Adjectives are words that describe the qualities of something.
There are different kinds of adjectives in English.
Adjectives can be gradable and non-gradable ( extreme adjectives ).
Gradable adjectives
- Gradable adjectives means different degrees or levels of the quality.
- We can use these adjectives with some adverbs ( like a bit, very, really, extremely , quite, etc.) to show the degrees of the quality.
- Example
For “Difficult”, we can say
- a little bit difficult,
- rather difficult,
- very difficult, or
- extremely difficult
- not at all difficult
Non-gradable / Extreme / Strong adjectives
- Non-gradable / Extreme / Strong adjectives do not have different degrees or levels of the quality.
- We can also use these adjectives with some adverbs ( like absolutely, completely, really, mainly, etc.).
- Extreme adjectives( non-gradable adjectives) mean very + adjective.
- Example;
Follow the list for detailed extreme adjective list
| Adjective | Extreme Adjective |
| angry | furious |
| bad | awful, terrible |
| big | huge, gigantic |
| pretty | gorgeous, beautiful |
| clean | spotless |
| cold | freezing |
| crowded | packed |
| nice | lovely |
| funny | hilarious |
| good | fantastic, excellent |
| interesting | fascinating |
| old | ancient |
| tasty | delicious |
| pretty | gorgeous |
| sad | miserable |
| scary | terrifying |
| small | tiny |
| tired | exhausted |
| long | endless |
| expensive | exorbitant |
| hungry | starving |