Some Basic "Feeling" Words

Sad Afraid Mad Glad
  • Bleak
  • Blue
  • Crestfallen
  • Depressed
  • Devastated
  • Disconsolate
  • empty
  • Grieving
     
  • Grim
  • Helpless
  • Hopeless
  • melancholy
  • Mournful
  • Sorrowful
  • Woeful
     
  • Dejected
  • discouraged
  • Dismal
  • dispirited
  • down
  • Downcast
  • Heavy
  • Lonely
  • Morose
     
  • Moved
  • Shame
  • Solemn
  • Sullen
  • Unhappy
     
  • Ashamed
  • bored
  • Cheerless
  • Disappointed
  • Embarrassed
  • Hurt
  • Pained
  • Somber
  • Uninterested
  • Alarmed
  • Distressed
  • Fearful
  • Frightened
  • Ghastly
  • Panic-stricken
  • Petrified
  • Scared
  • Shocked
  • Terrified
  • Tremulous
     
  • Agitated
  • Anxious
  • Apprehensive
  • Fainthearted
  • Insecure
  • Jittery
  • Nervous
  • Perturbed
  • Pessimistic
  • Shaky
     
  • Startled
  • Tense
  • Troubled
  • uptight
  • Worried
     
  • Concerned
  • Coy
  • Diffident
  • Doubtful
  • Dubious
  • Edgy
  • Fidgety
  • Restless
     
  • Timid
  • Timorous
  • Uneasy
  • Unsettled
  • Unsure
  • Vulnerable
  • Angry
  • Boiling
  • enraged
  • fuming
  • furious
  • hateful
  • hostile
  • Infuriated
     
  • Aggravated
  • Exasperated
  • Frustrated
  • Indignant
  • Inflamed
  • Vengeful
  • Worked-up
     
  • animosity
  • Enmity
  • Ireful
  • Irked
  • Miffed
  • Peeved
     
  • Sore
  • Teed off
  • Uneasy
  • Unhappy
  • Unsettled
  • Vexed

 

  • Alive
  • Cheerful
  • Delighted
  • Ecstatic
  • Elated
  • Energetic
  • Excited
  • Exuberant
  • Happy
  • Jubilant
     
  • Comfortable
  • Content
  • enchanged
  • Exalted
  • Exquisite
  • Gay
  • Gleeful
  • Hilarious
  • Jolly
  • Jovial
  • Lighthearted
     
  • Peaceful
  • Pleased
  • Rapturous
  • Serene
  • Spirited
  • Vibrant
  • Warm
  • Zestful
     
  • Blithe
  • Blithesome
  • Tranquil

Ashley Guberman, Organizational Development Resources