List of Emotions | 50+ Useful Words of Feelings & Emotions
The following lesson will provide a list of similar words about emotions & feelings with useful examples and an ESL infographic.
Emotions are biological states associated with the nervous system brought on by neurophysiological changes variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure.
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 at 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 by 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 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 about 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 comes up with new ideas.
Renewed
- We wish you 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!
