Synonyms Words with Examples

Mad – Dad was mad at me for damaging the car.

Irritated – I was irritated by their stupid questions.

Cross – She was cross with me for being late.

Annoyed – I’ll be annoyed if we don’t finish by eight.

Furious – Residents in the area are furious at the decision.

Livid – He looked absolutely livid.

Outraged – Most people were outraged by the 9/11 attacks.

Tasty – She makes a really tasty dish with chicken and rice.

Appetizing – The food wasn’t particularly appetizing.

Flavourful – A flavourful Red juice.

Yummy –  I think I’ll have some more of that yummy chocolate cake.

Delectable – A delectable cheesecake.

Scrumptious – A scrumptious meal.

Mouth-watering – The waiter came round with a tray of mouth-watering cream cakes.

Challenging – Teaching young children is a challenging and rewarding job.

Tricky – She had helped him out of a tricky situation.

Daunting – The task seemed a little daunting at first.

Hard – The test was really hard.

Onerous – She found the duties of motherhood onerous.

Tough – Life is tough sometimes.

Arduous – An arduous task.

Great – He did a great job as captain.

Splendid – The staff are doing a splendid job.

Terrific – Mr. Jones thought my history paper was terrific.

Top-notch – That restaurant is really top-notch.

Wonderful – He is a wonderful cook.

Fantastic – We had a fantastic time.

Grand – You have done a grand job.

Speedy – He’s a very Speedy worker.

Rapid – A rapid increase in the population.

Quick – I tried to catch him but he was too quick for me.

Brisk – I took a Brisk walk.

Swift – He received a swift response to his letter.

Hasty – I think perhaps we were a little Hasty in judging him.

Mate – Terry’s an old mate of mine.

Pal – We’ve been pals since we were at school.

Comrade – He misses his comrades from his days in the army.

Buddy – He’s out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.

Companion – His dog was his constant companion.

Chum – Freddie’s an old-school chum of mine.

Confidant – Her brother is her closest confidant.

Light-hearted – A light-hearted comedy.

Hilarious – The movie has some hilarious scenes.

Witty – Peter is a witty comedian.

Amusing – He found the whole incident rather amusing.

Comical – It was quite comical watching him trying to dance.

Humorous – The movie is meant to be humorous

Sidesplitting – He told some sidesplitting jokes.

Delighted – The Doctor says they are delighted with her progress.

Glad – He was glad to see someone that he knew.

Thrilled – He’s thrilled at the idea of going to Disneyland.

Pleased – I’m pleased I passed my exam.

Elated – We were elated to find out She was pregnant against us.

Ecstatic – The crowd was ecstatic and cheered wildly.

Overjoyed – She was overjoyed when she found out that her son was safe.

Sincere – The details will tell you who is sincere to you.

Straightforward – You can count on her to be blunt, straightforward, and very truthful.

Decent – He is a decent guy, who would help anyone in real.

Trustworthy – This system is trustworthy and safe to work.

Genuine – She has always shown a genuine concern for poor people.

Virtuous – The virtuous person is pure, not in act only but also in heart.

Thoughtful – It was thoughtful of you to send him a card.

Caring – She’s lucky to have such a loving and caring husband.

Considerate – He’s always very polite and considerate to his guests.

Nice – Everyone has been so nice to me.

Warmhearted – The town is full of warmhearted, helpful people.

Benevolent – A benevolent ruler.

Sympathetic – My boss was very sympathetic and said I should take some time off work.

Quiet – He did a great job as captain.

Calm – The financial markets are calm at the moment.

Tranquil – A small tranquil village.

Restful – They had a restful weekend.

Serene – A serene mountain lake.

Soothing – The soothing music helped the students before their exams.

Beautiful – She was even more beautiful than I had remembered.

Stunning – They were too fatigued to continue with the climb.

Gorgeous – The bride looked gorgeous.

Attractive – She’s a very attractive woman

Handsome – He was tall, dark, and handsome.

Lovely – You look lovely tonight.

Good-looking – He’s a good-looking guy, but he’s a bit boring.

Downcast – He was understandably downcast after the team’s loss.

Gloomy – Why are you all looking so gloomy?

Dejected – She looked a bit dejected when they told her she didn’t get the job.

Glum – Don’t look so glum Maybe you’ll win next time.

Despondent – She started to feel Despondent about ever finding a job.

Unhappy – I was very unhappy with the service

Down – She’s been kind of down since that argument with Jack.

Sorrowful – With a sorrowful sigh, she folded the latter and put it away.

Frightening – She found the film extremely frightening.

Chilling – The court heard chilling details about the attack.

Creepy – This place is really creepy.

Terrifying – The experience was absolutely terrifying.

Spooky – It was a spooky coincidence.

Bloodcurdling – A bloodcurdling story.

Eerie – She heard the eerie noise of the wind howling through the trees.

Tiny – A tiny old lady answered the door.

Minute – They found minute traces of poison in his body.

Petite – His wife was a petite dark-haired woman in her early thirties.

Poky – They live in a poky little flat.

Little – A little old man came into the room.

Teeny – I’ll just have a teeny bit of cream.

Itty-bitty – We stayed at some itty-bitty hotel in aback street.

Bright – He is a very bright kid.

Clever – Sarah is very clever at physics.

Intelligent – Peter is a highly intelligent young man.

Brainy – My sister is the brainy one in our family.

Crafty – She was a crafty woman.

Cunning – He is a very cunning man.

Brilliant – Her mother was a brilliant scientist.

Weird – I had a weird dream last night.

Bizarre – Mark’s behavior was really bizarre.

Odd – Her father was an odd man.

Quirky – I like his quirky sense of humor.

Peculiar – She has the most peculiar ideas.

Eccentric – He lived alone and had some slightly eccentric habits.