1000 ENGLISH ADJECTIVES 21-40 (Illustrated Examples)

Click here for the 3000 English Words Playlist:

Enlarge your English vocabulary with this list of 1000 most common English Adjectives. The goal of the playlist is to provide 3000 English words that are important for students to learn. The playlist will expand to include 1000 adjectives, 1000 adjectives, and 1000 verbs.

Each word is given a clear definition. Then a picture and sentence example provide a clear connection so the word is easily remembered. The sentence example provides context for the word and where additional meanings exist for any given word, multiple illustrated sentence examples are provided.

By learning these words in English and their meanings, your fluency will skyrocket. The word lists are split into 20 word modules. Repeat each module until you can do the reviews easily.

Common English collocations are indicated in the sentence examples by an underline. Pay special attention to the collocations and your naturalness when speaking English will greatly improve.

Here then are the most common English adjectives, the English adjectives most often used by intermediate to advanced, and native speakers.

Here is a transcript of the video: 1000 ADJECTIVES in ENGLISH: 21-40

Slide 2
Pause the video at any time to analyse the sentence or check words or phrases that are new.

Slide 3
Just to let you know, after we complete this group of 20 words, there’s a review later in the video. Make sure to take a couple of minutes for the review and make a note of the new words you want to add to your vocabulary. So let’s start . . .

Slide 4
alternative 1
one of a number of choices or possibilities

We see a medical diagram.

Sentence: Immunotherapy* is gaining recognition as an alternative to traditional cancer treatments.

• the activation or suppression of an immune response

Slide 5
alternative 2
existing outside traditional systems or what is viewed as normal

We see various icons and symbols.

Sentence: The phrase “alternative lifestyle” is often used with reference to people with various sexual orientations, but the term is also used for vegetarians and vegans.

Slide 6
reliable
dependable, trustworthy, giving consistent results

The picture shows a number of people queuing at a bus stop.

Sentence: Unfortunately the bus service in this part of the city is not very reliable, and you may end up waiting a long time.

Slide 7
radical
extreme, drastic, or revolutionary changes, something very different

The picture shows a building in Chicago with an unusual architectural design.

Sentence: The State of Illinois Center (1985) represented a radical departure from the design of conventional government buildings, with open-plan offices carrying a message of “open government”.

Slide 8
slim 1
gracefully thin, small in width

The picture shows a model on a catwalk.

Sentence: Many fashion designers have been criticised in recent years for only sending ultra slim girls out on the catwalk.

Slide 9
slim 2
something small (abstract) such as a margin or chance

In the picture we see a member of a rescue team.

Sentence: Although rescue teams continued their search many days after the earthquake, there was now a slim chance they would find anyone alive.

Slide 10
urgent
requiring immediate attention or action

The picture shows a yacht in rough weather.

Sentence: With weather conditions deteriorating by the minute, it was urgent they get back to port.

Slide 11
double
twice as much in size and amount

We see green patio doors at the back of a house.

Sentence: Double doors gave access to the patio.

Slide 12
luxurious
relating to comforts and pleasures, not necessities of life

The picture shows a luxury car.

Sentence: Approximately 183 million people in the United States play the lottery at least once a year, in the hope it will lead to a life of luxurious living.

Slide 13
extra
additional, more than normal or what is expected

In the picture we see a man loading a piece of furniture onto a truck.

Sentence: He shouted to his colleague: “Come round the back quick, we need an extra pair of hands!”

Slide 14
rotten
in a state of decay, often with a bad smell

The picture shows a number of apples in various stages of decay.

Sentence: Unfortunately the apples he had stored in his garage had all gone rotten and were inedible.

Slide 15
like
possessing the same or similar characteristics

We see a young woman drinking from a bottle of alcohol.

Sentence: At parties and like occasions, people often end up drinking too much.

Slide 16
hard 1
solid and firm, not easily pierced

In the picture we see a car jacked up.

Sentence: When changing the wheel on a car, it’s important to make sure the jack is on a hard surface.

Slide 17
hard 2
intense force or strength

The picture shows the White House covered in snow.

Sentence: It was a hard winter in Washington D.C. in 2016.

Slide 18
hard 3
requiring great effort, or difficult to endure, causing suffering or hardship

We see a farmer in a field examining his crops.

Sentence: Farming requires long hours of hard work.

Slide 19
hard 4
very strict, without feeling or compassion

The picture shows Joseph Jackson, the father of Michael Jackson.

Sentence: Joseph Jackson, had a reputation as a hard man, although his son, Michael Jackson, admitted that his father’s strict discipline contributed to his success.

Slide 20
minimal
smallest in amount or degree

The picture shows a woman walking down a side street.

