We are going to look at positive words and how we can use them by looking at some examples of them being used in a sentence. You will also see a comprehensive list of positive words which you can then apply to your day-to-day speech and writing.
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Positive Words
What Is A Positive Word?
A positive word is a word which has a positive meaning or imposes a positive meaning on an existing word. For example. if you take the sentence ‘this is a cake’ but you wanted to convey that the cake was really good, you could use a positive word to imply that. The sentence would then look like this ‘this is an amazing cake.’
More often than not these words are likely to be adjectives but this isn’t a rule that is set in stone. For example, a positive noun could be ‘achiever’ which means someone who achieves. In a sentence, it might sound something like this ‘Stan was a real achiever in everything he did.’ Positive words can enrich a sentence by enhancing the positive meaning behind it and enabling the speaker to express how good something is. These words can produce an uplifting effect on the sentence in which they are used.
Learn more with a useful list of descriptive words and positive adjectives in English.
Common Positive Words List
Here is a detailed list of some of the most common positive words you can use in the English language.
- Adaptable
- Adventurous
- Amazing
- Amiable
- Beautiful
- Becoming
- Beloved
- Blessed
- Blissful
- Brotherly
- Calming
- Captivating
- Charming
- Cherished
- Comforting
- Compelling
- Considerable
- Credible
- Dapper
- Darling
- Delicious
- Delightful
- Dependable
- Desirable
- Dreamy
- Durable
- Elegant
- Empowering
- Enchanting
- Endearing
- Energising
- Enjoyable
- Enlightening
- Exceptional
- Fabulous
- Fancy
- Fantastic
- Fashionable
- Faultless
- Fetching
- Flourishing
- Formidable
- Fulfilling
- Funny
- Generous
- Gifted
- Glamorous
- Gleaming
- Glowing
- Godly
- Gracious
- Gratifying
- Happening
- Harmonious
- Heavenly
- Honourable
- Ideal
- Important
- Incredible
- Indispensable
- Indisputable
- Influential
- Inspiring
- Interesting
- Irresistible
- Joyful
- Jolly
- Jovial
- Kindly
- Kingly
- Leading
- Legendary
- Liberating
- Likeable
- Lordly
- Lovable
- Luscious
- Luxurious
- Magical
- Majestic
- Memorable
- Mesmerizing
- Mighty
- Miraculous
- Motivational
- Nifty
- Obliging
- Optimal
- Original
- Out of this world
- Outgoing
- Palatable
- Paramount
- Peaceful
- Peachy
- Perfect
- Phenomenal
- Picturesque
- Pleasant
- Pleasing
- Pleasurable
- Positive
- Powerful
- Praiseworthy
- Precious
- Prestigious
- Prizewinning
- Promising
- Quality
- Radiant
- Reasonable
- Refreshing
- Reliable
- Respectable
- Revolutionary
- Rewarding
- Rousing
- Saintly
- Salubrious
- Satisfying
- Scrumptious
- Sensational
- Sexy
- Shiny
- Showy
- Smashing
- Soothing
- Sought-after
- Spectacular
- Spiffy
- Stimulating
- Striking
- Stunning
- Stupendous
- Superb
- Supreme
- Swanky
- Tasteful
- Tasty
- Terrific
- Thrilling
- Titillating
- Tremendous
- Trusty
- Ultimate
- Unbelievable
- Uplifting
- Useful
- Valuable
- Vibrant
In summary, positive words can be used to add an emphasis on a word or sentence that you wish to make more positive or uplifting.
List of Positive Words
Positive Words Examples
Now we are going to take a look at how positive words can be used in a sentence. Here are some sentences which feature positive words, all of which will be highlighted in bold.
- I just saw an awesome movie.
- He is an incredible artist.
- There are some beautiful flowers down by the lake this spring.
- Have you tried those delicious cakes?
- I just met a guy who was absolutely gorgeous.
- I am moving to a very affluent part of town.
- She has a very bubbly personality that’s why everyone thinks she is great.
- There is an exquisite dish on the menu at this restaurant.
- My father is a very generous man.
- I have a dress which always makes me look very glamorous.
- My boyfriend is delightfully handsome.
- She wore a dazzling outfit to the party last night,
- The theme park was really spectacular.
- The new job is favorable over the old one.
- I am going to a fabulous exhibition this weekend.
- I had a joyful feeling when I thought about Christmas.
- The book I have just read was truly outstanding.
- I have found the perfect pair of shoes for my wedding day.
- We are booking a holiday which is simply ideal for us.
- The child was a remarkable scientist for someone her age.
- I just caught a splendid performance of ‘Rigoletto.’
- Did you see that amazing documentary about penguins on Thursday?
- David is a very amiable gentleman.
- My son’s new girlfriend is extremely likeable.
- The dance we attended was entirely charming, just like the woman who organised it.
- He has a gregarious nature.
- My new neighbour is a very considerate one.
- I met an exceptionally bright young woman last week.
- This little rabbit is just adorable.
- My grandfather was the most beloved member of our family.
- We spent a day at a very blissful day spa.
- The teacher we had that day was very charismatic.
- This is my cherished necklace, brought for me by my late husband.
