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SMALL: microscopic, minute,

tiny, minuscule, petite, little

miniature, pint sized, short,
narrow (thin/slim/slender)

BIG: gigantic, massive, vast,

enormous, colossal, immense,
monumental, mighty, large
monstrous, oversized, huge, ,
chubby, long, tall, wide (thick)

SHAPES
ROUND: circular, sphere/
spherical, concave, rotund,
cylindrical, ball shaped,
tube /tubular, hose/pipe
shaped fat:
stout/corpulent/podgy/ obese
SQUARE: squarish, angular.
cube/cubic, rectangular

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DESCRIPTION CHART

TEXTURE
how it feels

COLOURS

BLUE: navy, sapphire, cobalt, indigo, azure,

cerulean, marine, royal/midnight/pale/sky blue
RED: crimson, scarlet, cherry, blood, ruby, fire,
fiery, burgundy. PINK: rose, rosy, blush, pale
YELLOW: gold(en), sunny, canary, lemon, fair,
blonde, sun-lit, bright
GREEN: emerald, jade, olive, lime, bottle green,
mint green, khaki/army green
BLACK: night sky, coal, ebony, jet, noir, ink,
raven, char, sooty
WHITE: chalk/snow/milky/oyster white, pale,
off-white: ivory eggshell, creamy, pasty, cloudy
GREY: steel, silver, gun metal grey, ash/ashen,
slate, shadowy, charcoal, chrome (silver)
PURPLE: violet, plum, amethyst, red wine, lilac,
mauve or heliotrope, lavender
ORANGE: ginger, apricot, peach, auburn, rusty
saffron, ochre, copper, sienna
DARK BROWN: chocolate, chestnut,
coffee, mud, brunette hair,
LIGHT BROWN/CREAM: fawn, beige,
sandy, taupe, tan, mushroom, buff, mousy
coloured

ROUGH/SHARP: coarse, prickly,

spiky, thorny, jagged, serrated,
gravelly, pointed, razor sharp,
SOFT: smooth, flat, silky, glossy,
shiny, sleek, velvety, fluffy, fuzzy
HAIRY: furry, shaggy, woolly,
bushy, fuzzy, feathery
CURLY/CURVED: spiral, twisty,
curvy, corkscrew, twirl, coil, wavy,

BROKEN
smashed, cracked, shattered,
split, crumbled, ruined, damaged
destroyed, splintered, fractured,
collapsed, fragment, collapse,
disintegrate, subside
BREAKABLE (easily
broken)
fragile, delicate, frail, brittle,
may shatter, precious

SOUND

LOUD: deafening, shrill, piercing,

ringing, whistling, blaring, noisy,
glaringly loud, ear splitting, booming,
roaring, ear splitting, squealing,
thunderous, crashing, crackling
QUIET: silent, hushed, muted, calm,
soothing, whisper, peaceful, silence,
reticent, melodious (musical)

SMELL
BAD: putrid, reek, stench, rotten,
horrendous, rancid (off), musty,
decaying pungent:(strong/spicy).
NICE: aromatic, fragrant, perfumed,
sweet. NO SMELL: odourless, neutral
TASTES
YUMMY
delectable, delicious, appetising,
mouth-watering, tasty, scrumptious,
appealing, luscious, flavoursome,
Lirresistible,
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succulent (juicy/moist)

SHY: timid, coy, bashful, reserved, withdrawn, introverted, reticent, demure

SHOW OFF: brazen, arrogant, egotistical, flaunter, audacious, loud mouth,
poser, blatant, pompous, pretentious, gaudy, obtrusive, bold, loutish, shameless
WORRIED: anxious, apprehensive, nervous, fretful, uneasy, hesitant, concerned
NOISY/LOUD: boisterous, overactive, energetic, lively, unruly, overexcited,
rowdy, riotous, animated, disruptive, bold, disobedient, disruptive, hyperactive
HAPPY: delighted, ecstatic, elated, jubilant euphoric, blissful, thrilled,
overjoyed, triumphant, excited, over the moon, glad, joyful, cheerful, pleased
SAD: depressed, miserable, distressed, cheerless, poignant, heartbroken, gloomy
ANGRY: irritated, livid, irate, enraged, incensed, infuriated, furious, fuming,
exasperated, riled, annoyed, heated, devilish, hot-headed, up in arms, wound up
MEAN/HORRIBLE: malicious, malevolent, ill-natured, heartless, atrocious, cruel
ruthless, hideous, appalling, dreadful, harsh, unkind, terrible, nasty, awful
OLD: aged, elderly, mature, wrinkled
YOUNG: youthful, juvenile, childlike, immature, little, baby, toddler, child
PRETTY: attractive, adorable, gorgeous, innocent, loveable, cute, beautiful,
stunning, dazzling, striking
UGLY/AWFUL: dreadful, revolting, unattractive, horrible, repulsive, unsightly,
disgusting, hideous, vulgar