afoul | (adjective) especially of a ship's lines etc | Synonyms: foul, fouled |
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artful | (adjective) marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft | - |
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(adjective) not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness | Synonyms: disingenuous |
awful | (adjective) offensive or even (of persons) malicious | Synonyms: nasty |
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(adjective) causing fear or dread or terror | Synonyms: dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible |
(adjective) exceptionally bad or displeasing | Synonyms: abominable, atrocious, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable |
(adjective) extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact | Synonyms: frightful, terrible, tremendous |
(adjective) inspiring awe or admiration or wonder | Synonyms: amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awing |
(adjective) inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence | Synonyms: awed |
baleful | (adjective) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments | Synonyms: forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening |
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(adjective) deadly or sinister | Synonyms: baneful |
baneful | (adjective) deadly or sinister | Synonyms: baleful |
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(adjective) exceedingly harmful | Synonyms: deadly, pernicious, pestilent |
bashful | (adjective) disposed to avoid notice | Synonyms: blate |
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(adjective) self-consciously timid | - |
battleful | (adjective) having or showing a ready disposition to fight | Synonyms: bellicose, combative |
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beautiful | (adjective) delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration | - |
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(adjective) (of weather) highly enjoyable | - |
blameful | (adjective) deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious | Synonyms: blamable, blameable, blameworthy, censurable, culpable |
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blissful | (adjective) completely happy and contented | - |
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blushful | (adjective) of blush color | Synonyms: rosy |
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(adjective) having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset | Synonyms: blushing, red-faced |
boastful | (adjective) exhibiting self-importance | Synonyms: big, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing |
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bountiful | (adjective) producing in abundance | Synonyms: plentiful |
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(adjective) given or giving freely | Synonyms: big, bighearted, bounteous, freehanded, giving, handsome, liberal, openhanded |
brimful | (adjective) filled up | Synonyms: brimfull, brimming |
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careful | (adjective) exercising caution or showing care or attention | - |
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(adjective) cautiously attentive | Synonyms: heedful |
(adjective) mindful of the future in spending money | Synonyms: thrifty |
(adjective) full of cares or anxiety | - |
(adjective) unhurried and with care and dignity | Synonyms: deliberate, measured |
chanceful | (adjective) of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk | Synonyms: chancy, dicey, dodgy |
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changeful | (adjective) such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change | Synonyms: changeable |
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cheerful | (adjective) being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits | - |
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(adjective) pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic | Synonyms: pollyannaish, upbeat |
chockful | (adjective) packed full to capacity | Synonyms: chock-full, chockablock, choke-full, chuck-full, cram full |
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colorful | (adjective) having much or varied color | Synonyms: colourful |
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(adjective) having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination | Synonyms: colored, coloured, colourful |
(adjective) striking in variety and interest | Synonyms: colourful |
colourful | (adjective) having much or varied color | Synonyms: colorful |
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(adjective) striking in variety and interest | Synonyms: colorful |
(adjective) having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination | Synonyms: colored, colorful, coloured |
deceitful | (adjective) marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | Synonyms: ambidextrous, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced |
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(adjective) involving deception | Synonyms: fallacious, fraudulent |
delightful | (adjective) greatly pleasing or entertaining | Synonyms: delicious |
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despiteful | (adjective) showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite | Synonyms: spiteful, vindictive |
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direful | (adjective) causing fear or dread or terror | Synonyms: awful, dire, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible |
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disdainful | (adjective) expressing extreme contempt | Synonyms: contemptuous, insulting, scornful |
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(adjective) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | Synonyms: haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering |
disgraceful | (adjective) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | Synonyms: black, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful |
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(adjective) giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | Synonyms: scandalous, shameful, shocking |
disgustful | (adjective) highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | Synonyms: disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky |
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disrespectful | (adjective) exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous | - |
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(adjective) neither feeling nor showing respect | Synonyms: aweless, awless |
distasteful | (adjective) highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | Synonyms: disgustful, disgusting, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky |
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(adjective) not pleasing in odor or taste | Synonyms: unsavory, unsavoury |
distressful | (adjective) causing distress or worry or anxiety | Synonyms: distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying |
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distrustful | (adjective) having or showing distrust | - |
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doleful | (adjective) filled with or evoking sadness | Synonyms: mournful |