- The pop star was dreamy in the eyes of the teenage girls.
- There was an exciting adventure which was about to take place.
- The ballet dancer had a graceful quality about her.
- The perfume I brought smelled heavenly
- My daughter looked angelic on her school photo.
- The man did a lot of rock climbing and sky-diving, he was very adventurous.
- She wore a very becoming dress to the gala.
- The hotel has a very comforting feel to it.
- I find yoga to be extremely calming and peaceful.
- The lesson we listened to was very captivating.
- We ate a truly terrific meal on the cruise ship.
Positive Words List (from A-Z)
Positive Words that Start with A
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Able | Accomplish | Acceptance |
| Abundant | Admire | Achievement |
| Adaptable | Advance | Accolade |
| Adept | Affirm | Action |
| Adorable | Agree | Advantage |
| Adventurous | Amaze | Alacrity |
| Affable | Amuse | Alertness |
| Alight | Animate | Ambition |
| Alive | Anticipate | Applause |
| Approving | Aspire | Appreciation |
| Attentive | Assist | Assent |
| Authentic | Assure | Attraction |
| Awesome | Attain | Awareness |
Positive Words that Start with B
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Beautiful | Balance | Bargain |
| Benevolent | Beam | Benefactor |
| Beloved | Become | Bliss |
| Best | Befriend | Blossom |
| Better | Benefit | Bonus |
| Bonafide | Bestow | Boost |
| Bountiful | Bless | Buddy |
| Brilliant | Bloom | Bravery |
| Bubbly | Brighten | Belief |
Positive Words that Start with C
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Calm | Calibrate | Capability |
| Certain | Care | Celebration |
| Civil | Caress | Charity |
| Classy | Charm | Cheer |
| Comely | Choose | chuckle |
| Comical | Comfort | consciousness |
| Confident | Compliment | constant |
| Congenial | Congratulate | contentment |
| Considerate | Construct | courage |
| Cool | Contribute | courtesy |
| Cordial | Cooperate | creativity |
| Correct | Cope | credit |
| Cozy | Cuddle | cushion |
Positive Words that Start with D
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Decent | Dance | Decadence |
| Definite | Daydream | Decoration |
| Delicate | Dazzle | Decision |
| Desirable | Defend | Dedication |
| Destined | Delight | Dessert |
| Determined | Depend | Diplomacy |
| Dexterous | Develop | Discipline |
| Diligent | Diagnose | Disclosure |
| Divine | Discover | Donation |
| Durable | Do | Dream |
Positive Words that Start with E
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Eager | Educate | Earnestness |
| Easy | Elevate | Ecstasy |
| Economic | Enable | Effort |
| Effective | Enchant | Elegance |
| Efficient | Encourage | Eligibility |
| Elated | Endear | Entertainment |
| Energetic | Endear | Equality |
| Engaging | Enter | Equilibrium |
| Excellent | Enthuse | Ethic |
| Exemplary | Establish | Expertise |
Positive Words that Start with F
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Fabulous | Fascinate | Fame |
| Fair | Feature | Fantasy |
| Faithful | Feel | Family |
| Familiar | Finish | Favor |
| Fancy | Fit | Flexibility |
| Fantastic | Fix | Fondness |
| Favorite | Flatter | Foundation |
| Festive | Focus | Freedom |
| Fruitful | Fulfil | Friendship |
| Funny | Forgive | Fuel |
Positive Words that Start with G
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Gentle | Gain | Gallantry |
| Glad | Galvanize | Generosity |
| Glamorous | Gather | Genius |
| Gleaming | Generate | Gesture |
| Good | Giggle | Gift |
| Gorgeous | Glide | Given |
| Grand | Glitter | Glee |
| Grateful | Glow | Graciousness |
| Great | Graduate | Grant |
| Gregarious | Grow | Gumption |
Positive Words that Start with H
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Habitable | Handle | Harmony |
| Handy | Happen | Harvest |
| Happy | Hark | Heart |
| Healthy | Heal | Heritage |
| Hilarious | Heap | Hero |
| Hip | Help | Hint |
| Honest | Hone | Hobby |
| Hospitable | Hope | Home |
| Humane | Hug | Honor |
| Humorous | Humanize | Hype |
Positive Words that Start with I
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Ideal | Illustrate | Idea |
| Idyllic | Imbue | Idol |
| Imaginative | Immunize | Imagination |
| Immune | Impart | Improvement |
| Impeccable | Impress | Initiative |
| Incredible | Increase | Innovation |
| Ingenious | Initiate | Input |
| Innocent | Inspire | Integrity |
| Integral | Instruct | Interest |
| Irreproachable | Invite | Invention |
Positive Words that Start with J
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Jaunty | Jaw | Jamboree |
| Jocular | Jazz | Jewel |
| Jolly | Jest | Jiffy |
| Jovial | Jibe | Jig |
| Jubilant | Join | Jingle |
| Judicious | Josh | Joke |
| Juicy | Journal | Journey |
| Just | Jumpstart | Joy |
| Justified | Juxtapose | Jubilee |
Positive Words that Start with K
