Character

Absent-minded: (adj)

Absent-minded: (adj)

tending to forget things, perhaps because you are not thinking about what is around you, but about something else

• synonym forgetful

Forgetful: (adj)

often forgetting things

• synonym absent-minded

Careless: (adj)

not giving enough attention and thought to what you are doing, so that you make mistakes

Dull: (adj)

not interesting or exciting

• synonym dreary

Dreary: (adj)

that makes you feel sad; not bright or interesting

• synonym dull

Stupid: (adj)

showing a lack of thought or good judgement

• synonym foolish, silly

Foolish: (adj)

not showing good sense or judgement

• synonym silly, stupid

Silly: (adj)

showing a lack of thought, understanding, or judgement

• synonym foolish

Adventurous: (adj)

(of a person) willing to take risks and try new ideas; enjoying being in new, exciting situations

Passive-aggressive: (adj)

being angry without expressing your anger openly, but resisting people in authority by refusing to do what they want or to accept responsibility for your actions

Arrogant: (adj)

behaving in a proud, unpleasant way, showing little thought for other people

Malicious: (adj)

having or showing a desire to harm somebody or hurt their feelings, caused by a feeling of hate

• synonym malevolent, spiteful

Malevolent: (adj)

having or showing a desire to harm other people

• synonym malicious, wicked

Wicked: (adj)

morally bad

• synonym evil

Evil: (adj)

(of people) enjoying harming others; morally bad and cruel

Heartless: (adj)

feeling no sympathy for other people

• synonym cruel

Cruel: (adj)

having a desire to cause physical or mental pain and make somebody suffer

• opposite kind

Spiteful: (adj)

behaving in an unkind way in order to hurt or upset somebody

• synonym malicious

Stubborn: (adj)

determined not to change your opinion or attitude

• synonym obstinate

Obstinate: (adj)

refusing to change your opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade you to; showing this

• synonym stubborn

Bigoted: (adj)

showing strong, unreasonable beliefs or opinions and refusing to change them

Bitchy: (adj)

saying unpleasant and unkind things about other people

Bossy: (adj)

always telling people what to do

Conceited: (adj)

being too proud of yourself and what you do

Greedy: (adj)

wanting more money, power, food, etc. than you really need

Easy-going: (adj)

relaxed and happy to accept things without worrying or getting angry

Modest: (adj)

not very large, expensive, important, etc.

Tolerant: (adj)

able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it

Gentle: (adj)

calm and kind; doing things in a quiet and careful way

Decisive: (adj)

very important for the final result of a particular situation

Mature: (adj)

(of a child or young person) behaving in a sensible way, like an adult

• opposite immature

Sensible: (adj)

(of people and their behaviour) able to make good judgements based on reason and experience rather than emotion; practical

Ambitious: (adj)

determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc.

Brave: (adj)

(of a person) willing to do things that are difficult, dangerous or painful; not afraid

• synonym courageous

Courageous: (adj)

showing courage

• synonym brave

Bright: (adj)

intelligent; quick to learn

Generous: (adj)

giving or willing to give freely; given freely

• opposite mean

Grateful: (adj)

feeling or showing thanks because somebody has done something kind for you or has done as you asked

Honest: (adj)

always telling the truth, and never stealing or cheating

• opposite dishonest

Loyal: (adj)

remaining constant in your support of somebody/something

• synonym true

• opposite disloyal

Dishonest: (adj)

not honest; intending to trick people

• opposite honest

True: (adj)

showing respect and support for a particular person or belief in a way that does not change, even in different situations

Disloyal: (adj)

not loyal to (= not supporting) your friends, family, country, etc.