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doubtful | (adjective) open to doubt or suspicion | Synonyms: dubious, dubitable, in question |
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(adjective) fraught with uncertainty or doubt | Synonyms: dubious |
(adjective) unsettled in mind or opinion | Synonyms: tentative |
dreadful | (adjective) causing fear or dread or terror | Synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible |
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(adjective) exceptionally bad or displeasing | Synonyms: abominable, atrocious, awful, painful, terrible, unspeakable |
(adjective) extremely disagreeable and unpleasant | - |
dutiful | (adjective) willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect | Synonyms: duteous |
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effortful | (adjective) requiring great physical effort | - |
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eventful | (adjective) full of events or incidents | - |
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(adjective) having important issues or results | Synonyms: consequential |
faithful | (adjective) steadfast in affection or allegiance | - |
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(adjective) not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend | - |
(adjective) marked by fidelity to an original | Synonyms: close |
fanciful | (adjective) indulging in or influenced by fancy | Synonyms: notional |
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(adjective) having a curiously intricate quality | - |
(adjective) not based on fact; existing only in the imagination | Synonyms: imaginary, notional |
fateful | (adjective) having momentous consequences; of decisive importance | Synonyms: fatal |
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(adjective) controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined | Synonyms: fatal |
(adjective) ominously prophetic | Synonyms: foreboding, portentous |
(adjective) (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin | Synonyms: black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal |
fearful | (adjective) lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted | Synonyms: cowardly |
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(adjective) experiencing or showing fear | - |
(adjective) causing fear or dread or terror | Synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible |
(adjective) extremely distressing | Synonyms: frightful |
(adjective) timid by nature or revealing timidity | Synonyms: timorous, trepid |
fitful | (adjective) intermittently stopping and starting | Synonyms: interrupted, off-and-on |
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(adjective) occurring in spells and often abruptly | Synonyms: spasmodic |
flavorful | (adjective) full of flavor | Synonyms: flavorous, flavorsome, flavourful, flavourous, flavoursome, sapid, saporous |
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flavourful | (adjective) full of flavor | Synonyms: flavorful, flavorous, flavorsome, flavourous, flavoursome, sapid, saporous |
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forceful | (adjective) characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) | - |
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(adjective) forceful and definite in expression or action | Synonyms: emphatic |
foresightful | (adjective) planning prudently for the future | Synonyms: farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, long, longsighted, prospicient |
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forethoughtful | (adjective) thoughtful of the future | - |
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forgetful | (adjective) (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range | Synonyms: short, unretentive |
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(adjective) not mindful or attentive | Synonyms: mindless, unmindful |
(adjective) failing to keep in mind | Synonyms: oblivious |
foul | (adjective) (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines | - |
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(adjective) disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter | Synonyms: filthy, nasty |
(adjective) characterized by obscenity | Synonyms: cruddy, filthy, nasty, smutty |
(adjective) (of a manuscript) defaced with changes | Synonyms: dirty, marked-up |
(adjective) offensively malodorous | Synonyms: fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking |
(adjective) highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | Synonyms: disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky |
(adjective) especially of a ship's lines etc | Synonyms: afoul, fouled |
(adjective) violating accepted standards or rules | Synonyms: cheating, dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike |
fretful | (adjective) habitually complaining | Synonyms: querulous, whiney, whiny |
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(adjective) nervous and unable to relax | Synonyms: antsy, fidgety, itchy, restless |
frightful | (adjective) provoking horror | Synonyms: atrocious, horrible, horrifying, ugly |
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(adjective) extremely distressing | Synonyms: fearful |
(adjective) extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact | Synonyms: awful, terrible, tremendous |
fruitful | (adjective) productive or conducive to producing in abundance | - |
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gainful | (adjective) yielding a fair profit | Synonyms: paid, paying |
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gleeful | (adjective) full of high-spirited delight | Synonyms: elated, joyful, jubilant |
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gloomful | (adjective) depressingly dark | Synonyms: glooming, gloomy, sulky |
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graceful | (adjective) characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution | - |
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(adjective) suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | Synonyms: elegant, refined |
grateful | (adjective) feeling or showing gratitude | Synonyms: thankful |
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(adjective) affording comfort or pleasure | - |
guileful | (adjective) marked by skill in deception | Synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily |
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harmful | (adjective) causing or capable of causing harm | - |
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hateful | (adjective) evoking or deserving hatred | - |
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(adjective) characterized by malice | Synonyms: mean |
healthful | (adjective) conducive to good health of body or mind | - |
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(adjective) free from filth and pathogens | Synonyms: sanitary |
heedful | (adjective) taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention | Synonyms: attentive, paying attention, thoughtful |
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(adjective) giving attention | Synonyms: advertent |
(adjective) cautiously attentive | Synonyms: careful |
helpful | (adjective) providing assistance or serving a useful function | - |
