The Dialogue Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Dialogue Tags and Phrases (9 page)

daffiness; daintiness; damnation; dandiness; danger; dapperness; daringness; darkness; dastardliness; dauntingness; dauntlessness; daze; deadness; deafness; debasement / debasedness; debauchery; debilitation; debonairness; decadence; deceit; decentness; deception; decimation; decisiveness; decorousness; decrepitness; dedication; defeat; defectiveness; defenselessness; defensiveness; deference; defiance; deficiency; defilement; definiteness; definitiveness; definitude; deflatedness; degeneration; degradation; dehumanization; dejectedness / dejection; delicacy; delight; delinquency; delirium; deliverance; delusion; dementia; democracy; demonization; demoralization; demotivation; demureness; denaturation; denigration; denouncement; denseness / density; dependence; depletion; depravity; depression; deprivation; depth / deepness; derailment; derangement; derision; desertion; desirability; desire; desolation; despair; desperation; despicability / despicableness; despisableness; despondency; destitution; destructiveness; detachment; determination; detestability; devaluation; devastation; deviance; deviousness; devoid of (...); devotion; devoutness; diabolicalness; difference; difficulty; diffidence; diffusion; dignity / dignifiedness; diligence; dimensionlessness; diminishment; diminutiveness; dimness; diplomacy; directionlessness; directness; direness; dirtiness; disability; disaffectedness; disagreeableness / disagreeability; disappointment; disbelief; discipline; discombobulation; discomfort; disconcertion / disconcertment; disconnection; disconsolation / disconsolateness; discontent / discontentment; discouragement; discreetness; discrimination; disdain; disembodiment; disempowerment; disenchantment; disenfranchisement; disfavor; disgrace; disgracefulness; disgruntlement; disgust; disgustingness; disharmony; disheartenment; dishevelment; dishonesty; dishonor; disillusionment; disingenuousness; disinterest; disjointedness; dislike; disloyalty; dismalness / dismality; dismay; dismissiveness; disobedience; disorder; disorganization; disorientation; disparagement; dispassion / dispassionateness; dispensability / dispensableness; dispiritedness; displacement; displeasure; disposability / disposableness; disquiet; disregard; disrespect; disrespectfulness; disruptiveness; dissatisfaction; dissidence; dissonance; distantness; distortedness; distraction; distress; distrust; distrustfulness; divergence; divorced from (...); dizziness; docility; doggedness; dogma; dolefulness; dolorousness; domestication; dominance; domination; doom; dorkiness; doubt; doubtfulness; dourness; dowdiness; downheartedness; drama; drawn toward (...); dread; dreadfulness; dreaminess; dreariness; drive; drollness; drunkenness; dubiousness; dullness; dumbfoundedness; dumbness; duty / dutifulness; dysfunction; dysphoria; dysthymia.

eager; earnest; earthy; eased; easy; easy-going; ebullient; eccentric; eclectic; eclipsed; ecstatic; edgy; edified; effective; effeminate; effervescent; effete; efficacious; efficient; effusive; egocentric; egotistical; elated; electric; electrified; elegant; elevated; elite; eloquent; elusive; emancipated; emasculated; embarrassed; embittered; emboldened; eminent; emotional; emotionless; emotive; empathetic; emphatic; empowered; empty; enabled; enamored; enchanted; enchanting; enclosed; encouraged; encouraging; encroached upon; encumbered; endangered; endeared; endearing; endowed; energetic; energized; enervated; enfeebled; engaged; engrossed; engulfed; enhanced; enigmatic; enlightened; enlivened; enmeshed; ennobled; enormous; enraged; enraptured; enriched; enslaved; entangled; enterprising; entertained; entertaining; enthralled; enthusiastic; enticed; enticing; entitled; entombed; entranced; entrapped; entrenched; entrepreneurial; entrusted; enveloped; envied; envious; equable; equal; equanimous; equipped; erratic; esteemed; estranged; ethereal; euphoric; evasive; evil; eviscerated; examined; exasperated; excellent; excitable; excited; excluded; excoriated; exculpated; execrated; exhausted; exhilarated; exiled; exonerated; expectant; expendable; experienced; exploitative; exploited; explosive; exposed; expressive; extraordinary; extravagant; extroverted; exuberant; exultant.

