Adjectives that Start with S: List of 550+ S Adjectives in English

Adjectives are a part of speech that modifies nouns or pronouns. They give you more information or help you specify details about the noun or pronoun. The letter S is the seventh most common letter in English. As a result, there are many examples of adjectives that start with S.

Adjectives that Start with S

List of Descriptive Adjectives that Start with S

Below are 75 descriptive adjectives that start with S.

• Sabbatical
• Sacred
• Saddled
• Sage
• Sallowish
• Salmon
• Samaritan
• Samoan
• Sanded
• Sandy
• Sapphire
• Sappy
• Satellite
• Satin
• Satire
• Savage
• Savant
• Savory
• Scented
• Scotch
• Scrubbed
• Seabound
• Seagoing
• Seared
• Seasick
• Seaside
• Seasoned
• Seated
• Seatless
• Seaworthy
• Secret
• Secretarial
• Secretory
• Sedative
• Sedentary
• Seedy
• Seemly
• Segmented
• Segregated
• Seldom
• Select
• Self-evident
• Senile
• Senior
• Senseful
• Sensual
• Sentient
• Septic
• Sequestered
• Serious
• Serving
• Sessional
• Set
• Seven
• Seventh
• Sexual
• Shady
• Sheepish
• Shelled
• Shifty
• Shocking
• Shooting
• Shrill
• Shuttered
• Shy
• Sided
• Sighted
• Signatory
• Significant
• Silly
• Silver
• Single
• Sinless
• Sizable
• Smirking

List of Positive Adjectives that Start with S

Below are 100 adjectives that start with S that indicate something positive.

• Saccharine
• Sacred
• Safe
• Saintly
• Salaried
• Salvageable
• Salvaged
• Sanctified
• Sane
• Sanitary
• Sapient
• Satisfactory
• Savable
• Savant
• Scenic
• Scented
• Scheduled
• Schematic
• Scholarly
• Scientific
• Scintillating
• Scrumptious
• Seamless
• Secure
• Select
• Selected
• Senior
• Sensational
• Serious
• Sharp
• Sharpened
• Sheer
• Shining
• Shiny
• Showy
• Significant
• Simplified
• Sincere
• Sisterly
• Sizable
• Skilled
• Skillful
• Skinny
• Slender
• Smart
• Smarter
• Smartest
• Smiling
• Smokeless
• Snappy
• Soaring
• Social
• Socratic
• Soft
• Softening
• Soothed
• Soothing
• Spacious
• Sparkling
• Special
• Specialist
• Specific
• Spectacular
• Speedy
• Spirited
• Spiritual
• Splendid
• Stability
• Stable
• Staid
• Standard
• Standing
• Stately
• Steadfast
• Stimulating
• Straight
• Strategic
• Stunning
• Sturdy
• Stylish
• Suave
• Sublime
• Substantiated
• Successful
• Sufficient
• Suitable
• Super
• Superb
• Superior
• Supple
• Supreme
• Sure
• Survivable
• Sustainable
• Swanky
• Sweet
• Swift
• Symmetrical
• Sympathetic
• Systematic

List of Negative Adjectives that Start with S

Below are 100 adjective words that start S that indicate something negative.

• Sad
• Saddened
• Salty
• Sanctimonious
• Sarcastic
• Sardonic
• Sassy
• Savage
• Scalding
• Scaly
• Scamp
• Scandalous
• Scant
• Scanty
• Scared
• Scarred
• Scary
• Scathing
• Scorching
• Scornful
• Scraggly
• Scratched
• Scratchy
• Scrawny
• Screaming
• Scruffy
• Scummy
• Seditious
• Seedy
• Selfish
• Senseless
• Shabbier
• Shabbiest
• Shabby
• Shallow
• Sham
• Shameful
• Sheepish
• Showy
• Shrieking
• Shrill
• Sick
• Sickened
• Sickening
• Sickly
• Sidelined
• Sinister
• Skeptical
• Sketchy
• Skittish
• Slimy
• Sloppy
• Slow
• Sluggish
• Smelly
• Smoggy
• Smudged
• Snarling
• Sneaky
• Snide
• Snobbish
• Snooty
• Snoring
• Soggy
• Sole
• Sore
• Sorry
• Sparse
• Spasmodic
• Spastic
• Spattered
• Spineless
• Spiteful
• Splattered
• Splintered
• Spoiled
• Squirrelly
• Stagnant
• Stale
• Stark
• Stereotyped
• Stern
• Stiff
• Stilted
• Stinging
• Stingy
• Straggly
• Stranded
• Stressful
• Strict
• Stubby
• Stumbling
• Stunned
• Stuttering
• Subdued
• Submissive
• Subordinate
• Subservient
• Subversive
• Sullen

