Starting with DA
- dabbled
- dacitic
- dactylic
- daedal
- daft
- daily
- dainty
- daisylike
- dalmatian
- damaged
- damaging
- damascene
- damask
- damn
- damnable
- damnatory
- damned
- damning
- damp
- dampish
- danceable
- dandified
- dandy
- dandyish
- dangerous
- danish
- dank
- dantean
- dantesque
- dapper
- dappled
- daredevil
- daring
- dark
- darkened
- darkening
- darkish
- darkling
- darling
- darned
- darwinian
- dashed
- dashing
- dastard
- dastardly
- datable
- dateable
- dated
- dateless
- daughterly
- daunted
- daunting
- dauntless
- daylong
- dazed
- dazzled
- dazzling
Starting with DE
- dead
- deadened
- deadening
- deadlocked
- deadly
- deadpan
- deaf
- deafened
- deafening
- dear
- deathless
- deathlike
- deathly
- debased
- debasing
- debatable
- debauched
- debile
- debilitated
- debilitating
- debilitative
- debonair
- debonaire
- deboned
- debonnaire
- decadent
- decalescent
- decapitated
- decasyllabic
- decayable
- decayed
- deceased
- deceitful
- decent
- decentralised
- decentralising
- decentralized
- decentralizing
- deceptive
- decided
- deciding
- deciduous
- decimal
- decipherable
- deciphered
- decisive
- deckled
- declamatory
- declarable
- declarative
- declaratory
- declared
- declassified
- declivitous
- decollete
- decomposable
- decompositional
- decompound
- deconsecrated
- deconstructionist
- decorated
- decorative
- decorous
- decreased
- decreasing
- decreed
- decrepit
- decrescendo
- decumbent
- decurved
- decussate
- dedicated
- dedifferentiated
- deducible
- deductible
- deductive
- deep
- deepening
- defamatory
- defeasible
- defeated
- defective
- defenceless
- defendable
- defending
- defenseless
- defensible
- defensive
- deferent
- deferential
- defervescent
- defiant
- deficient
- defiled
- definable
- defined
- definite
- definitive
- deflated
- deflationary
- deflective
- defoliate
- defoliated
- deformational
- deformed
- deft
- defunct
- degage
- degenerate
- degenerative
- degraded
- degrading
- degressive
- dehiscent
- dehumanised
- dehumanized
- dehydrated
- deictic
- deific
- deist
- deistic
- dejected
- delayed
- delectable
- deleterious
- deliberate
- deliberative
- delible
- delicate
- delicious
- delighted
- delightful
- delimited
- delineate
- delineated
- delineative
- delinquent
- deliquescent
- delirious
- deliverable
- delphian
- delphic
- deltoid
- delusional
- delusive
- delusory
- deluxe
- demagogic
- demagogical
- demanding
- demeaning
- demented
- democratic
- demode
- demographic
- demolished
- demoniac
- demoniacal
- demonic
- demonstrable
- demonstrated
- demonstrative
- demoralised
- demoralising
- demoralized
- demoralizing
- demosthenic
- demotic
- demulcent
- demure
- demythologised
- demythologized
- denary
- denatured
- denaturised
- denaturized
- dendriform
- dendritic
- dendroid
- dendroidal
- deniable
- denigrating
- denigrative
- denigratory
- denominational
- denotative
- denotive
- dense
- dental
- dentate
- dented
- denticulate
- denudate
- denuded
- denumerable
- denunciative
- denunciatory
- departed
- departmental
- dependable
- dependant
- dependent
- depicted
- depictive
- depilatory
- depilous
- depletable
- depleted
- deplorable
- depopulated
- depraved
- deprecating
- deprecative
- deprecatory
- depreciating
- depreciative
- depreciatory
- depressant
- depressed
- depressing
- deprived
- deranged
- derelict
- derisive
- derisory
- derivable
- derivational
- derivative
- derived
- dermal
- dermatologic
- dermatological
- dermic
- derogative
- derogatory
- descendant
- descendent
- descending
- describable
- described
- descriptive
- desecrated
- desegrated
- desensitising
- desensitizing
- deserted
- deserved
- deserving
- desiccate
- desiccated
- designate
- designative
- designed
- designing
- desirable
- desired
- desirous
- deskbound
- desolate
- despairing
- desperate
- despicable
- despised
- despiteful
- despoiled
- despondent
- despotic
- despotical
- destined
- destitute
- destroyable
- destroyed
- destructible
- destructive
- desultory
- detachable