eagerness; earnestness; earthiness; ease; easiness; ebullience; eccentricity; eclecticism; ecstasy; edginess; edification; effectiveness / effectivity; effeminateness; effervescence; effeteness; efficaciousness; efficiency; effusiveness; egocentricity; egotism; elation; electricity; electrification; elegance; elevation; elitism; eloquence; elusiveness; emancipation; emasculation; embarrassment; embitterment; eminence; emotion; emotionlessness; empathy; empowerment; emptiness; enchantment; encouragment; encroachment; encumbrance / encumberment; endangerment; endearment; endowment; energy; enervation; enfeeblement; engagement; enhancement; enjoyment; enlightenment; enlivenment; enmeshment; ennoblement; ennui; enormousness / enormity; enragement; enrichment; enslavement; entanglement; enterprise; entertainment; enthralment; enthusiasm; enticement; entitlement; entombment; entrancement; entrapment; entrenchment; entrustment; envelopment; envy / enviousness; equability; equality; equanimity / equanimousness; erraticism; esteem; estrangement; ethereality / etherealness; euphoria; evasiveness; evil / evilness; evisceration; exasperation; excellence; excitement; excoriation; exculpation; execration; exhaustion; exhilaration; exile; exoneration; expectancy; expectation; expendability; experience; exploitation; explosiveness; extraordinariness; extravagance; extroversion; exuberance / exuberancy; exultance / exultancy.

fabulous; facetious; faint; fainthearted; fair; faithful; fake; fallacious; fallible; fallow; false; falsely accused; famished; famous; fanatical; fanciful; fancy; fantabulous; fantastic; farcical; fascinated; fashionable; fast; fastidious; fat; fatalistic; fatigued; fatuous; favored; fawned over; fazed; feared; fearful; fearless; feckless; fed up; feeble; feisty; feminine; ferocious; fertile; fervent; festive; fettered; fickle; fidgety; fiendish; fierce; fiery; filthy; fine; finicky; firm; fit; fixated; flabbergasted; flaky; flamboyant; flashy; flat; flattered; flawed; flawless; flexible; flighty; flippant; flirtatious; floored; flummoxed; flush; flustered; flustrated; focused; foggy; followed; fond; foolhardy; foolish; forbearing; forbidden; forced; forceful; foreign; forgetful; forgiven; forgiving; forgotten; forlorn; formidable; forsaken; fortified; fortunate; foul; forward; fractious; fractured; fragile; fragmented; frail; framed; frank; frantic; fraternal; fraudulent; fraught; frazzled; freaked; freaked out; freakish; freaky; free; frenetic; frenzied; fresh; fretful; fried; friendless; friendly; frightened; frigid; frisky; frivolous; frolicsome; froward; frowned upon; frugal; fruitful; frustrated; fulfilled; full; fun; funereal; funky; funloving; funny; furious; furtive; fussy; futile.

fabulousness; facetiousness; faintheartedness; faintness; fairness; faith; fakeness; fallaciousness; fallibility; fallowness; falseness; fame; fanaticism; fancifulness; fancy; fantasticalness / fantasticality; farcicality / farcicalness; fascination; fashionableness / fashionability; fastidiousness; fastness; fatalism; fatigue; fatness; fatuousness; favor; fear; fearfulness; fearlessness; fecklessness; feebleness; feistiness; femininity; ferocity / ferociousness; fertility / fertileness; fervor; festiveness; fickleness; fiendishness; fierceness; fieriness; filth / filthiness; fineness; firmness; fitness; fixation; flakiness; flamboyance / flamboyancy; flashiness; flatness; flattery; flawedness; flawlessness; flexibility; flightiness; flippancy / flippantness; flirtatiousness; flushness; focus; fogginess; fondness; foolhardiness; foolishness; forbearance; forbiddenness; forcefulness; foreignness; forgetfulness; forgiveness; forlornness; formidability / formidableness; forsakenness; fortitude; fortune; forwardness; foulness; fractiousness; fracturedness; fragility; fragmentation; frailness; frankness; franticness; fraudulence; freakiness; freakishness; freedom; freneticness; frenzy; freshness; fretfulness; friendlessness; friendliness; fright; frigidity; friskiness; frivolity; frowardness; frugality / frugalness; fruitfulness; frustration; fulfillment; fullness; full of energy; full of life; fun; funkiness; funniness; furtiveness; fury / furiousness; fussiness; futility.

