Adjectives That Start With A

434 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

These adjectives that start with A come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 434 adjectives starting with A on this page. The 100 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.

With 434 describing words, A is one of the busier letters. The top of the list is plain and handy, like able, active, alive, aware and angry, while further down the words lengthen into academic, accurate and administrative. Many begin with ab, ac or ad, so the second letter is a useful clue.

Young writers can start with awesome, afraid and ancient, which are easy to picture. For more polished writing, attractive, appropriate and absolute add precision. Watch the double letters in annual, annoying and additional, since they are common spelling slips.

Adjectives starting with A: 434
Most used: all
Longest common one: autobiographical 16 letters

Most common adjectives that start with A

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	all	quantifier	adj.
2	another	any of various alternatives; some other	adj.
3	able	(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something	adj.
4	available	obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service	adj.
5	average	approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value	adj.
6	anti	not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)	adj.
7	additional	further or added	adj.
8	annual	completing its life cycle within a year	adj.
9	active	tending to become more severe or wider in scope	adj.
10	awesome	inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville	adj.
11	actual	presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible	adj.
12	aware	(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception	adj.
13	alive	possessing life	adj.
14	afraid	filled with fear or apprehension	adj.
15	ancient	belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire	adj.
16	appropriate	suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc	adj.
17	angry	feeling or showing anger	adj.
18	academic	associated with academia or an academy	adj.
19	accurate	conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy	adj.
20	absolute	perfect or complete or pure	adj.
21	attractive	pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm	adj.
22	aged	advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)	adj.
23	awful	exceptionally bad or displeasing	adj.
24	administrative	of or relating to or responsible for administration	adj.
25	annoying	causing irritation or annoyance	adj.
26	asleep	in a state of sleep	adj.
27	automatic	operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control	adj.
28	agricultural	relating to or used in or promoting agriculture or farming	adj.
29	aggressive	having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends	adj.
30	apparent	clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment	adj.
31	alien	not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something	adj.
32	awkward	causing inconvenience	adj.
33	acceptable	worthy of acceptance or satisfactory	adj.
34	artificial	contrived by art rather than nature	adj.
35	affordable	that you have the financial means for	adj.
36	accessible	capable of being reached	adj.
37	anonymous	having no known name or identity or known source	adj.
38	artistic	relating to or characteristic of art or artists	adj.
39	awake	not in a state of sleep; completely conscious	adj.
40	applicable	capable of being applied; having relevance	adj.
41	adjacent	nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space	adj.
42	athletic	relating to or befitting athletics or athletes	adj.
43	alternate	every second one of a series; ; - the White Queen	adj.
44	anxious	eagerly desirous	adj.
45	adorable	lovable especially in a childlike or naive way	adj.
46	ashamed	feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse	adj.
47	adequate	having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task	adj.
48	authentic	conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief	adj.
49	aesthetic	relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics	adj.
50	acute	having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course	adj.
51	absent	not being in a specified place	adj.
52	atomic	of or relating to or comprising atoms	adj.
53	amber	of a medium to dark brownish yellow color	adj.
54	architectural	of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture	adj.
55	absurd	inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; - Walter Lippman	adj.
56	ambitious	having a strong desire for success or achievement	adj.
57	aggregate	formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole	adj.
58	automotive	of or relating to motor vehicles	adj.
59	alcoholic	characteristic of or containing alcohol	adj.
60	accountable	liable to account for one's actions	adj.
61	adverse	contrary to your interests or welfare	adj.
62	abusive	expressing offensive reproach	adj.
63	antique	made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age	adj.
64	arbitrary	based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice	adj.
65	autonomous	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces	adj.
66	atmospheric	relating to or located in the atmosphere	adj.
67	aboriginal	of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia	adj.
68	allergic	characterized by or caused by allergy	adj.
69	abundant	present in great quantity	adj.
70	arrogant	having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride	adj.
71	analytical	using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental...	adj.
72	auburn	(of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown	adj.
73	abnormal	not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm	adj.
74	ample	more than enough in size or scope or capacity	adj.
75	akin	similar in quality or character	adj.
76	apt	(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward	adj.
77	archaeological	related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology	adj.
78	airborne	moved or conveyed by or through air	adj.
79	alpine	relating to or characteristic of alps	adj.
80	ambient	completely enveloping	adj.
81	aquatic	relating to or consisting of or being in water	adj.
82	adaptive	having a capacity for adaptation	adj.
83	addictive	causing or characterized by addiction	adj.
84	adjustable	capable of being changed so as to match or fit	adj.
85	authoritarian	characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty	adj.
86	abdominal	of or relating to or near the abdomen	adj.
87	adolescent	relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent	adj.
88	affirmative	affirming or giving assent	adj.
89	ambiguous	open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead	adj.
90	aforementioned	being the one previously mentioned or spoken of	adj.
91	angular	measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle	adj.
92	anterior	of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body	adj.
93	antibiotic	of or relating to antibiotic drugs	adj.
94	avid	(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous	adj.
95	astronomical	relating or belonging to the science of astronomy	adj.
96	admirable	deserving of the highest esteem or admiration	adj.
97	adventurous	willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises	adj.
98	ain	belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive	adj.
99	appalling	causing consternation	adj.
100	audible	heard or perceptible by the ear	adj.

Positive adjectives that start with A

available
awesome
appropriate
accurate
attractive
affordable
accessible
adorable
adequate
authentic
ambitious
autonomous
abundant
ample
adaptive
adjustable
affirmative
avid
admirable
adventurous
audible
agile
authoritative
affectionate
advantageous
attentive
ardent
appreciative
achievable
agreeable
angelic
adaptable
auspicious
amicable
altruistic
amenable
amiable
appreciable
affable
awestruck

Short adjectives that start with A

all
able
anti
aware
alive
angry
aged
awful
alien
awake
acute
amber
ample
akin
apt
avid
ain
agile
arid
adept
airy
axial
avian
aloof
arty
auld
amiss
awry
aural
awash
askew
algal
agape
afoul
ane
ajar

Long adjectives that start with A

additional
appropriate
attractive
administrative
agricultural
aggressive
acceptable
artificial
affordable
accessible
applicable
architectural
automotive
accountable
autonomous
atmospheric
aboriginal
analytical
archaeological
adjustable
authoritarian
adolescent
affirmative
aforementioned
antibiotic
astronomical
adventurous
apocalyptic
authoritative
affectionate

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Questions people ask

How many adjectives start with A?

This list has 434 adjectives starting with A, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common adjectives that start with A?

all, another, able, available, average, anti, additional, annual are the most used in everyday English.

What are some long adjectives that start with A?

available, additional, appropriate, attractive, administrative.

What are easy adjectives that start with A for kids?

all, able, anti, annual, active, actual are short, everyday examples.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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