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Keen | Keep | Key |
| Kempt | Kick | Kin |
| Kind | Kickstart | Kismet |
| Kindred | Kid | Kiss |
| Knightly | Kindle | Knack |
| Knowledgeable | Knit | Knockout |
| Kosher | Know | Kudos |
Positive Words that Start with L
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Laudatory | Land | Lark |
| Leisure | Launch | Laugh |
| Light | Lavish | Lead |
| Likable | Learn | League |
| Lively | Let | Legend |
| Logical | Liberate | Lesson |
| Loyal | Lift | Link |
| Lucrative | Like | Luck |
| Luminous | Listen | Luster |
| Luscious | Love | Luxury |
Positive Words that Start with M
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Magnanimous | Maintain | Manners |
| Magnificent | Make | Mark |
| Majestic | Manage | Mediator |
| Major | Manifest | Meditation |
| Many | Manufacture | Mercy |
| Marvelous | Marinate | Merit |
| Mature | Master | Miracle |
| Mellow | Matter | Morale |
| Methodical | Mobilize | Multitude |
| Myriad | Motivate | Must |
Positive Words that Start with N
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Nearby | Narrow | Nature |
| Neat | Navigate | Nest |
| New | Neutralize | Nicety |
| Nifty | Nod | Niche |
| Noble | Notice | Nirvana |
| Nominated | Nourish | Notification |
| Normal | Nurture | Nurse |
Positive Words that Start with O
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Obliging | Observe | Oasis |
| Okay | Obtain | Occasion |
| Omnipotent | Occur | Ode |
| Onward | Offer | Ointment |
| Oodles | Open | Oomph |
| Openly | Opt | Opportunity |
| Optimal | Organize | Option |
| Outgoing | Originate | Original |
| Outlined | Outlast | Outlook |
| Outstanding | Overcome | Ovation |
Positive Words that Start with P
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Palatable | Pacify | Pact |
| Palpable | Pamper | Pair |
| Peaceful | Participate | Paradise |
| Perfect | Peak | Paragon |
| Placid | Persevere | Pardon |
| Pleasant | Please | Passion |
| Plentiful | Praise | Patience |
| Polite | Produce | Poise |
| Positive | Project | Potential |
| Possible | Promote | Power |
| Precious | Prosper | Prize |
| Proficient | Purify | Professional |
Positive Words that Start with Q
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Quaint | Quadruple | Quantity |
| Quality | Qualify | Quest |
| Quick | Quantify | Quiet |
| Quiescent | Quarantine | Quip |
| Quintessential | Quench | Quirk |
| Quite | Query | |
| Quixotic |
Positive Words that Start with R
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Radiant | Rally | Reception |
| Ready | Reason | Regard |
| Real | Reassure | Relief |
| Refreshing | Receive | Remedy |
| Reliable | Reciprocate | Request |
| Remarkable | Recommend | Resolution |
| Reputable | Relax | Resource |
| Responsible | Restore | Respect |
| Rich | Reward | Rest |
| Right | Rise | Rock |
Positive Words that Start with S
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Safe | Sail | Sachet |
| Sensible | Satisfy | Savior |
| Simple | Save | Serendipity |
| Sincere | Score | Shelter |
| Smart | Select | Slice |
| Special | Share | Smile |
| Steady | Socialize | Society |
| Sumptuous | Succeed | Solution |
| Super | Suffice | Sparkle |
| Supreme | Supply | Splendor |
| Sure | Surprise | Support |
Positive Words that Start with T
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Tantalizing | Tame | Tact |
| Tasty | Teach | Talent |
| Tenacious | Tend | Team |
| Therapeutic | Thank | Therapy |
| Thorough | Thrive | Toast |
| Thoughtful | Thrum | Tool |
| Thrilling | Think | Training |
| Tidy | Transcend | Triumph |
| Timeless | Trust | Truth |
| Tranquil | Try | Tutor |
Positive Words that Start with U
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Ultimate | Uncover | Umbrella |
| Unconditional | Underscore | Understanding |
| Unequaled | Understand | Uniform |
| Unequivocal | Unite | Uniqueness |
| Unerring | Unlock | Unit |
| Upbeat | Unplug | Upgrade |
| Upstanding | Update | Upside |
| Useful | Uplift | Utopia |
Positive Words that Start with W
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Warm | Waive | Wealth |
| Well | Wave | Will |
| Wholesome | Welcome | Wisdom |
| Willing | Win | Wish |
| Winsome | Withstand | Wit |
| Worthy | Wow | Wonder |
Positive Words that Start with V
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Valid | Validate | Vacation |
| Venerable | Ventilate | Value |
| Veracious | Venture | Vibrancy |
| Versatile | Verify | Victory |
| Very | Visit | Virtue |
| Viable | Visualize | Virtuoso |
| Vivacious | Vocalize | Vitality |
| Vivid | Vow | Volunteer |
Positive Words that Start with X, Y, Z
| ADJECTIVE | VERB | NOUN |
| Xenial | Xerox | X-ray |
| Youthful | Yield | Yarn |
| Yummy | ||
| Zany | Zip | Zest |
| Zealous | Zone | |
| Zen |
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