| upmarket | (adjective) designed for consumers with high incomes | - |
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| upmost | (adjective) at or nearest to the top | Synonyms: topmost, uppermost |
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| uppermost | (adjective) at or nearest to the top | Synonyms: topmost, upmost |
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| upright | (adjective) upright in position or posture | Synonyms: erect, vertical |
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| (adjective) of moral excellence | Synonyms: good, just |
| (adjective) in a vertical position; not sloping | Synonyms: unsloped |
| upset | (adjective) thrown into a state of disarray or confusion | Synonyms: broken, confused, disordered |
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| (adjective) mildly physically distressed | - |
| (adjective) afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief | Synonyms: disquieted, distressed, disturbed, worried |
| (adjective) having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom | Synonyms: overturned, upturned |
| (adjective) used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win | - |
| upstart | (adjective) characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position | Synonyms: nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue |
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| uptight | (adjective) being in a tense state | Synonyms: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive |
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| urgent | (adjective) compelling immediate action | Synonyms: pressing |
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| utmost | (adjective) (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order | Synonyms: farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, uttermost |
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| (adjective) of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity | Synonyms: extreme, uttermost |
| uttermost | (adjective) (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order | Synonyms: farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost |
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| (adjective) of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity | Synonyms: extreme, utmost |
| vacant | (adjective) without an occupant or incumbent | - |
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| (adjective) devoid of intelligence or thought | Synonyms: mindless, vacuous |
| vacillant | (adjective) uncertain in purpose or action | Synonyms: vacillating, wavering |
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| vagrant | (adjective) continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | Synonyms: aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond |
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| valent | (adjective) (chemistry) having valence; usually used in combination | - |
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| valiant | (adjective) having or showing valor | Synonyms: valorous |
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| variant | (adjective) differing from a norm or standard | - |
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| (adjective) exhibiting variation and change | - |
| vast | (adjective) unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope | Synonyms: Brobdingnagian, huge, immense |
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| vehement | (adjective) marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid | Synonyms: fierce, tearing, trigger-happy, violent |
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| (adjective) characterized by great force or energy | - |
| velvet | (adjective) smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste | Synonyms: velvet-textured, velvety |
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| (adjective) resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface | Synonyms: velvety |
| verdant | (adjective) characterized by abundance of verdure | - |
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| vesicant | (adjective) causing blisters | Synonyms: vesicatory |
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| vibrant | (adjective) of colors that are bright and striking | - |
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| (adjective) of sounds that are strong and resonating | - |
| (adjective) vigorous and animated | Synonyms: vivacious |
| vigilant | (adjective) carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger | Synonyms: argus-eyed, open-eyed, wakeful, watchful |
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| violent | (adjective) acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity | - |
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| (adjective) characterized by violence or bloodshed | Synonyms: crimson, red |
| (adjective) effected by force or injury rather than natural causes | - |
| (adjective) marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid | Synonyms: fierce, tearing, trigger-happy, vehement |
| (adjective) (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud | Synonyms: wild |
| violet | (adjective) of a color intermediate between red and blue | Synonyms: purple, purplish |
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| virulent | (adjective) infectious; having the ability to cause disease | - |
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| (adjective) extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom | Synonyms: deadly, venomous |
| (adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone | Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, vitriolic |
| volant | (adjective) with wings extended in a flying position | - |
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| watertight | (adjective) without flaws or loopholes | Synonyms: bulletproof, ironclad, unassailable, unshakable |
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| (adjective) not allowing water to pass in or out | - |
| welfarist | (adjective) of or relating to a welfare state | Synonyms: welfare-statist |
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| west | (adjective) situated in or facing or moving toward the west | - |
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| westernmost | (adjective) farthest to the west | Synonyms: westmost |
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| westmost | (adjective) farthest to the west | Synonyms: westernmost |
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| wet | (adjective) covered or soaked with a liquid such as water | - |
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| (adjective) producing or secreting milk | Synonyms: lactating |
| (adjective) supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages | - |
| (adjective) containing moisture or volatile components | - |
| (adjective) consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor | - |
| (adjective) very drunk | Synonyms: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight |
| wildcat | (adjective) (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive | - |
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| (adjective) without official authorization | Synonyms: unauthorised, unauthorized |
| (adjective) outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices | - |
| windburnt | (adjective) suffering from windburn | Synonyms: windburned |
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| windswept | (adjective) open to or swept by wind | - |
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| worst | (adjective) (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition | - |
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| wrought | (adjective) shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort) | Synonyms: molded, shaped |
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