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12/08/2020 04:56 pm PST
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Strong Adjectives to Use in Your Writing

By Catia Shattuck

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strong adjectives to use in your writing

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!

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Catia Shattuck

I am a copyeditor and a typesetter of print books, and have been editing and typesetting (using InDesign) for eleven years.

With my experience and a degree from Brigham Young University in English language and an additional minor in editing, I am a pro at giving editing and design advice, and I enjoy instructing others on how to do the very things I love.


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