- detached
- detailed
- detectable
- detected
- detergent
- determinable
- determinant
- determinate
- determinative
- determined
- determining
- deterministic
- deterrent
- detersive
- detestable
- detested
- detonative
- detractive
- detrimental
- deuced
- deuteranopic
- devalued
- devastating
- developed
- developing
- developmental
- deviant
- deviate
- devilish
- devious
- devoid
- devoted
- devotional
- devouring
- devout
- deweyan
- dewy
- dexter
- dexterous
- dextral
- dextrorotary
- dextrorotatory
- dextrorsal
- dextrorse
- dextrous
Starting with DI
- diabatic
- diabetic
- diabolic
- diabolical
- diachronic
- diacritic
- diacritical
- diadromous
- diagnosable
- diagnostic
- diagonal
- diagonalizable
- diagrammatic
- diagrammatical
- dialectal
- dialectic
- dialectical
- diamagnetic
- diamantine
- diametral
- diametric
- diametrical
- dianoetic
- diaphanous
- diaphoretic
- diaphyseal
- diaphysial
- diarrheal
- diarrheic
- diarrhetic
- diarrhoeal
- diarrhoeic
- diarrhoetic
- diastolic
- diatomic
- diatonic
- diazo
- dicarboxylic
- dicey
- dichotomous
- dichromatic
- dickensian
- dickey
- dicky
- diclinous
- dicotyledonous
- dictated
- dictatorial
- dictyopteran
- didactic
- didactical
- diestrous
- diestrual
- dietary
- dietetic
- dietetical
- different
- differentiable
- differential
- differentiated
- difficult
- diffident
- diffuse
- diffused
- diffusing
- diffusive
- digestible
- digestive
- dighted
- digital
- digitate
- digitigrade
- dignified
- dignifying
- digressive
- dilapidated
- dilatory
- dilettante
- dilettanteish
- dilettantish
- diligent
- dilute
- diluted
- diluvial
- diluvian
- dim
- dimensional
- dimensioning
- diminished
- diminishing
- diminuendo
- diminutive
- dimmed
- dimorphic
- dimorphous
- dingy
- dinky
- diocesan
- dioecian
- dioecious
- dioestrous
- dioestrual
- dionysian
- diploid
- diplomatic
- diplomatical
- dipolar
- dipped
- dipterous
- dipylon
- dire
- direct
- directed
- directing
- directional
- directionless
- directive
- direful
- dirigible
- dirt
- dirty
- disabled
- disabling
- disabused
- disadvantaged
- disadvantageous
- disaffected
- disagreeable
- disappointed
- disappointing
- disapproving
- disarming
- disarranged
- disarrayed
- disastrous
- disavowable
- disbelieving
- discalceate
- discalced
- discarded
- discernable
- discernible
- discerning
- discharged
- disciform
- disciplinal
- disciplinary
- disciplined
- disclike
- disclosed
- discoid
- discoidal
- discombobulated
- discomfited
- discomposed
- discomycetous
- disconcerted
- disconcerting
- disconfirming
- disconnected
- disconsolate
- discontent
- discontented
- discontinued
- discontinuous
- discordant
- discorporate
- discouraged
- discouraging
- discourteous
- discoverable
- discovered
- discreditable
- discredited
- discreet
- discrepant
- discrete
- discretional
- discretionary
- discriminable
- discriminate
- discriminating
- discriminative
- discriminatory
- discursive
- disdainful
- diseased
- disembodied
- disenchanted
- disenchanting
- disenfranchised
- disentangled
- disfigured
- disfranchised
- disgraced
- disgraceful
- disgruntled
- disguised
- disgusted
- disgustful
- disgusting
- disharmonious
- disheartened
- disheartening
- dished
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- dishonored
- dishonourable
- dishy
- disillusioned
- disillusioning
- disinclined
- disinfectant
- disingenuous
- disinherited
- disintegrable
- disintegrative
- disinterested
- disjoined
- disjoint
- disjointed
- disjunct
- disjunctive
- disklike
- dislikable
- disliked
- dislocated
- dislogistic
- disloyal
- dismal
- dismantled
- dismayed
- dismaying
- dismissed
- dismissible
- dismissive
- disobedient
- disobliging
- disordered
- disorderly
- disorganised
- disorganized
- disoriented
- disorienting
- disparaging
- disparate
- dispassionate
- dispensable
- dispensed
- dispersed
- dispersive
- dispirited
- dispiriting
- displeased
- displeasing
- disposable
- disposed
- dispossessed
- disproportional
- disproportionate
- disputable
- disputatious