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hopeful | (adjective) having or manifesting hope | - |
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(adjective) likely to turn out well in the future | Synonyms: bright, promising |
hurtful | (adjective) harmful to living things | Synonyms: deleterious, injurious |
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(adjective) causing hurt | - |
insightful | (adjective) exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception | - |
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ireful | (adjective) feeling or showing extreme anger | Synonyms: irate |
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joyful | (adjective) full of or producing joy | - |
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(adjective) full of high-spirited delight | Synonyms: elated, gleeful, jubilant |
lawful | (adjective) conformable to or allowed by law | - |
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(adjective) authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law | Synonyms: legitimate, licit |
(adjective) having a legally established claim | Synonyms: rightful, true |
(adjective) according to custom or rule or natural law | Synonyms: rule-governed |
lustful | (adjective) vigorously passionate | Synonyms: concupiscent, lusty |
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(adjective) characterized by lust | Synonyms: lubricious, prurient, salacious |
(adjective) driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires | Synonyms: lascivious, lewd, libidinous |
manful | (adjective) possessing qualities befitting a man | Synonyms: manlike, manly |
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(adjective) characteristic of a man | Synonyms: male, manlike, manly, virile |
masterful | (adjective) having or revealing supreme mastery or skill | Synonyms: consummate, masterly, virtuoso |
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meaningful | (adjective) having a meaning or purpose | - |
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merciful | (adjective) showing or giving mercy | - |
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(adjective) (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious | - |
mindful | (adjective) bearing in mind; attentive to | Synonyms: aware |
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mirthful | (adjective) arousing or provoking laughter | Synonyms: amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, risible |
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(adjective) full of or showing high-spirited merriment | Synonyms: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry |
mistrustful | (adjective) openly distrustful and unwilling to confide | Synonyms: leery, suspicious, untrusting, wary |
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mournful | (adjective) filled with or evoking sadness | Synonyms: doleful |
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(adjective) expressing sorrow | Synonyms: plaintive |
needful | (adjective) necessary for relief or supply | Synonyms: needed, required, requisite |
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neglectful | (adjective) failing in what duty requires | Synonyms: delinquent, derelict, remiss |
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(adjective) not showing due care or attention | Synonyms: inattentive |
nonmeaningful | (adjective) having no meaning or direction or purpose | Synonyms: meaningless |
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overcareful | (adjective) excessively or unduly careful | Synonyms: too-careful |
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painful | (adjective) causing physical or psychological pain | - |
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(adjective) exceptionally bad or displeasing | Synonyms: abominable, atrocious, awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable |
(adjective) causing physical discomfort | Synonyms: irritating |
(adjective) causing misery or pain or distress | Synonyms: afflictive, sore |
peaceful | (adjective) not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war | Synonyms: peaceable |
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(adjective) peacefully resistant in response to injustice | Synonyms: passive |
pitiful | (adjective) bad; unfortunate | Synonyms: deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sorry |
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(adjective) inspiring mixed contempt and pity | Synonyms: pathetic, pitiable |
(adjective) deserving or inciting pity | Synonyms: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched |
playful | (adjective) full of fun and high spirits | - |
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plentiful | (adjective) producing in abundance | Synonyms: bountiful |
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(adjective) affording an abundant supply | Synonyms: ample, copious, plenteous, rich |
(adjective) existing in great number or quantity | - |
powerful | (adjective) having great power or force or potency or effect | - |
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(adjective) having great influence | Synonyms: potent |
(adjective) displaying superhuman strength or power | Synonyms: herculean |
(adjective) (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful | Synonyms: brawny, hefty, muscular, sinewy |
(adjective) strong enough to knock down or overwhelm | Synonyms: knock-down |
praiseful | (adjective) full of or giving praise | Synonyms: laudatory, praising |
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prayerful | (adjective) disposed to pray or appearing to pray | - |
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prideful | (adjective) joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success | Synonyms: exultant, exulting, jubilant, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant |
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(adjective) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | Synonyms: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering |
purposeful | (adjective) serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal | - |
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(adjective) having meaning through having an aim | - |
pushful | (adjective) marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative | Synonyms: pushy |
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refreshful | (adjective) imparting vitality and energy | Synonyms: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, tonic |
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regardful | (adjective) showing deference | Synonyms: deferent, deferential |
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regretful | (adjective) feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone | Synonyms: bad, sorry |
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remindful | (adjective) serving to bring to mind | Synonyms: evocative, redolent, reminiscent, resonant |
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remorseful | (adjective) feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses | Synonyms: contrite, rueful, ruthful |
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reposeful | (adjective) affording physical or mental rest | Synonyms: relaxing, restful |
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