gabby; gallant; galled; galvanized; game; gamey / gamy; garbled; garrulous; gauche; gaudy; gawky; gay; geeky; generous; genial; gentle; genuine; ghastly; giant; giddy; gifted; gigantic; giggly; gilded; giving; glad; glamorous; gleeful; glib; gloomy; glorious; glowing; glum; gluttonous; gnawing; goaded; gobsmacked; good; good-looking; good-natured; goofy; gorgeous; graceful; gracious; grand; grandiose; grateful; gratified; grave; gray / grey; great; greedy; green; gregarious; grief-stricken; grim; groggy; groovy; gross; grossed out; grotesque; grouchy; grounded; grown up; grudging; gruesome; grumpy; guarded; guilt-free; guilt-tripped; guiltless; guilty; gullible; gushy; gutless; gutsy; gutted; gypped.

gabbiness; gallantry; galvanization; gameness; garrulousness; gaucheness; gaudiness; gawkiness / gawkishness; gayness; geekiness; generosity / generousness; geniality; gentleness; ghastliness; giantness; giddiness; giftedness; giganticness; gladness; glamor / glamorousness; glee; glibness; gloom / gloominess; glory; glumness; gluttony / gluttonousness; goodness; goofiness; gorgeousness; grace; graciousness; grandiosity; grandness; gratefulness; gratitude; graveness; grayness / greyness; greatness; greed; gregariousness; grief; grimness; grogginess; grooviness; grossness; grotesqueness; grouchiness; groundedness; grudge; gruesomeness; grumpiness; guardedness; guilt; guiltlessness; gullibility; gushiness; gutlessness; gutsiness.

hacked off; haggard; haggled; halfhearted; hallowed; hammered; hampered; handicapped; handsome; hapless; happy; happy-go-lucky; harangued; harassed; hard-headed; hard-hearted; hard-pressed; hardened; hardy; harmed; harmless; harmonious; harried; harrowed; hassled; hasty; hated; hateful; haughty; haunted; hazy; headstrong; heady; healed; healthy; heartbroken; heartened; heartful; heartless; heartrending; heartsick; hearty; heavy-hearted; heckled; helped; helpful; helpless; henpecked; herded; heroic; hesitant; hexed; hideous; high; high-spirited; hilarious; hindered; hip; hoaxed; holistic; hollow; homely; homesick; honest; honorable; honored; hoodwinked; hopeful; hopeless; hormonal; horny; horrendous; horrible; horrific; horrified; horror-stricken; hospitable; hostile; hot; hot-headed; hot-tempered; hounded; huge; humane; humble; humbled; humiliated; humored; humorless; humorous; hung over; hungry; hung up; hunted; hurried; hurt; hustled; hyped-up; hyper; hyperactive; hypervigilant; hypnotized; hypocritical; hypomanic; hysterical.

haggardness; halfheartedness; hallowedness; hamperedness; handsomeness; haplessness; happiness; harassment; hard-headedness; hard-heartedness; hard done by; hardenedness; hardiness; harm; harmlessness; harmony; harrowment; hastiness; hate; hatred; haughtiness; haziness; headiness; health / healthiness; heartbrokenness; heartiness; heartlessness; heartsickness; heavy-heartedness; helpfulness; helplessness; heroicity; hesitancy / hesitation; hideousness; high-spiritedness; highness; hilarity; hipness; hollowness; homeliness; homesickness; honesty; honor; hope; hopelessness; horniness; horribleness; horror; hospitality / hospitableness; hostility; hot-headedness; hotness; hugeness; humaneness; humbleness; humiliation; humility; humor; humorlessness; hunger; hurt; hyperactivity; hypervigilance; hysteria.

