Vocabulary · Adjectives

German Adjectives List — A1 to C2 — Words 961–1,020

Continuing the list — words 961 to 1,020 of 1,690, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

1,690 entries
52 at A1
98 at A2
196 at B1

Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.

  1. vorausgehend preliminary, preceding, previous, prior adj B2
  2. vorgelagert foremost; upstream adj B2
  3. vulnerabel vulnerable adj B2
  4. wohlüberlegt well-considered; well-thought-out adj B2
  5. zentralistisch centralist adj B2
  6. großartig terrific, superb, etc. adj C1
  7. unglaublich unbelievable, incredible adj C1
  8. geschickt adept, habile, skillful, clever adj C1
  9. absolut absolute adj C1
  10. vollkommen perfect (fitting its definition precisely); complete adj C1
  11. wahnsinnig mad, insane; incredible, unbelievable adj C1
  12. schlau clever in a way that enables one to achieve one's goals; slightly sly or cunning (but… adj C1
  13. angesehen reputable; respected adj C1
  14. unrecht wrong, unethical adj C1
  15. ausgezeichnet excellent, outstanding; awarded, distinguished, honored adj C1
  16. beeindruckend impressive adj C1
  17. erstaunlich amazing, impressive, surprising (contrary to or surpassing expectations, in a positive… adj C1
  18. unheimlich uncanny, creepy, eerie (causing fearful discomfort); incredible, massive (very large in… adj C1
  19. extrem extreme adj C1
  20. genial genius, ingenious, genial (in the sense of genius); excellent adj C1
  21. grausam cruel; heartless; atrocious; callous; horrible; gruesome; savage adj C1
  22. verpflichtet committed, bound, obliged, indebted, beholden adj C1
  23. faszinierend fascinating adj C1
  24. bewiesen proved, proven adj C1
  25. übertrieben exaggerated adj C1
  26. krass stark, extreme; amazing, incredible, remarkable adj C1
  27. gerissen cunning adj C1
  28. intelligent intelligent adj C1
  29. eventuell potential, possible, contingent, liable adj C1
  30. anständig decent, decorous, reputable, civilized, honest, moral, of integrity; decent, proper, as… adj C1
  31. riskant risky adj C1
  32. fabelhaft fabulous adj C1
  33. charmant charming adj C1
  34. absurd absurd adj C1
  35. tödlich deadly, mortal, lethal, fatal adj C1
  36. ungut not good, not quite right, uneasy, unpleasant, bad adj C1
  37. aktiv active adj C1
  38. beantwortet answered adj C1
  39. infiziert infected adj C1
  40. beschuldigt incriminated adj C1
  41. behilflich of service, assistant, helpful adj C1
  42. harmlos harmless; innocuous adj C1
  43. melancholische inflection of melancholisch: adj C1
  44. unsichtbar invisible adj C1
  45. anwesend present (in the immediate vicinity) adj C1
  46. emotional emotional adj C1
  47. verwandt related (connected by blood, adoption, or marriage); related (standing in relation or… adj C1
  48. gefährdet at risk, endangered, vulnerable, susceptible adj C1
  49. verängstigt frightened, scared, anxious adj C1
  50. gebunden bound, constrained to something; committed; married or in a fixed relationship adj C1
  51. naiv green (inexperienced); naive adj C1
  52. angebracht apposite, seemly, appropriate adj C1
  53. unverständlich incomprehensible; ununderstandable (Karl Jaspers) adj C1
  54. veröffentlicht published adj C1
  55. abgegeben delivered; submitted adj C1
  56. klaren inflection of klar: adj C1
  57. reichlich more than enough, abundant, copious, plentiful adj C1
  58. bezaubernd adorable, enchanting, glamorous adj C1
  59. vertraulich confidential, private adj C1
  60. aufrecht upright, erect, tall; yet present, not yet brought to fall adj C1

Common questions

How many German adjectives should I know?

This list holds 1,690 adjectives graded A1 to C2. 150 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.

Are the adjective forms included?

Yes — where the adjective forms them, the comparative and superlative are listed, including the irregular ones and the umlauted stems.

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