- disputative
- disputed
- disqualified
- disqualifying
- disquieted
- disquieting
- disregarded
- disreputable
- disrespectful
- disrupted
- disruptive
- dissatisfactory
- dissatisfied
- dissected
- disseminative
- dissentient
- dissenting
- dissentious
- dissident
- dissilient
- dissimilar
- dissimulative
- dissipated
- dissociable
- dissociative
- dissoluble
- dissolute
- dissolvable
- dissolved
- dissonant
- dissuasive
- distaff
- distal
- distant
- distasteful
- distensible
- distinct
- distinctive
- distinguishable
- distinguished
- distortable
- distorted
- distracted
- distrait
- distraught
- distressed
- distressful
- distressing
- distributed
- distributional
- distributive
- distrustful
- disturbed
- disturbing
- disunited
- disused
- disyllabic
- dithyrambic
- diurnal
- divalent
- divergent
- diverging
- divers
- diverse
- diversified
- diversionary
- diverted
- diverting
- dividable
- divided
- divinatory
- divine
- divisible
- divisional
- divisive
- divorced
- dizygotic
- dizygous
- dizzy
Starting with DJ
Starting with DO
- doable
- docile
- doctoral
- doctorial
- doctrinaire
- doctrinal
- documental
- documentary
- documented
- doddering
- doddery
- dodgy
- dogged
- dogging
- doglike
- dogmatic
- dogmatical
- dolabrate
- dolabriform
- doleful
- dolichocephalic
- dolichocranial
- dolichocranic
- dolomitic
- dolorous
- dolourous
- doltish
- domed
- domestic
- domesticated
- domiciliary
- dominant
- dominated
- dominating
- domineering
- dominical
- dominican
- donatist
- done
- donnean
- donnian
- donnish
- doomed
- doped
- dopey
- dopy
- dorian
- doric
- dormant
- dormie
- dormy
- dorsal
- dorsoventral
- dosed
- dostoevskian
- dostoyevskian
- doting
- dotted
- dotty
- double
- doubled
- doubtful
- doubting
- doughy
- dour
- dovish
- dowdy
- dowered
- dowerless
- down
- downbound
- downcast
- downfield
- downhearted
- downhill
- downlike
- downmarket
- downright
- downscale
- downstage
- downstair
- downstairs
- downstream
- downtown
- downtrodden
- downward
- downwind
- downy
- dozen
- dozy
Starting with DR
- drab
- draconian
- drafty
- dragging
- draggled
- drained
- draining
- dramatic
- dramaturgic
- dramaturgical
- draped
- drastic
- draughty
- drawn
- dread
- dreaded
- dreadful
- dreamed
- dreamless
- dreamlike
- dreamy
- drear
- dreary
- drenched
- dress
- dressed
- dressy
- dried
- drifting
- drilled
- drinkable
- dripless
- drippy
- driven
- driving
- drizzling
- drizzly
- droll
- drooping
- droopy
- dropping
- dropsical
- drowsing
- drowsy
- drudging
- drugged
- drugless
- drumhead
- drunk
- drunken
- drupaceous
- dry
Starting with DU
- dual
- dualistic
- dubious
- dubitable
- ducal
- duckbill
- ductile
- ductless
- dud
- due
- dulcet
- dull
- dulled
- dumb
- dumbfounded
- dumbfounding
- dumbstricken
- dumbstruck
- dumfounded
- dumfounding
- dummy
- dumpy
- dun
- duncical
- duncish
- duodecimal
- duodenal
- duple
- duplex
- duplicable
- duplicatable
- duplicate
- duplicitous
- durable
- dural
- dusky
- dustlike
- dusty
- dutch
- duteous
- dutiable
- dutiful
Starting with DW
Starting with DY
More Categories for the Adjectives Starting with D
The section for the Shortest/Longest Adjectives contains adjectives with the least and the most number of letters, while the Interesting Adjectives category presents adjectives that can add flair to your speech or writing. The lists of Positive Adjectives contain descriptive words for the desirable qualities of a person, event, or place, while the Negative Adjectives lists consist of those which describe the undesirable characteristics of a person, event, or place.
For the Heroic Adjectives category, the descriptive words included are simply those which describe a hero or a heroine or their deeds. Moreover, the next category which is the Sporty Adjectives is composed of words which modifies a person who participates in sports or other physical activities. Lastly, the Romantic Adjectives list includes adjectives that are commonly used to express romantic love or to describe a loved one.
