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In this lesson, you’re going to learn 66 negative adjectives to describe people. Check
out 59 Positive Personality Adjectives here.
Sometimes we meet people we don’t like — “bad” people! Let’s take a look at some negative
words to describe someone you don’t like.
1. Negative Adjectives for Selfish
People
Tony believes he’s more important than everyone else.
This is how he sees himself:
He thinks he’s more important than you:
Arrogant — He thinks he’s the best.

Big-headed — The same as “arrogant.”
Self-centred — The world has to revolve around him!
Vain — He loves looking at himself in the mirror.
Boastful — He always talks about how brilliant he is and all the amazing things he does.
Pompous — Like “arrogant” but in a way that makes him look foolish, like this guy:
He tries to make you feel small:
Callous — He doesn’t care about anyone, especially those who are weaker than him.
Cynical — He sees the bad side in everybody’s personality and actions.
Overcritical — He exaggerates the negative things you do.
Patronising — Sometimes his words sound kind — but he’s really showing how much more
important he is than you.
He doesn’t care how you feel:
Aloof — He’s unfriendly, cold and distant.

Impolite — He’s rude.
Inconsiderate — He does things that hurt or annoy you without thinking about your
feelings.
Thoughtless — The same as “inconsiderate.”
He’s aggressive:
Confrontational — He tries to challenge you, even when it’s not necessary.

Defensive — He behaves as if you’re attacking him, even if you aren’t.
Hostile — He behaves like your enemy.
Belligerent — He’s aggressive and hostile.
Bitchy — He makes small, sarcastic comments about you. They seem small, but they’re
designed to hurt you.
Nasty — He’s not nice.
Bossy — He likes telling you what to do — like a boss.
Cruel — He actually enjoys seeing other people in pain and sometimes creates that pain.
Domineering — He likes to have control over everyone in every situation.
So yeah. Tony’s not a nice guy.
2. Negative Adjectives for Di icult

People
This is Amber, and she has a very negative personality.
You can’t trust her:
Deceitful — She pretends to be your friend, then she’ll stab you in the back (do something
bad to you a er you’ve started trusting her).
Dishonest — She’s not honest.
Machiavellian — She intelligently uses di erent people against each other to get what she
wants.
Sneaky — She does things that you don’t know about that a ect you negatively.
Untrustworthy — You can’t trust her. She lies!
She hates change:
Dogmatic — She has strong beliefs and doesn’t accept any view outside those beliefs.
Inflexible — When she’s made plans, NOTHING can change them.
Intolerant — She doesn’t like certain types of people and will never accept them. Sometimes
this can be extreme, like racism, sexism or homophobia.
Narrow-minded — She has a small view of the world and doesn’t accept ideas outside that
view.
Stubborn — You will never be able to change her opinion on anything.
Obstinate — Like “stubborn,” but a little stronger.
Pig-headed — Like “obstinate.” But with a pig.
Fussy — She likes everything to be a certain way. If there’s a change, she gets very upset or
angry.
She’s di icult to work with:
Indiscreet — Sometimes you don’t want somebody shouting your bank balance out across a
crowded o ice. Or you don’t want someone to walk in the room with a bottle of whiskey
when your Saudi client is visiting. But Amber will do these things.
Tactless — It’s like “indiscreet” but with words. It means she sometimes says something
stupid that might hurt someone, usually without realising it.
Unpredictable — You don’t know what she’s going to do next!
Vague — She doesn’t explain things clearly.
Impatient — If she has to wait too long for anything, she gets angry. Maybe she’ll walk away.
Unreliable — If she tells you that she’s going to meet you at 7 o’clock, she probably won’t.
You can’t trust her to keep her promises.
She behaves badly in relationships:
Jealous — She hates seeing you with other people.
Possessive — She only wants you to spend time with her. You have no other friends now.
Resentful — She still gets angry about things that happened a long time ago.
Secretive — She regularly keeps secrets from you.
Oh … I’m so glad we’ve finished with those two terrible people.
Let’s never talk about them again. Deal?
OK. Time to find some less harmful characters.
3. Negative Adjectives for Lazy People
Andy is your stereotypical lazy guy. He doesn’t work. He doesn’t help around the house.
He also doesn’t have any strong opinions and has a weak personality.
He’s lazy:
Idle — “Lazy” describes someone who doesn’t want to do anything. “Idle” describes the
situation of not doing anything.
Careless — He doesn’t care enough about things, so he can o en lose or break them.
Irresponsible — If you give him a task to do, he will mess it up (do it very badly).
Untidy — He doesn’t tidy up and leaves a mess everywhere. He’s probably got some food on
his shirt, too.
He’s weak:
Cowardly — He’s afraid of everything.

