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.
- vorausgehend preliminary, preceding, previous, prior
- vorgelagert foremost; upstream
- vulnerabel vulnerable
- wohlüberlegt well-considered; well-thought-out
- zentralistisch centralist
- großartig terrific, superb, etc.
- unglaublich unbelievable, incredible
- geschickt adept, habile, skillful, clever
- absolut absolute
- vollkommen perfect (fitting its definition precisely); complete
- wahnsinnig mad, insane; incredible, unbelievable
- schlau clever in a way that enables one to achieve one's goals; slightly sly or cunning (but…
- angesehen reputable; respected
- unrecht wrong, unethical
- ausgezeichnet excellent, outstanding; awarded, distinguished, honored
- beeindruckend impressive
- erstaunlich amazing, impressive, surprising (contrary to or surpassing expectations, in a positive…
- unheimlich uncanny, creepy, eerie (causing fearful discomfort); incredible, massive (very large in…
- extrem extreme
- genial genius, ingenious, genial (in the sense of genius); excellent
- grausam cruel; heartless; atrocious; callous; horrible; gruesome; savage
- verpflichtet committed, bound, obliged, indebted, beholden
- faszinierend fascinating
- bewiesen proved, proven
- übertrieben exaggerated
- krass stark, extreme; amazing, incredible, remarkable
- gerissen cunning
- intelligent intelligent
- eventuell potential, possible, contingent, liable
- anständig decent, decorous, reputable, civilized, honest, moral, of integrity; decent, proper, as…
- riskant risky
- fabelhaft fabulous
- charmant charming
- absurd absurd
- tödlich deadly, mortal, lethal, fatal
- ungut not good, not quite right, uneasy, unpleasant, bad
- aktiv active
- beantwortet answered
- infiziert infected
- beschuldigt incriminated
- behilflich of service, assistant, helpful
- harmlos harmless; innocuous
- melancholische inflection of melancholisch:
- unsichtbar invisible
- anwesend present (in the immediate vicinity)
- emotional emotional
- verwandt related (connected by blood, adoption, or marriage); related (standing in relation or…
- gefährdet at risk, endangered, vulnerable, susceptible
- verängstigt frightened, scared, anxious
- gebunden bound, constrained to something; committed; married or in a fixed relationship
- naiv green (inexperienced); naive
- angebracht apposite, seemly, appropriate
- unverständlich incomprehensible; ununderstandable (Karl Jaspers)
- veröffentlicht published
- abgegeben delivered; submitted
- klaren inflection of klar:
- reichlich more than enough, abundant, copious, plentiful
- bezaubernd adorable, enchanting, glamorous
- vertraulich confidential, private
- aufrecht upright, erect, tall; yet present, not yet brought to fall
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.
Grammatical data from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.