Vocabulary · Adjectives

German Adjectives List, A1 to C2, Words 1,621–1,680

Words 1,621 to 1,680 of 2,207, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

2,207 entries
80 at A1
117 at A2
199 at B1
  1. wettbewerbsfähig competitive adj C2
  2. futsch down the drain, gone, away adj C2
  3. unvorsichtig incautious, careless adj C2
  4. greifbar palpable, tangible adj C2
  5. selbstsicher self-confident adj C2
  6. dickköpfig stubborn adj C2
  7. dumpf dull; hollow, muffled, dead (sound) adj C2
  8. gay gay adj C2
  9. kategorisch categorical adj C2
  10. aufstrebend up-and-coming (town etc.); ambitious (personality) adj C2
  11. namhaft well-known, famous; considerable adj C2
  12. vielerlei in great number and of many types adj C2
  13. lebensmüde weary of life; suicidal adj C2
  14. feindselig hostile, unfriendly adj C2
  15. schamlos shameless (having no shame), indecent; brazen (impudent, immodest, or shameless),… adj C2
  16. unmissverständlich unambiguous, unequivocal, unapologetic; not misunderstandable adj C2
  17. vererbt hereditary, transmitted adj C2
  18. vorsätzlich intentional, wilful, deliberate, premeditated adj C2
  19. gesprächig talkative adj C2
  20. erstmalig first time; for the first time adj C2
  21. immens immense, enormous, huge adj C2
  22. symbolisch symbolic/symbolical; figurative adj C2
  23. uneingeschränkt unlimited, unrestrictive adj C2
  24. zeitgemäß contemporary, up-to-date, modern, suitable, appropriate; timely adj C2
  25. kooperativ cooperative adj C2
  26. unzertrennlich inseparable adj C2
  27. unanständig indecent adj C2
  28. fortgeschritten advanced adj C2
  29. glaubhaft believable adj C2
  30. schottisch Scottish adj C2
  31. kahl bald, hairless; barren, bleak, empty, stark, bland adj C2
  32. stürmisch stormy adj C2
  33. chronisch chronic; chronically adj C2
  34. getrost confident; without worries; used to indicate that no negative consequence will come from… adj C2
  35. untröstlich inconsolable, disconsolate adj C2
  36. kurios curious, odd, bizarre adj C2
  37. marode ailing, weak; ramshackle, run-down, scruffy adj C2
  38. undicht leaky, not watertight adj C2
  39. ostdeutsch eastern German (from or pertaining to eastern Germany or the people, the culture or the… adj C2
  40. irdisch terrestrial, earthly; worldly, mundane adj C2
  41. allfällig possibly occurring; possible; potential adj C2
  42. mürrisch grumpy, sullen, morose, surly, moody, dour, cantankerous, glum, crabby adj C2
  43. ausnahmslos exceptionless adj C2
  44. drittgrößte third biggest, third largest adj C2
  45. evangelisch evangelical (pertaining to the gospel); Lutheran adj C2
  46. intuitiv intuitive adj C2
  47. zweifelsfrei unequivocal, doubtless; unequivocally, doubtlessly adj C2
  48. mystisch mystic, mystical adj C2
  49. ausgedehnt extended, prolonged; widespread adj C2
  50. tagtäglich daily; every single day; day in, day out (emphatically, highlighting that something is… adj C2
  51. aufgebraucht exhausted, consumed; depleted adj C2
  52. abergläubisch superstitious adj C2
  53. hinterhältig sneaky, underhand; treacherous adj C2
  54. glorreich glorious; illustrious adj C2
  55. seitlich lateral; sideways adj C2
  56. schäbig shabby, shoddy; dilapidated; sordid, sleazy, tawdry adj C2
  57. aussichtslos desperate, hopeless, forlorn adj C2
  58. ebenbürtig equal, evenly matched (of equal ability in a direct comparison or confrontation); of… adj C2
  59. zickig bitchy adj C2
  60. alkoholisiert inebriated, intoxicated, alcoholized adj C2

Common questions

How many German adjectives should I know?

This list holds 2,207 adjectives graded A1 to C2. 197 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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