Foolish — He doesn’t have the brains to make the right decisions — so he makes bad
decisions.
Gullible – If you told him that you’d just been invited to Tom Cruise’s space station party on
the moon, he’d believe you.
Indecisive — He finds it di icult to make decisions — so he o en sticks with “no decision.”
Weak-willed — You can easily convince him to do what he doesn’t want to do. He’s also
probably addicted to something (alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, cheese — something).
4. Negative Adjectives for Emotional

People
Finally, we have Sibel.
There are two bad sides to Sibel. On the one hand, she hates sharing or giving anything
away, and on the other, she’s di icult to be around.
She’s always in a bad mood:
Quick-tempered — She gets angry very easily.

Grumpy — She’s always in a bad mood and doesn’t want to speak with you.
Moody — Her moods are unpredictable. Sometimes she seems fine, and then suddenly she’s
in a bad mood.
Pessimistic — She always sees the negative side of things.
Sullen — Like “grumpy.”
Touchy — You can make her angry or upset very easily.
She’s annoying:
Overemotional — When she’s unhappy or angry, she’s very unhappy or very angry.
Clingy — She wants to be with you all the time, and you just can’t lose her. — unless you run
away really fast when she’s not looking.
Finicky — She’s very fussy and wants everything to be the way she wants. She gets upset if
you do something the “wrong” way.
Silly — She’s not serious and can behave a bit like a child sometimes.
Vulgar — She’s not sophisticated. Her jokes are o en sexual and rude.
So there we have it: 66 negative personality adjectives to describe bad people — or yourself
(but hopefully not!). Let’s hope we never meet any of those people ever again!
Was that too much negativity? Check out these 59 adjectives to describe your favourite
friends.
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12 thoughts on “66 Negative Personality Adjectives to Describe

People in English”
Andrey Tambo says:

OCTOBER 13, 2017 AT 1:18 PM
Thanks, Gabriel.
‘smug’ is also a good adjective. “I wanna wipe that stupid smirk o of his smug face.”
And a tad about meself, except for cricket though. (!)
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Amarjit says:
JUNE 7, 2018 AT 5:14 PM
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Anonymous says:
MARCH 29, 2018 AT 2:59 PM
The first person should have been named Jane!!! That describes her perfectly!
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Rita says:
Haha! I was going to call her Nina, except “mean-spirited” and “disloyal” and “destructive” should be
added to her profile.
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Gabriel Clark says:

OCTOBER 5, 2018 AT 9:50 AM
Ha ha! It seems we all know someone like this!
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Anonymous says:
JULY 24, 2018 AT 7:51 AM
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Gabriel Clark says:

JULY 24, 2018 AT 10:25 AM
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KAREN RATLIFF says:

Gabriel, OMG I “LOVE” this list. Thank you so much for taking the time to put all of this together and
sharing it with us all. I personally wanted to say you did such an awesome job and going into details
on some of them, again “THANK YOU”
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Gabriel Clark says:
OCTOBER 7, 2018 AT 9:50 AM
Thanks so much for the positive feedback, Karen.
I’m really glad you liked it. Feel free to share it so more can enjoy it!
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Tue says:
JULY 24, 2018 AT 10:11 PM
thanks you so much, i learn English and dont know how to describe bad personalities. I found your
writing very beneficial!
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Gabriel Clark says:

JULY 28, 2018 AT 10:12 AM
I’m so glad! Keep up the good work!
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Jodnie Alfansis says:
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 AT 2:16 AM
Thanks for making this!

I have realized that I’m a more so weak person, yikes.. I’ll change though!!
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POSTED MARCH 2, 2017 GABRIEL CLARK

This is how he sees himself:

He thinks he’s more important than you:

Arrogant — He thinks he’s the best.

He tries to make you feel small:

He doesn’t care how you feel:

Aloof — He’s unfriendly, cold and distant.

Confrontational — He tries to challenge you, even when it’s not necessary.

So yeah. Tony’s not a nice guy.

2. Negative Adjectives for Di icult

She hates change:

She’s di icult to work with:

She behaves badly in relationships:

Oh … I’m so glad we’ve finished with those two terrible people.

Let’s never talk about them again. Deal?

OK. Time to find some less harmful characters.

3. Negative Adjectives for Lazy People

Cowardly — He’s afraid of everything.

4. Negative Adjectives for Emotional

She’s always in a bad mood:

Quick-tempered — She gets angry very easily.

12 thoughts on “66 Negative Personality Adjectives to Describe

Andrey Tambo says:

Gabriel Clark says:

Ha ha! It seems we all know someone like this!

Gabriel Clark says:

KAREN RATLIFF says:

Thanks so much for the positive feedback, Karen.

Gabriel Clark says:

I’m so glad! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for making this!

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