Adjective

/ˈæ.d͡ʒə(k).tɪv/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:22 ptsWWF:26 pts9 letters

Definition of Adjective

noun

(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent.
"The words “big” and “heavy” are English adjectives."
A dependent; an accessory.

verb

To make an adjective of; to form or convert into an adjective.
(chiefly as a participle) To characterize with an adjective; to describe by using an adjective.

adjective

Incapable of independent function.
(grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
(of a dye) Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.

Anagrams of Adjective

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "adjective":

7-LETTER WORDS

dejecta deviate evicted jadeite

6-LETTER WORDS

active advect advice dacite dative deceit deject device ejecta evited ideate

5-LETTER WORDS

acted cadet caved cavie cited civet davit deave deice dicta eaved edict eject evade evict+5 more

4-LETTER WORDS

aced acid adit aide ajee avid cade cadi caid cate cave cede cedi cete cite

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "adjective" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

AD...Words starting with "ad"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 9-letter words Unscramble "adjective"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

adjectivaldependentderivativeprocedural

ANTONYMS

substantive

Rhyming Words

ablative abortive above abrasive absolutive absolve absorptive abstractive abusive accelerative acceptive accommodative accretive acculturative accumulative+5 more

Related Words

aardvarks aasvogels abamperes abandoned abandoner abasement abashedly abashment abatement abattises abattoirs abbotcies abbotship abcoulomb abdicable