icky; icy; idealistic; idiotic; idle; idolized; ignoble; ignominious; ignorant; ignored; ill; ill-humored; ill-tempered; illicit; illuminated; illustrious; imaginary; imaginative; imbalanced; immaculate; immature; immense; immobile; immobilized; immodest; immoral; immortal; immune; impaired; impartial; impassioned; impassive; impatient; impeccable; impeded; impelled; imperfect; imperiled; imperious; impermanent; impermeable; impertinent; imperturbable; impervious; impetuous; impious; impish; implacable; impolite; important; imposed upon; imposing; impotent; impoverished; impractical; impressed; imprisoned; impudent; impugned; impulsive; impure; inactive; inadequate; inane; inattentive; incapable; incapacitated; incensed; incoherent; incompetent; incomplete; inconclusive; incongruent; inconsiderate; inconsolable; inconspicuous; inconvenienced; incorrect; incorrigible; incredible; incredulous; inculcated; indebted; indecent; indecisive; indefinite; indemnified; indentured; independent; indescribable; indestructible; indicted; indifferent; indignant; indiscreet; indoctrinated; indolent; indulgent; industrious; inebriated; ineffective; ineffectual; inefficient; inept; inert; inexperienced; inexplicable; infallible; infamous; infantile; infatuated; infected; inferior; infirm; inflexible; influenced; influential; informal; informed; infuriated; ingenious; ingenuous; ingratiated; inhibited; inhospitable; inhumane; injured; innocent; innovative; inquisitive; insane; insatiable; inscrutable; insecure; insensitive; insightful; insignificant; insincere; insipid; insistent; insolent; insouciant; inspired; instinctive; instructive; insufficient; insulted; intelligent; intense; intent; interested; interesting; interfered with; internal; interrelated; interrogated; interrupted; intimate; intimidated; intimidating; intolerant; intoxicated; intrepid; intrigued; introspective; introverted; intruded upon; intrusive; intuitive; inundated; invalidated; inventive; invested; invigorated; invincible; invisible; invited; inviting; involved; invulnerable; irascible; irate; irked; irrational; irrelevant; irreproachable; irresistible; irresolute; irresponsible; irreverent; irritable; irritated; isolated; itchy.

iciness; ickiness; idealism; idleness; idolization; ignobility / ignobleness; ignominy / ignominiousness; ignorance; illicitness; illness; illumination; illustriousness; imbalance; immaculacy / immaculateness; immaturity; immensity; immobility; immobilization; immodesty; immorality; immortality; immunity; impartiality; impassiveness; impatience; impeccability; impedance; imperfectness; imperilment; imperiousness; impermanence; impermeability; impertinence; imperturbability; imperviousness; impetuousness; impiousness; impishness; implacability / implacableness; impoliteness; importance; imposition; impotence; impoverishment; impracticality; imprisonment; impudence; impugnability; impulsiveness / impulsivity; impurity; inactivity; inanity; inattentiveness; incapability / incapableness; incapacitation; incoherence; incompetence; incompleteness; inconclusiveness; incongruence; inconsiderateness / inconsideration; inconsolability / inconsolableness; inconspicuousness; inconvenience; incorrectness; incorrigibility; incredibility / incredibleness; incredulity / incredulousness; inculcation; indebtedness; indecency; indecision / indecisiveness; indefiniteness; indemnity; independence; indescribability; indestructibility; indifference; indiscretion; indoctrination; indolence; indulgence; industriousness; inebriation; ineffectiveness; ineffectualness; inefficiency; ineptitude; inertia; inexperience; inexplicability / inexplicableness; infallibility; infamy / infamousness; infantility; infatuation; inferiority; infirmity; inflexibility; influence; informality; infuriation; ingeniousness; ingenuity / ingenuousness; ingratiation; inhibition; inhospitality; inhumanity; innocence; innovation; inquisitiveness; insanity; insatiability; inscrutability; insecurity; insensitivity; insight; insignificance; insincerity; insipidity / insipidness; insistence; insolence; inspiration; intelligence; intensity; intentness; interest; intimacy; intimidation; intolerance; intoxication; intrepidity / intrepidness; intrigue; introspection; introversion; intrusion; intuition; inundation; invalidation; inventiveness; invincibility; invisibility; involvement; invulnerability; irascibility; irateness; irrationality; irrelevance; irreproachability; irresistibility; irresoluteness; irresponsibility; irreverence; irritability; irritation; isolation; itchiness.