List of Personality Adjectives that Start with S

Below are 50 adjectives that start with S that describe a personality.

• Sad
• Sadistic
• Sarcastic
• Sardonic
• Sassy
• Saucy
• Savage
• Savvy
• Scholastic
• Scornful
• Secretive
• Seductive
• Self-absorbed
• Self-assured
• Self-centered
• Self-directed
• Self-disciplined
• Selfless
• Self-reliant
• Sensible
• Sensuous
• Sentimental
• Serene
• Serious
• Short-tempered
• Shrewd
• Silly
• Sincere
• Skeptical
• Snarky
• Sneaky
• Snobby
• Sociopathic
• Softhearted
• Somber
• Spirited
• Spiritless
• Spiritual
• Spiteful
• Spoiled
• Spontaneous
• Spunky
• Steadfast
• Stingy
• Stubborn
• Studious
• Submissive
• Sullen
• Supportive
• Surprised

List of Adjectives that Start with S to Describe a Person (not Personality):

Below are 100 adjectives that describe a person that start with S.

• Same
• Sardinian
• Satanic
• Scarce
• Scarred
• Scary
• Scholarly
• Scotch
• Scottish
• Scratched
• Scratchy
• Screaming
• Scruffy
• Sculptured
• Seated
• Secular
• Sedate
• Seedy
• Senegalese
• Senile
• Senior
• Sensational
• Sentient
• Separated
• Serbian
• Serviceable
• Shaky
• Shapely
• Sheltered
• Shocking
• Short
• Shuddering
• Sicilian
• Sick
• Sickening
• Sickly
• Silent
• Simple
• Sinful
• Sinless
• Sitting
• Six
• Sixty
• Sizable
• Skanky
• Skinny
• Slender
• Slight
• Slim
• Sloppy
• Slothful
• Slovakian
• Slovenly
• Slow
• Small
• Smart
• Smiling
• Smooth
• Snug
• Sober
• Soft
• Soldierly
• Solid
• Somalian
• Sophisticated
• Sore
• Sorry
• Spanish
• Sparse
• Spent
• Splendid
• Spotless
• Spry
• Stable
• Startled
• Stately
• Statuesque
• Still
• Stirring
• Stocky
• Stout
• Straight
• Strong
• Stung
• Stunned
• Stupid
• Sturdy
• Substantial
• Superior
• Supple
• Sure
• Surly
• Surprising
• Swazi
• Swedish
• Sweet
• Swiss
• Swollen
• Sympathetic
• Syrian

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List of 550+ Adjectives that Start with S

Adjectives that Start with Sa

• Sabbatical
• Sabine
• Sable
• Saclike
• Sacral
• Sacred
• Sacrificial
• Sad
• Saddened
• Sadder
• Saddled
• Sadistic
• Safe
• Sagacious
• Sage
• Sagittal
• Saharan
• Sainted
• Salable
• Salacious
• Salaried
• Saleable
• Saline
• Salivary
• Sallow
• Salt
• Salted
• Salty
• Salubrious
• Salvageable
• Salvaged
• Salvific
• Same
• Sanative
• Sandaled
• Sanded
• Sandy
• Sane
• Sanguinary
• Sanguine
• Sanguineous
• Sanitary
• Sanitized
• Sapid
• Sapiens
• Sapient
• Sapless
• Saponaceous
• Sapphic
• Sappy
• Sarcastic
• Sardonic
• Sartorial
• Sassy
• Satanic
• Satiable
• Satiated
• Satiric
• Satirical
• Satisfactory
• Satisfied
• Satisfying
• Saucy

