Positive Words That Start With A

156 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

These positive words 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 156 positive words 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.

A is the biggest positive letter here, with 156 uplifting words. Many describe quality, like amazing, awesome, advanced and accurate. Others are about recognition, such as award, achievement and approval.

Young readers can start with amazing and awesome. For cards, speeches or feedback, appreciate and accomplished sound warm and sincere. Affordable and accessible are practical words, often used in reviews. Advantage and appeal fit neatly in persuasive writing, so A is a good page to bookmark for essays.

Positive words starting with A: 156
Most used: available
Longest common one: accomplishments 15 letters
Nouns, verbs, adjectives: 42, 34, 53

Most common positive words 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	available	obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service	adj.
2	amazing	surprising greatly	adj.
3	awesome	inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville	adj.
4	award	a grant made by a law court	noun
5	advantage	the quality of having a superior or more favorable position	noun
6	appreciate	recognize with gratitude; be grateful for	verb
7	advanced	farther along in physical or mental development	adj.
8	awards	a grant made by a law court	noun
9	appeal	earnest or urgent request	noun
10	appropriate	suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc	adj.
11	accurate	conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy	adj.
12	afford	be able to spare or give up	verb
13	attractive	pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm	adj.
14	approval	the formal act of approving	noun
15	angel	person of exceptional holiness	noun
16	achievement	the action of accomplishing something	noun
17	awarded	give, especially as an honor or reward	verb
18	affordable	that you have the financial means for	adj.
19	advocate	push for something	verb
20	accessible	capable of being reached	adj.
21	appreciated	recognize with gratitude; be grateful for	verb
22	accomplished	highly skilled	adj.
23	attraction	the force by which one object attracts another	noun
24	advantages	the quality of having a superior or more favorable position	noun
25	approve	give sanction to	verb
26	achievements	the action of accomplishing something	noun
27	adorable	lovable especially in a childlike or naive way	adj.
28	assure	make certain of	verb
29	accomplish	put in effect	verb
30	adequate	having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task	adj.
31	authentic	conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief	adj.
32	accurately	with few mistakes	adv.
33	admire	feel admiration for	verb
34	advocates	a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea	noun
35	ambitious	having a strong desire for success or achievement	adj.
36	appealing	able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; - Vincent Starrett	adj.
37	affection	a positive feeling of liking	noun
38	amazed	filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock	adj.
39	abundance	the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply	noun
40	autonomous	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces	adj.
41	assurance	freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities	noun
42	awe	an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration	noun
43	abundant	present in great quantity	adj.
44	amusing	occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion	verb
45	accomplishments	the action of accomplishing something	noun
46	ample	more than enough in size or scope or capacity	adj.
47	acclaimed	praise vociferously	verb
48	adore	love intensely	verb
49	accomplishment	the action of accomplishing something	noun
50	astonishing	surprising greatly	adj.
51	aspirations	a will to succeed	noun
52	amazingly	in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise	adv.
53	adaptive	having a capacity for adaptation	adj.
54	affinity	(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody	noun
55	adjustable	capable of being changed so as to match or fit	adj.
56	advocated	push for something	verb
57	admiration	a feeling of delighted approval and liking	noun
58	affirmative	affirming or giving assent	adj.
59	articulate	provide with a joint	verb
60	avid	(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous	adj.
61	admirable	deserving of the highest esteem or admiration	adj.
62	adventurous	willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises	adj.
63	aspire	have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal	verb
64	applaud	clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval	verb
65	astounding	bewildering or striking dumb with wonder	adj.
66	audible	heard or perceptible by the ear	adj.
67	agile	moving quickly and lightly	adj.
68	authoritative	having authority or ascendancy or influence	adj.
69	appreciates	recognize with gratitude; be grateful for	verb
70	affluent	an affluent person; a person who is financially well off	noun
71	affectionate	having or displaying warmth or affection	adj.
72	advantageous	giving an advantage	adj.
73	agility	the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble	noun
74	adored	love intensely	verb
75	assurances	freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities	noun
76	admiring	feel admiration for	verb
77	aspiration	a will to succeed	noun
78	attentive	(often followed by `to') giving care or attention	adj.
79	acclaim	praise vociferously	verb
80	ardent	characterized by intense emotion	adj.
81	abound	be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities	verb
82	astonished	filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock	adj.
83	affirmation	a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something	noun
84	appreciative	feeling or expressive of gratitude	adj.
85	achievable	capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do	adj.
86	affirm	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts	verb
87	admirer	a person who backs a politician or a team etc.	noun
88	agreeable	conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature; ; ; - Disraeli	adj.
89	amaze	affect with wonder	verb
90	accolades	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction	noun
91	angelic	of or relating to angels	adj.
92	adaptable	capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use	adj.
93	amuse	occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion	verb
94	assuring	make certain of	verb
95	auspicious	auguring favorable circumstances and good luck	adj.
96	amazes	affect with wonder	verb
97	alluring	dispose or incline or entice to	verb
98	amazement	the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising	noun
99	amicable	characterized by friendship and good will	adj.
100	awesomeness	no short meaning listed

Positive adjectives that start with A

available
amazing
awesome
advanced
appropriate
accurate
attractive
affordable
accessible
accomplished
adorable
adequate
authentic
ambitious
appealing
amazed
autonomous
abundant
ample
astonishing
adaptive
adjustable
affirmative
avid
admirable
adventurous
astounding
audible
agile
authoritative
affectionate
advantageous
attentive
ardent
astonished
appreciative
achievable
agreeable
angelic
adaptable

Positive nouns that start with A

award
advantage
awards
appeal
approval
angel
achievement
attraction
advantages
achievements
advocates
affection
abundance
assurance
awe
accomplishments
accomplishment
aspirations
affinity
admiration
affluent
agility
assurances
aspiration
affirmation
admirer
accolades
amazement
acumen
amity
astonishment
accolade
amenity
affluence
adulation
apotheosis
acclamation
ardor
affectation
agreeableness

Positive verbs that start with A

appreciate
afford
awarded
advocate
appreciated
approve
assure
accomplish
admire
amusing
acclaimed
adore
advocated
articulate
aspire
applaud
appreciates
adored
admiring
acclaim
abound
affirm
amaze
amuse
assuring
amazes
alluring
astounded
abounds
ameliorate
astonish
astound
aver
attune

Short positive words that start with A

award
angel
awe
ample
adore
avid
agile
amaze
amuse
amity
awed
amply
ardor
aver

Long positive words that start with A

appreciate
appropriate
attractive
achievement
affordable
accessible
appreciated
accomplished
attraction
advantages
achievements
accomplish
accurately
autonomous
accomplishments
accomplishment
astonishing
aspirations
adjustable
admiration
affirmative
articulate
adventurous
astounding
authoritative
appreciates
affectionate
advantageous
assurances
aspiration

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Questions people ask

How many positive words start with A?

This list has 156 positive words 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 positive words that start with A?

available, amazing, awesome, award, advantage, appreciate, advanced, awards are the most used in everyday English.

What are some long positive words that start with A?

available, advantage, appreciate, appropriate, attractive.

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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