List of emotions! When speaking or writing, one of the best ways to expand your vocabulary and to avoid using the same words repeatedly is to use synonyms. The following lesson will provide list of similar words about emotions & feelings with useful examples and ESL infographic.
Emotions are biological states associated with the nervous system brought on by neurophysiological changes variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioural responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure.
List of Emotions
Anger
- Annoyed
- Raging
- Livid
- Fed up
- Irritated
- Mad
- Critical
- Agitated
- Resentful
- Disgusted
- Outraged
- Furious
- Bitter
Sad
- Upset
- Sorrowful
- Crushed
- Dejected
- Heavy
- Depressed
- Disgusted
- Hateful
- Mournful
- Weepy
- Desperate
- Frustrated
Confusion
- Doubtful
- Hesitant
- Uncertain
- Shy
- Unsure
- Pessimistic
- Indecisive
- Perplexed
- Embarrassed
- Lost
- Tense
Happy
- Glad
- Content
- Joyful
- Grateful
- Pleased
- Optimistic
- Amused
- Delighted
- Charmed
- Loving
- Marvelous
Strong
- Powerful
- Confident
- Empowered
- Unique
- Sure
- Certain
- Dynamic
- Bold
- Determined
- Hardy
- Tenacious
- Secure
- Ambitious
Energized
- Healthy
- Motivated
- Refreshed
- Strengthened
- Inspired
- Determined
- Creative
- Renewed
- Vibrant
- Focused
- Invigorated
Emotions List with Examples
Anger
Annoyed
- Tom really annoyed me in the meeting this morning.
Raging
- I was in a raging temper.
Livid
- He was livid when he found out.
Fed up
- He had become fed up with city life.
Irritated
- She was deeply irritated at being thwarted.
Mad
- He was mad with me for losing his watch.
Critical
- The inquiry was critical of her work.
Agitated
- He sounded very agitated on the phone.
Resentful
- He was very resentful of their success.
Disgusted
- I am completely disgusted with her.
Outraged
- He is truly outraged about what’s happened to him.
Sad
Upset
- My baby gets upset when I leave the room.
Sorrowful
- She looked sorrowful and dejected.
Crushed
- They crushed down stone for making cement.
Dejected
- The old man seemed dejected and spiritless.
Depressed
- She felt lonely and depressed .
Disgusted
- I am completely disgusted with her.
Hateful
- She could hardly spit out the hateful words.
Mournful
- She sighed and looked mournful.
Weepy
- Her eyes were red and weepy.
Desperate
- I had no money left and was desperate.
Frustrated
- He was frustrated by his poverty.
Confusion
Doubtful
- He was doubtful about accepting extra work.
Hesitant
- Tom gave me a hesitant little smile.
Uncertain
- He was uncertain about his brother’s intentions.
Shy
- She’s very shy with adults.
Unsure
- I was unsure of the reaction I would get.
Pessimistic
- He remains deeply pessimistic about the peace process.
Indecisive
- He’s too indecisive to make a good leader.
Perplexed
- I am perplexed to know what to do.
Embarrassed
- She felt embarrassed under his steady gaze.
Tense
- She sounded tense and angry.
Happy
Glad
- I’m glad to meet you.
Content
- She is content with very little.
Joyful
- A wedding is a joyful celebration of love.
Grateful
- I’m so grateful for all that you’ve done.
Pleased
- I am pleased that you have a new job.
Optimistic
- He is optimistic about the future.
Amused
- His jokes amused the whole table.
Delighted
- I was delighted to be invited to her party.
Charmed
- I was charmed with her beauty.
Loving
- She chose the present with loving care.
Marvelous
- She whispers in my ear and hints at marvelous discoveries.
Strong
Powerful
- His speech was a powerful spur to action.
Confident
- He was confident of success.
Empowered
- Congress is empowered to levy taxes.
Unique
- He draws a unique full sound from the instrument.
Sure
- I’m sure he’ll come with a bit of persuading.
Certain
- She arrogated to herself a certain importance.
Dynamic
- He seemed a dynamic and energetic leader.
Determined
- He was determined to retrieve his honor.
Hardy
- He is a hardy person.
Tenacious
- We should be tenacious of our rights.
Ambitious
- She is an ambitious career woman.
Energized
Healthy
- He looked handsome and healthy.
Motivated
- He is motivated by good intentions.
Refreshed
- She felt refreshed after her sleep.
Strengthened
- Our friendship has steadily strengthened over the years.
Inspired
- I was inspired to work harder than ever before.
Determined
- He was determined to retrieve his honor.
Creative
- She’s very creative and always coming up with new ideas.
Renewed
- We wish you a renewed hope in life.
Vibrant
- She was vibrant with health and enthusiasm.
Focused
- He focused his mind on his lessons.
Invigorated
- I feel invigorated by all this fresh air!
List of Emotions | Infographic
Here is the ESL infographic of list of emotions:
jo taylor
Thursday 27th of October 2022
hello , can a get a printable list of your emotions chart?
Jane
Sunday 18th of September 2022
Love this, at 57 its such a contribution
Makenzie R Palacios
Friday 11th of February 2022
this is helpful becuase these are what i going throug these things
Lee
Thursday 27th of January 2022
The real lee us this a he will come back here on febarry the 30
Lee
Thursday 27th of January 2022
Hi i am the real lee