Adjectives that Start with Sc

• Scabby
• Scabrous
• Scalable
• Scalar
• Scalding
• Scalloped
• Scandalous
• Scant
• Scanty
• Scapular
• Scared
• Scarred
• Scenic
• Scented
• Scentless
• Sceptered
• Scheduled
• Schematic
• Schismatic
• Scholastic
• Sciatic
• Scientific
• Scorbutic
• Scornful
• Scotch
• Scrappy
• Scratched
• Scratchy
• Screechy
• Screwball
• Screwy
• Scrimpy
• Scriptural
• Scrotal
• Scrubbed
• Scrubby
• Scrumptious
• Scrupulous
• Sculptural
• Sculptured
• Scummy
• Scurfy
• Scurrilous
• Scurvy

Adjectives that Start with Se

• Seagoing
• Sealed
• Seamed
• Seamy
• Sear
• Seared
• Searing
• Seasonable
• Seasonal
• Seasoned
• Seaward
• Secretarial
• Secretive
• Sectional
• Sedative
• Seditious
• Seductive
• Sedulous
• Seeable
• Seedy
• Segmental
• Segregated
• Seismic
• Seldom
• Selective
• Self-absorbed
• Self-assured
• Self-centered
• Self-directed
• Self-disciplined
• Self-evident
• Selfish
• Selfless
• Self-reliant
• Sellable
• Semantic
• Semiaquatic
• Semiconscious
• Semiformal
• Semiliquid
• Seminal
• Semiofficial
• Semiotic
• Semipermeable
• Semiprecious
• Semite
• Semitic
• Semitropical
• Senior
• Sensate
• Sensational
• Sensible
• Sensitive
• Sensual
• Sensuous
• Sentential
• Sententious
• Sentient
• Sentimental
• Separable
• Separated
• Separatist
• Sequent
• Sequential
• Sequestered
• Sequined
• Seraphic
• Serial
• Serious
• Serologic
• Serological
• Serrated
• Serviceable
• Sessional
• Setaceous
• Severable
• Several
• Severe
• Sexist
• Sexless
• Sexual
• Sexy

Adjectives that Start with Sh

• Shady
• Shaggy
• Shakable
• Shameful
• Shameless
• Shaped
• Shapeless
• Sharp
• Sharpened
• Shaven
• Shifting
• Shiftless
• Shifty
• Shimmery
• Shining
• Shiny
• Shivery
• Shocked
• Shocking
• Short
• Short-tempered
• Showy
• Shrinkable
• Shriveled
• Shuttered
• Shy

Adjectives that Start with Si

• Sick
• Sickened
• Sickening
• Sickish
• Side
• Sided
• Sightless
• Sigmoidal
• Signal
• Signed
• Significant
• Silent
• Silky
• Silly
• Silver
• Similar
• Simple
• Simplex
• Simplified
• Simplistic
• Simulated
• Simultaneous
• Sincere
• Sinful
• Single
• Singular
• Sinkable
• Sizable
• Sizeable

Adjectives that Start with Sk, Sl

• Skeptical
• Sketchy
• Skilled
• Skillful
• Skinny
• Slanderous
• Sleeved
• Slick
• Slicked
• Sliding
• Slight
• Slighted
• Slightest
• Slighting
• Slim
• Slimed
• Slimy
• Slivery
• Sloppy
• Sloshed
• Slothful
• Slow
• Slumberous
• Slummy
• Slushy

Adjectives that Start with Sm

• Small
• Smart
• Smarter
• Smartest
• Smashing
• Smiling
• Smoggy
• Smoking
• Smoky
• Smooth
• Smoothed
• Smoothened
• Smudged
• Smudgy
• Smutty

Adjectives that Start with Sn

• Snafu
• Snaky
• Snappish
• Snappy
• Snarky
• Snazzy
• Sneak
• Sneaking
• Sneaky
• Snide
• Sniffy
• Snobby
• Snooty
• Snoring
• Snotty
• Snowy
• Snub

