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Looking for that perfect, punchy adjective? Here is a list of our favorite strong adjectives.
Strong Adjectives to Replace Very + Weak Adjective
Very . . .
- happy -> jubilant, ecstatic, exuberant, thrilled, elated
- angry, mad -> furious
- tired -> exhausted (or you can easily replace with an action: “Her hand hid a jaw-popping yawn”)
- big -> enormous, huge, immense
- hot -> sweltering, scorching
- difficult -> arduous, strenuous
- cold -> freezing, icy (or replace with an action: “His red nose dripped in the frigid air, and he rubbed his hands together, trying to get back some feeling in his fingers.”)
- pretty -> beautiful, gorgeous, stunning
- thirsty -> parched
- small -> tiny, diminutive, puny
- slow -> sluggish, sedate
- loud -> deafening
- painful -> excruciating, torturous
- sad -> miserable, depressed
- careful, exact -> fastidious, meticulous
- dirty -> filthy
- smelly -> pungent, acrid, rank, putrid
More Great Adjectives
- adamant
- belligerent, quarrelsome, bellicose
- querulous
- didactic
- egregious
- harsh
- scrawny
- raspy
- grotesque
- spotless
- cruel
- garrulous
- insidious
- luminous
- resolute
- soaked
- ancient
- obtuse
- pervasive
- petulant
- recalcitrant, obstinate
- taciturn
- tenacious
- voracious
- tremulous, timid
- desiccated
- stinging
- capable, efficient
- revolting
- horrifying
- luxurious
- mellow
- miserable
- gregarious
- flustered
- demanding
- stagnant
- delirious
- precious
What strong adjectives have you used in your writing? We’d love to hear in the comments below!
That is, what would your character see, hear, smell, taste or feel? Using the senses is self-explanatory, except the feeling sense, where you want to emphasize temperature and texture, or the kinesthetics of how it feels for this character to move in space.