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adjectives

NOUN

word that modifies a noun

Synonyms

STRONG

accessory adjunct adnoun attribute dependent identifier modifier qualifier

WEAK

additional attributive descriptive

Example Sentences

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Yet a few paragraphs later she describes the country with three adjectives, “big, cruel, and transcendent,” none of which is unambiguously positive, and urges readers to “make of it what we can.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

This spiritual sequel to “Frankenstein” is a romantic tale of obsession, possession and fantasy — adjectives that also apply to its filmmaker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, who expends massive quantities of energy jolting it to life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

The goal is to convince online shoppers to spend north of $100 on a scent suggested by a chatbot conversation filled with ethereal adjectives and descriptions of the English countryside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

It's hard to find the right adjectives to do it justice.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

The subject is substance, and it stays singular no matter how many disgusting adjectives you pile on.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner