Descriptive Words For Book Reviews, Essays And Other Things

Descriptive words for book reviews, essays and other things

“I liked it / it was nice”

lovely

delightful

pleasant

fair

pleasurable

approved

fine

satisfying

excellent

amazing

great

pleasing

sound

rad

worthy

superb

“It was complex in a good way/ it really grabbed my attention”

fascinating

intriguing

thought provoking

captivating

alluring

stimulating

intricate

sophisticated

labyrinthine

baroque

“It was complicated in a negative way / I didn’t quite understand it”

troublesome

inconvenient

difficult

vexing

tricky

puzzling

confusing

disorganised

obscure

far-fetched

strange

“It wasn’t very interesting / not very exciting”

boring

tedious

dull

unpleasant

mundane

stuffy

lifeless

repetitive

drudging

flat

tiresome

tame

depthless

“It made me a bit emotional/gave me the feels”

sentimental

emotional

moving

heartwarming

tear-jerking

affecting

heating

poignant

passionate

touching

“I’m not crazy about it / it was okay”

okay

passable

so-so

not bad

tolerable

adequate

middling

all-right

moderately pleasing

“Best thing ever”

fantastic

exceptional

marvelous

first-class

splendid

astounding

astonishing

extraordinary

phenomenal

wonderful

comparing things / “It was better than this other thing”

superior

favourable

preferable

more advanced

of higher rank

exceeding

distinguished

a cut above

more desirable

more valuable

improved

higher/better quality

more useful

surpassing

sharpened

more sophisticated

“It wasn’t good I didn’t like it”

bad

disagreeable

nasty

unrefined

horrible

unlikeable

coarse

imprecise

vexing

problematic

unimportant

“It was really bad”

terrible

repulsive

atrocious

disturbing

disastrous

revolting

rotten

loathsome

gruesome

appaling

abhorrent

dreadful

horrifying

poor

offensive

dire

awful

ghastly