List of Emotions: Different Ways to Say What You’re Feeling

List of emotions! This lesson lists some common emotions of people in English with the picture. Learn those words to describe someone’s feeling.

List of Emotions

What is Emotion?

Emotion is a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general of someone.

Examples:

  • It’s fun to send these wishes for an especially happy to an uncle who is nice in every way.
  • I am not sad that you leave, just sad a dialogue.
  • He felt a curious mixture of excitement and panic.
  • Movement can be painful when you’ve hurt your back.

Following is a list of emotion or feeling words and synonyms of them.

Emotions List

Following is a list of emotion words and their descriptive words.

HAPPY

– (adj) feeling, showing or causing pleasure or satisfaction.

  • Lively
  • Joyful
  • Elated
  • Ecstatic
  • Eager
  • Delighted
  • Contented
  • Hopeful
  • Gleeful
  • Glad
  • Exultant
  • Excited
  • Enthusiastic
  • Cheerful
  • Charmed
  • Bright
  • Blissful
  • Amused

BAD

– (adj) unpleasant and causing difficulties or harm.

  • Sordid
  • Rotten
  • Odious
  • Infamous
  • Grievous
  • Disheartening
  • Disagreeable
  • Awful
  • Atrocious

SAD

– (adj) unhappy or sorry.

  • Gloomy
  • Mournful
  • Sombre
  • Sorrowful
  • Tearful
  • Unhappy
  • Hateful
  • Heartbroken
  • Heavy
  • Miserable
  • Upset
  • Weepy

EXCITING

– (adj) making you feel excited.

  • Inspiring
  • Moving
  • Powerful
  • Rousing
  • Shocking
  • Mind-blowing
  • Startling
  • Stimulating
  • Stirring

HURT

-(adj) injured or in pain.

  • Wound
  • Offend
  • Victimize
  • Mistreat
  • Crush
  • Injured
  • Tortured
  • Bleed
  • Ache

STRONG

-(adj) powerful; having or using great force or control.

  • Fit
  • Healthy
  • Hench (informal)
  • Herculean
  • In fine fettle
  • Fit as a fiddle
  • Forceful
  • Harsh
  • In good condition
  • Intense
  • Lusty
  • Manful
  • Manly

CONFUSED

– (adj) unable to think clearly or to understand something.

  • Shy
  • Pessimistic
  • Upset
  • Doubtful
  • Uncertain
  • Indecisive
  • Perplexed
  • Lost
  • Unsure
  • Uncertain
  • Embarrassed
  • Hesitant

TIRED

-(adj) in need of rest or sleep.

  • Exhausted
  • Weary
  • Powerless
  • Bushed
  • Run-down
  • Drained
  • Fatigued
  • Worn out
  • Spent
  • Overtired

ANGRY

– (adj) having a strong feeling against someone who has behaved badly, making you want to shout at them or hurt them.

  • Aggrieved
  • Annoyed
  • Cross
  • Displeased
  • Enraged
  • Exasperated
  • Frenzied
  • Fuming
  • Furious
  • Galled

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