Adjectives that Start with So

• Soaring
• Social
• Sociological
• Sociopathic
• Socratic
• Soft
• Sole
• Solid
• Somber
• Sonorous
• Soothed
• Soothing
• Sophisticated
• Sorrowful
• Sorrowing
• Sorry
• Sounding
• Soundless
• Southern

Adjectives that Start with Sp

• Spacious
• Spangled
• Sparkling
• Spastic
• Spatial
• Spavined
• Special
• Specifiable
• Specific
• Specious
• Speculative
• Speechless
• Speedy
• Spendable
• Spermicidal
• Spinal
• Spiny
• Spiral
• Spirited
• Spiritual
• Spirituous
• Spiteful
• Splendid
• Splenetic
• Splenic
• Split
• Splitting
• Spoilable
• Spoiled
• Spoken
• Spongy
• Spontaneous
• Spooky
• Sporadic
• Sporting
• Sportive
• Sporty
• Spotless
• Spotted
• Spotty
• Spread
• Sprigged
• Springy
• Spry
• Spumy
• Spunky
• Spurious

Adjectives that Start with Sq, St

• Squally
• Square
• Squinty
• Stable
• Stacked
• Stagnant
• Stainable
• Standing
• Stannic
• Stannous
• Starchy
• Staring
• Stark
• Starlit
• Starred
• Starry
• Starving
• Stated
• Statewide
• Static
• Stationary
• Statistical
• Statuary
• Steady
• Stealthy
• Steamy
• Stearic
• Steerable
• Stereophonic
• Stereoscopic
• Stereotypic
• Stereotypical
• Sterile
• Sternal
• Sticky
• Stiffest
• Stigmatic
• Stilted
• Stimulating
• Stinging
• Stingy
• Stinky
• Stochastic
• Stocked
• Stocky
• Stoic
• Stoical
• Stolid
• Stoned
• Stoppable
• Stoppered
• Storied
• Stormy
• Stouthearted
• Straggling
• Strait
• Strange
• Strapless
• Strategic
• Stratified
• Straw
• Stressed
• Stressful
• Stretchable
• Stretched
• Stretchy
• Strict
• Striking
• Stringy
• Striped
• Stripy
• Strong
• Structural
• Strung
• Stubborn
• Stubby
• Studded
• Studied
• Studious
• Stuffed
• Stumpy
• Stunning
• Stunted
• Stupendous
• Stupid
• Stupidest
• Styptic

Adjectives that Start with Su

• Subarctic
• Subclinical
• Subconscious
• Subcortical
• Subcutaneous
• Subjective
• Subjunctive
• Sublimate
• Sublimated
• Sublime
• Sublunary
• Submarine
• Submersible
• Submissive
• Subnormal
• Suborbital
• Subsequent
• Subservient
• Substandard
• Substantial
• Substantiated
• Substantive
• Subtractive
• Subtropical
• Subversive
• Successful
• Successive
• Sufferable
• Suffering
• Sufficient
• Suffocative
• Suggestible
• Suggestive
• Suicidal
• Suitable
• Sulfuric
• Sulfurous
• Summative
• Summery
• Sumptuary
• Sumptuous
• Sunburnt
• Sundry
• Sunken
• Sunny
• Super
• Superb
• Supercilious
• Superficial
• Superfine
• Superior
• Superlative
• Supernal
• Supernormal
• Supersonic
• Superstitious
• Supplemental
• Supportable
• Supportive
• Supposable
• Suppositional
• Suppositious
• Supranational
• Sure
• Sure-fire
• Surficial
• Surgical
• Surmountable
• Surplus
• Surprised
• Surprising
• Surrealistic
• Surreptitious
• Surrounding
• Survivable
• Suspected
• Suspicious
• Sustainable

Adjectives that Start with Sw

• Swampy
• Swank
• Swanky
• Swarthy
• Sweet
• Swishy

Adjectives that Start with Sy

• Sycophantic
• Syllabic
• Symbolic
• Symbolical
• Symmetric
• Symmetrical
• Sympathetic
• Sympatric
• Symphonic
• Symphonious
• Symptomatic
• Synaptic
• Synclinal
• Syncopated
• Syncretic
• Syndetic
• Synergetic
• Synergistic
• Synesthetic
• Synonymous
• Synoptic

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