknown, unsung |
| (adjective) not clearly expressed or understood | Synonyms: vague |
| (adjective) remote and separate physically or socially | Synonyms: apart, isolated |
| ochre | (adjective) of a moderate orange-yellow color | Synonyms: ocher |
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| offshore | (adjective) (of winds) coming from the land | Synonyms: seaward |
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| (adjective) at some distance from the shore | - |
| onshore | (adjective) (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land | Synonyms: inshore, shoreward |
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| (adjective) on the edge of the land | - |
| outre | (adjective) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | Synonyms: bizarre, eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish |
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| premature | (adjective) born after a gestation period of less than the normal time | - |
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| (adjective) uncommonly early or before the expected time | Synonyms: untimely |
| (adjective) too soon or too hasty | Synonyms: previous |
| premiere | (adjective) preceding all others in time | Synonyms: premier |
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| pure | (adjective) (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless | - |
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| (adjective) free of extraneous elements of any kind | - |
| (adjective) (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black | Synonyms: saturated |
| (adjective) in a state of sexual virginity | Synonyms: vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous |
| (adjective) free from discordant qualities | - |
| (adjective) concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied | - |
| (adjective) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | Synonyms: arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, sodding, staring, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter |
| rare | (adjective) marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind | Synonyms: uncommon |
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| (adjective) recurring only at long intervals | - |
| (adjective) (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside | - |
| (adjective) not widely distributed | - |
| (adjective) having low density | Synonyms: rarefied, rarified |
| (adjective) not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness | - |
| sapphire | (adjective) of something having the color of a blue sapphire | - |
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| secure | (adjective) free from fear or doubt; easy in mind | Synonyms: unafraid, untroubled |
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| (adjective) free from danger or risk | - |
| (adjective) not likely to fail or give way | - |
| (adjective) immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with | Synonyms: impregnable, inviolable, strong, unassailable, unattackable |
| (adjective) financially safe | Synonyms: dependable, good, safe |
| sere | (adjective) (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture | Synonyms: dried-up, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered |
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| severe | (adjective) causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | Synonyms: dangerous, grave, grievous, life-threatening, serious |
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| (adjective) intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality | Synonyms: terrible, wicked |
| (adjective) severely simple | Synonyms: austere, stark, stern |
| (adjective) very strong or vigorous | Synonyms: hard, knockout |
| (adjective) very bad in degree or extent | - |
| (adjective) unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment | Synonyms: spartan |
| sincere | (adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful | - |
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| (adjective) characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions | Synonyms: earnest, solemn |
| smoothbore | (adjective) of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel | Synonyms: unrifled |
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| sombre | (adjective) lacking brightness or color; dull | Synonyms: drab, sober, somber |
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| (adjective) grave or even gloomy in character | Synonyms: melancholy, somber |
| sophomore | (adjective) used of the second year in United States high school or college | Synonyms: second-year |
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| sore | (adjective) roused to anger | Synonyms: huffy, mad |
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| (adjective) hurting | Synonyms: raw, sensitive, tender |
| (adjective) causing misery or pain or distress | Synonyms: afflictive, painful |
| spare | (adjective) lacking in magnitude or quantity | Synonyms: bare, scanty |
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| (adjective) thin and fit | Synonyms: trim |
| (adjective) lacking embellishment or ornamentation | Synonyms: bare, plain, unembellished, unornamented |
| (adjective) not taken up by scheduled activities | Synonyms: free |
| (adjective) more than is needed, desired, or required | Synonyms: excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus |
| (adjective) kept in reserve especially for emergency use | - |
| square | (adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle | - |
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| (adjective) characterized by honesty and fairness | Synonyms: straight |
| (adjective) rigidly conventional or old-fashioned | Synonyms: straight |
| (adjective) without evasion or compromise | Synonyms: straight, straightforward |
| (adjective) leaving no balance | - |
| (adjective) providing abundant nourishment | Synonyms: hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial |
| sure | (adjective) having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured | Synonyms: certain |
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| (adjective) certain to occur; destined or inevitable | Synonyms: certain |
| (adjective) exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance | Synonyms: certain |
| (adjective) reliable in operation or effect | Synonyms: certain |
| (adjective) physically secure or dependable | - |
| (adjective) certain not to fail | - |
| (adjective) infallible or unfailing | - |
| (adjective) (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence | Synonyms: trusted |
| (adjective) impossible to doubt or dispute | Synonyms: indisputable |
| threadbare | (adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn |
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| (adjective) having the nap worn away so that the threads show through | - |
| threescore | (adjective) being ten more than fifty | Synonyms: 60, lx, sixty |
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| twoscore | (adjective) being ten more than thirty | Synonyms: 40, forty, xl |
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| unaware | (adjective) (often followed by `of') not aware | Synonyms: incognizant |
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| unsure | (adjective) lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance | Synonyms: incertain, uncertain |
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| (adjective) lacking self-confidence | Synonyms: diffident, shy, timid |