English words that describe behaviour

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An A-Z of English words and phrases that describe behaviour

A

active

always doing something:

"She's an active person and never wants to stay in."

aggressive

 

being angry or threatening:

"He's aggressive and starts arguments."

 

ambitious

 

wanting to succeed:

"He's ambitious and wants to lead the company."

 

argumentative

 

always arguing with people:

"He won't accept what you say – he's argumentative and loves to disagree!"

 

arrogant

 

thinking you are better than anyone else:

"He always behaves as if nobody else's opinion is important – "I find him very arrogant."

assertive

 

being confident, so people can't force you to do things you don't want to do:

"It's important to be assertive at work."

 

 

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B

bad-tempered

 

in a bad mood:

"What's got into him lately? He's so bad-tempered."

 

big-headed

 

thinking you're very important or clever:

"I've never met anyone so big-headed!"

 

bossy

 

telling people what to do all the time:

"He's so bossy- he never lets me do things the way I want to do them."

C

careless

 

not taking care:

"He's a careless driver – "I'm sure he'll have an accident."

 

caring

 

wanting to help people:

"My boss is caring and often asks me how things are going."

catty

 

saying nasty or spiteful things about other people:

"I know you don't like her, but calling her names is a bit catty."

 

cautious

 

being careful, so that you avoid mistakes:

"He's cautious about investing money in the stock market."

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charming

 

pleasant and likeable:

"What a charming man!"

 

cheeky

being rude or disrespectful:

"It was a bit cheeky of him to ask for more money."

 

clever

 

intelligent:

"She's a clever student and picks things up quickly."

 

conceited

 

thinking you're very clever, or better than others:

"He's so conceited – he thinks everyone should admire him."

conscientious

 

doing something carefully, because you want to do it well:

"She's a conscientious student and always does her homework."

 

considerate

 

thinking and caring about others:

"My neighbour brought me flowers when I was in hospital – he's very considerate." ("That was considerate of him.")

 

coy

 

pretending to be shy so that you don't have to give information:

"He's very coy about his qualifications – maybe he doesn't have any."

 

creative

 

someone who can make or design things, or can think of solutions to a problem: "She's creative and artistic."

 

curious

 

wanting to know things:

"I'm curious to find out what you think of the situation."

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D

deceitful

 

trying to make people think something, so that you get what you want:

"He lied to get this job – he's so deceitful."

 

docile

 

quiet and submissive:

"She's a docile child and always does what she's told."

 

dogmatic

 

wanting others to accept your ideas without discussion:

"He's a dogmatic politician and always thinks he's right."

 

domineering

 

trying to control other people:

"He's loud and domineering in the office – it's difficult to get him to listen to us."

 

E

 

enthusiastic

 

having a lot of interest in something:

"He's an enthusiastic supporter of equal rights."

 

excitable

someone who easily gets excited:

"He gets very excitable about politics – it's one of his passions in life."

 

extroverted

 

outgoing and lively:

"She's extroverted and loves going out with people ."

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F

 

faithful

 

being loyal to someone or something:

"She's a faithful friend."

 

fickle

 

changing your mind and being unpredictable:

"Politicians can be fickle when it suits them!"

 

flaky

slightly unstable and unreliable:

"She's a little flaky at times, but otherwise she's a good worker."

full of himself

acting proud of yourself:

"He was full of himself after he got the promotion – it got annoying after a while."

 

funny

 

making other people laugh

"He can be extremely funny when he's in the mood."

 

fussy

only liking certain things:

"She's fussy about what she wears."

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G

 

good-natured

kind and thoughtful:

"She's good-natured and always tries to help."

 

grumpy

 

someone who tends to be in a bad mood:

"He's always grumpy in the morning and never says 'hello'."

 

H

 

happy-go-lucky

 

not worrying about what might happen in the future:

"He's a bit happy-go-lucky and doesn't think about the future."

 

I

 

impulsive

 

doing things without thinking first:

"If he sees something he likes, he just buys it – he can be so impulsive at times!"

 

inconsiderate

 

not considering other people or their feelings:

"It was a little inconsiderate of him not to give you a get-well card."