Sentence: Using the shortcuts, she walked there in minimal time.

Slide 21
other
different from the one stated, or extra, additional

We see a brother and his younger sister.

Sentence: This sister wanted to be in the photograph but his other sister refused to pose for the camera.

Slide 22
stupid
showing a lack of intelligence or common sense, foolish

The picture shows a young man pulling a funny face.

Sentence: His girlfriend said: “Don’t do that. It makes you look stupid!”

Slide 23
kind
helpful to others, considerate, friendly

We see a man helping an elderly lady in the street.

Sentence: Fortunately the elderly lady found a kind man who showed her the way.

Slide 24
obvious
easily seen, understood, or recognized, lacking in subtlety

The picture shows a car which has been badly damaged in a crash.

Sentence: It’s obvious the occupants of the car must have been seriously injured.

Slide 25
safe
free from danger or injury, not exposed to harm

The picture shows a woman walking down a deserted street at night.

Sentence: She missed the last bus, and although she didn’t feel safe, she had no choice but to walk home.

Slide 26
net
a final result, in book-keeping – what is remaining after all deductions

We see a man holding his phone displaying a trading chart.

Sentence: After his first month of trading on the FOREX, his net result was a loss of $500.

Slide 27
right-wing
relating to the right-wing or conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system

The picture shows the front page of the Daily Mail, a British newspaper.

Sentence: The Daily Mail is seen as Britain’s most right-wing newspaper.

Slide 28
chief
highest in rank; the most important or influential

We see strings of sausages hanging up.

Sentence: In Europe, Chorizo is a fermented, cured, spicy, smoked sausage, the chief ingredient being pork.

Slide 29
Just a quick reminder before we continue:
If you have not already done so,
be sure to SUBSCRIBE to this channel.
Click the subscribe button, the Bell icon, and All

Slides 31-70
So let’s do the review. We will go at quite a fast pace. You can pause the video at any time if you need to think or check something.

Slide 106
Well done!

Just a question . . .

Has this video helped you?
Hit LIKE now and/or SHARE it with friends!

Slide ??
Build a powerful vocabulary!
Next: Watch this video!

Image Credits

1/1 CC
https://flic.kr/p/2hCLUNn

1/2 CC
https://flic.kr/p/2dGSJ5

2 CC
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marianne_ma%C3%A7onnique.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_RF.svg

3 CC
https://flic.kr/p/2kppVzM

4/1 CC
https://flic.kr/p/a9jSg9

4/2 CC
https://flic.kr/p/2gHmhVR

5 CC
https://flic.kr/p/fThaXQ

6/1 CC
https://flic.kr/p/whGAB

6/2 CC
https://flic.kr/p/bCtjH9

7 CC
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1911_Sickle_Cells.jpg

8 CC
https://flic.kr/p/o998mr

9 CC
https://flic.kr/p/SqXnA3

10 CC
https://flic.kr/p/cre36S

11/1 FU
http://www.hnht-electromagnet.com/products/electro-lifting-magnets/circular-lifting-magnet.html

11/2 CC
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smiling_girl.jpg

12 CC
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:V%C3%A9nus_en_fourrure_Cannes_2013.jpg

13 Public Domain
https://flic.kr/p/2jK5ALk

14 CC
https://flic.kr/p/7hGEXv

15 RF – Courtesy Treimerh
https://morguefile.com/photos/morguefile/2/sleep/pop

16 CC
https://flic.kr/p/55ZPu3

17 CC
https://flic.kr/p/fRVBGT

18 CC
https://flic.kr/p/4TpnCf

19/1 FU
https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/05/movie-review-extremely-wicked-shockingly-evil-and-vile/

19/2 CC
https://flic.kr/p/6AC59n

20 CC
https://flic.kr/p/D5f3vQ

Regarding the use of illustrations and photographs used in this video:

Creative Commons Attribution Licence
Others are allowed to copy, distribute, display, and perform copyrighted work – and derivative works based upon it if they give credit to the creator or source.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcodePublic Domain

Fair Use
Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that may qualify as fair use.
https://copyright.gov/fair-use/more-info.html

Public Domain
Public domain works are not restricted by copyright and do not require a license or fee to use. Public domain status allows the user unrestricted access and unlimited creativity. These are typically very old works.

Royalty Free
The image may be used for almost any business, personal, educational or charitable purpose as long as a credit is published to the creator of the image.

Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Commons only accepts media that are explicitly freely licensed, or that are in the public domain in at least the United States and in the source country of the work.

If you are interested in English Adjectives, be sure to check:
1000 ENGLISH NOUNS 21-40 (Illustrated Examples)