Patient: (adj)

able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without becoming angry

Amusing: (adj)

funny and giving pleasure

Rude: (adj)

having or showing a lack of respect for other people and their feelings

• synonym impolite

Impolite: (adj)

not polite

• synonym rude

Nasty: (adj)

unkind; unpleasant

• synonym mean

Mean: (adj)

(of people or their behaviour) unkind, for example by not letting somebody have or do something

Cowardly: (adj)

not brave; not having the courage to do things that other people do not think are especially difficult

Dependable: (adj)

that can be relied on to do what you want or need

synonym reliable

Reliable: (adj)

that can be trusted to do something well; that you can rely on

• synonym dependable

Reserved: (adj)

(of a person or their character) slow or unwilling to show feelings or express opinions

• synonym shy

Shy: (adj)

(of people) nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people

• synonym timid

Timid: (adj)

shy and nervous; not brave

Confident: (adj)

feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful

• synonym self-confident

Self-confident: (adj)

having confidence in yourself and your abilities

• synonym self-assured, confident

Self-assured: (adj)

having a lot of confidence in yourself and your abilities

• synonym confident

Tense: (adj)

(of a person) nervous or worried, and unable to relax

Garrulous: (adj)

talking a lot, especially about unimportant things

• synonym talkative

Talkative: (adj)

liking to talk a lot

Gregarious: (adj)

liking to be with other people

• synonym sociable

Sociable: (adj)

(of people) enjoying spending time with other people

• synonym gregarious

Industrious: (adj)

working hard; busy

• synonym hard-working

Unintelligent: (adj)

not intelligent

Loving: (adj)

feeling or showing love and care for somebody/something

• synonym affectionate, tender

Affectionate: (adj)

showing caring feelings and love for somebody

• synonym loving

Tender: (adj)

kind, gentle and loving

Optimistic: (adj)

expecting good things to happen or something to be successful; showing this feeling

• synonym positive

• opposite pessimistic

Positive: (adj)

good or useful

• opposite negative

Negative: (adj)

bad or harmful

• opposite positive

Pessimistic: (adj)

expecting bad things to happen or something not to be successful; showing this

• opposite optimistic

Picky: (adj)

(of a person) liking only particular things and difficult to please

• synonym fussy

Fussy: (adj)

too concerned about having things exactly as you want them; hard to please

Punctual: (adj)

happening or doing something at the arranged or correct time; not late

Self-centred: (adj)

tending to think only about yourself and not thinking about the needs or feelings of other people

Sensitive: (adj)

aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings

• opposite insensitive

Insensitive: (adj)

not realizing or caring how other people feel, and therefore likely to hurt or offend them

• synonym unsympathetic

Unsympathetic: (adj)

not feeling or showing any sympathy

Stingy: (adj)

not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money

• synonym mean

Tetchy: (adj)

easily annoyed

• synonym irritable

Irritable: (adj)

getting annoyed easily; showing your anger

• synonym bad-tempered

Bad-tempered: (adj)

often angry; in an angry mood

Vain: (adj)

too proud of your own appearance, abilities or achievements

• synonym conceited, vanity

Vanity: (adj)

the fact of being too proud of your own appearance, abilities or achievements

• Synonym vain

Witty: (adj)

clever and humorous

Stoic: (adj)

a person who is able to suffer pain or trouble without complaining or showing what they are feeling

Impulsive: (adj)

(of people or their behaviour) acting suddenly without thinking carefully about what might happen because of what you are doing

• synonym impetuous, rash

Impetuous: (adj)

acting or done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results

• synonym rash, impulsive

Rash: (adj)

(of people or their actions) doing something that may not be sensible without first thinking about the possible results; done in this way

• synonym reckless

Reckless: (adj)

showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions

• synonym rash

Moody: (adj)

angry or upset, often for no particular reason

• synonym grumpy

Grumpy: (adj)

easily annoyed; in a bad mood

Forgive: (adj)

to stop feeling angry with somebody who has done something to harm, annoy or upset you; to stop feeling angry with yourself

Messy: (adj)

dirty and/or untidysynonym chaotic

Chaotic: (adj)

without any order; in a completely confused state

Neat: (adj)

tidy and in order; carefully done or arranged