 

introverted

 

opposite of extroverted:

"He was introverted as a teenager, but became more confident as he got older."

 

inventive

 

able to think up new ideas:

"As head of Marketing, he can often think of inventive ways to keep his customers

happy."

 

irritating

 

annoying others:

"He can be very irritating to work with

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J

 

jokey

 

making jokes:

"You're in a jokey mood today, but we've got work to do!"

 

jolly

 

happy and cheerful:

"It was the weekend and everyone was in a jolly mood."

K

 

kind

 

thoughtful and caring:

"My neighbour is kind – she looked after my cat when I was on holiday."

 

L

 

loud-mouthed

 

someone who talks a lot and often says offensive things:

"Don't worry about what he said – he's loud-mouthed at times."

 

loyal

 

someone who is faithful and stands by you: "His colleagues were loyal to him when he was having problems with his boss."

 

M

 

manic

 

behaving in a slightly crazy way:

"We're a bit manic at the moment – we're rushing to finish the work before our

deadline."

 

manipulative

 

trying to get people to do what you want, by influencing or deceiving them:

"She's very manipulative when she wants something."

 

moody

 

having unpredictable moods: "Some people think he's moody – you never know if he's

happy or grumpy."

 

N

 

nervous

 

uncomfortable with a situation:

"I'm always nervous before an exam."

 

O

 

old-fashioned

 

behaving or thinking in a way that isn't modern:

"He's a bit old-fashioned and thinks women shouldn't work."

 

opinionated

 

having strong opinions:

 

"He's opinionated and dogmatic – the last person you want to negotiate with

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P

passive

 

not assertive – doing what other people want you to do without arguing:

"He's passive at work, but domineering at home."

perfectionnist

someone who wants perfection:

"Her boss is a perfectionnist – no spelling mistakes are allowed."

 

persuasive

being able to persuade people to do things or to accept your ideas:

"He's a persuasive talker."

 

picky

 

only liking certain things or people:

"She's picky about her friends."

playful

 

someone who likes to play and have fun:

"You're in a playful mood today!"

pleasant

nice and polite: "The bank manager was pleasant to me today."

 

polite

showing good manners:

"She's polite and never forgets to say 'please' or 'thank you'."

pragmatic

 

being practical and aware of your limitations:

"She's pragmatic at work and only does what she can."

Q

quick-tempered

getting angry quickly:

"He was quick-tempered when he was young, but he's more relaxed now."

R

reserved

keeping your ideas and thoughts to yourself:

"He's reserved, but polite."

 

 

rude

impolite:

"He's very rude and never says 'please' or 'thank you

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S

 

scatter-brained / scatty

 

someone who often forgets things:

"Don't you remember where you put your wallet? You're so scatter-brained!"

 

serious

 

not light-hearted:

"He's a serious student and always does his homework."

 

shy

 

quiet, because you are not very confident:

"He's so shy and hates saying anything to people he doesn't know."

 

sincere

 

saying what you believe (opposite of insincere): "He's sincere in his beliefs."

 

slapdash

 

doing your work quickly and carelessly:

"He's got a very slapdash attitude – I doubt he'll ever become a lawyer."

 

slimy

 

trying to get what you want by being over-friendly:

"That man is so slimy – he makes me feel sick!"

 

sly

 

doing things in a secretive way:

"You never know what he's up to – he's sly and manipulative."

 

spiteful

 

trying to hurt other people because you didn't get what you wanted:

"If she doesn't get what she wants, she can be quite spiteful."

 

T

 

thoughtful

 

someone who thinks a lot: "He's a thoughtful person and won't do anything unless he has considered the consequences."

 

thoughtless

 

not thinking about people or the consequences of your actions: "I'm sure he didn't mean to be rude – he can be thoughtless at times."

 

trustworthy

 

someone you can trust:

"My accountant is really trustworthy."

 

V

 

volatile

 

quickly changing moods:

"He's easily excitable and pretty volatile."

 

W

 

witty

 

being able to make other people laugh by what you say:

"He's witty and charming – the perfect person to invite to a party

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