Aside from enumerating adjectives, this article also provides the meaning of each adjective and an example on how the word is used.
Interesting Adjectives
daffy:silly; mildly eccentric.
– daffy anecdotes
doltish: heavy and dull and stupid
– doltish character
draconian: of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
– Draconian measures
dubious: fraught with uncertainty or doubt
– dubious compliment
dulcet: pleasing to the ear
– the dulcet tones of the cello
Positive Adjectives to Describe a Person
dependable: worthy of reliance or trust
– dependable worker
desirable: worth having or seeking or achieving
– a desirable suitor
devoted: dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use
– devoted to poetry
devout: deeply religious
– devout Christian
docile: willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
– docile student
Positive Adjectives to Describe an Event
diplomatic: using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people
– diplomatic affairs
diverse: many and different
– diverse treatment methods
dramatic: suitable to or characteristic of drama
– dramatic entrance
dramaturgical: relating to the technical aspects of drama
– dramaturgical scene
dreamlike: resembling a dream
– dreamlike experience
Positive Adjectives to Describe a Place
delightful: greatly pleasing or entertaining
– delightful casino
deluxe: elegant and sumptuous; ostentatiously rich and superior in
– deluxe hotel room
democratic: representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large
– democratic country
developed: advanced economically and socially; : being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete
– developed city
domestic: of or relating to the running of a home or to family relations; existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international
– domestic town
Negative Adjectives to Describe a Person
deceitful: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
– she was a deceitful scheming little thing
disruptive: characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
– disruptive behavior
dogmatic: characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
– dogmatic old man
domineering: assert one’s will over another in an arrogant way.
– domineering wife
dumb: unable to speak, most typically because of congenital deafness; stupid
– dumb child
Negative Adjectives to Describe an Event
destructive: causing destruction or much damage
– destructive interference
distressing: bad; unfortunate
– distressing life events
dreadful: extremely disagreeable and unpleasant; causing fear or dread or terror
– dreadful storm
dreary: dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing
– dreary outcome
dull: lacking interest or excitement
– dull house party
Negative Adjectives to Describe a Place
dank: unpleasantly cool and humid
– dank prison cell
disgusting: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
– disgusting man-made canal
disorderly: lacking organization; untidy
– disorderly room
drafty: cold and uncomfortable because of currents of cool air
– drafty old cabin
dusty: covered with, full of, or resembling dust.
– dusty library
Heroic Adjectives
dauntless: invulnerable to fear or intimidation
– dauntless explorers
debonair: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
– debonair gentleman
decisive: having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
– a decisive blow
determined: strongly motivated to succeed
– determined to save her
dogged: stubbornly unyielding
– dogged persistence
Sporty Adjectives
deft: skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
– deft tennis player
deserving: worthy of being treated in a particular way
– deserving of the title
dextrous: possessing or done with dexterity
– dextrous team captain
distinguished: used of a person’s appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
– distinguished athlete
dynamic: characterized by constant change, activity, or progress
– dynamic basketball team
Romantic Adjectives
dainty: delicately beautiful
– dainty apperance
dandyish: affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
– dandyish teenager
darling: beloved
– darling wife
dashing: attractive in a romantic, adventurous way.
– dashing beauty
dazzling: shining intensely
– dazzling night gown
Shortest Adjectives
dim: lacking in light
– dim light
dry:free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.
– dry eye
dud: failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive
– dud mine
due: owed and payable immediately or on demand
– payment is due
dun: of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
– dun and dreary prairie
daft: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
– daft husband
damn: expletives used informally as intensifiers
– turn that damn thing off!
damp: slightly wet
– damp clot
dank: unpleasantly cool and humid
– dank cellar
dark: with little or no light
– it’s too dark to see much
Longest Adjectives
deconstructionist: of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism
– deconstructionist principles
dedifferentiated: having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function
– the most severely dedifferentiated of all schizophrenic patients
disproportionate: not proportionate
– disproportionate shares
decompositional: causing organic decay
– decompositional reactions
disadvantageous: involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness
– disadvantageous outcome
discombobulated: having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
– the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker
disenfranchised: deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
– disenfrenchised masses took to the streets
disproportional: out of proportion
– disproportional elements
dissatisfactory: not up to expectations
– dissatisfactory performance
distinguishable: capable of being perceived as different or distinct
– a project distinguishable into four stages
This article can serve as a reference if you are at a loss for adjectives that can best describe a specific person, place, thing or event. Through these lists, you will learn about new word options and enhance your vocabulary.