Alphabetical list of emotions

 Acceptance, Agitation, Alarm, Amusement, Anger, Angst, Anticipation,

Apathy, Apprehension, Awe

 Bitterness, Boredom

 Calmness, Comfort, Compersion, Contentment, Confidence, confusement,

Courage

 Depression, Disappointment, Discontentment, Disgust, Desire, Delight

 Elation or Euphoria, Embarrassment, Ennui, Envy, Ecstasy

 Fear, Frustration

 Glee, Gladness, Gratitude, Grief, Guilt

 Hate, Happiness, Homesickness, Honor, Hope, Horror, Humility

 Joy, Jealousy

 Kindness

 Loneliness, Love, Lust, Limerence

 Modesty

 Nervousness, Negativity, Nostalgia

 Pain, Patience, Peace, Phobia, Pity, Pride

 Rage, Remorse

 Sadness, Schadenfreude, Self-pity, Selflessness, Shame, Shyness, Sorrow,

Shock, Surprise, Suspense

 Terror

 Unhappiness

 Worry
 Simple emotions

o discovery - confusion

o gain - loss

o surprise - no surprise - expectation

o wonder - commonplace

o happiness - unhappiness

o amusement - weariness

o completion - incompleteness

o courage - timidity - cowardice

o pity - cruelty

o repentance - lack of regret - innocence

 Complex emotions

o pride - modesty - shame

o closeness - detachment - distance

o complaint/pain - doing OK - pleasure

o caution - boldness - rashness

o patience - mere tolerance - anger

o relaxation - composure - stress

 Pure emotions

o fear - nervousness - security

o togetherness - privacy

o respect - disrespect
 o appreciation - envy

o love - no love lost - hatred

o familiarity - mystery

 Propositional attitudes

o attentive - inattentive - avoiding

o alertness - exhaustion

o intent - indecision - refusal

o effort - no real effort - repose

o hope - despair

o desire - indifference - reluctance

o interest - no interest - repulsion

 Complex propositional attitudes

o permission - prohibition

o competence - incompetence

o obligation - freedom

o constraint - independence - resistance to constraint

o request - negative request

o suggestion - no suggestion - warning--

Character Moods or Emotions

Your character can be more than just "happy" or "sad." Check these lists for emotions that are
stronger, more exact, or just plain more interesting than overused emotional tags. If you want to
compare intensity of emotions, from high to mild, try this feelings table.

Happy: festive, contented, relaxed, calm, complacent, satisfied, serene, comfortable, peaceful,
optimistic, joyous, ecstatic, enthusiastic, inspired, glad, pleased, grateful, cheerful, excited,
optimistic, lighthearted, carefree, playful, elated, jubilant, thrilled
Sad: depressed, low, dismal, dreary, dull, moody, sulky, defeated, pessimistic, hopeless,
melancholy, somber, despairing, miserable

Hurt: offended, upset, disappointed, heartbroken, crushed

Angry: annoyed, irritated, cross, frustrated, grumpy, angry, provoked, offended, indignant, hostile,
irate, furious, fuming, enraged

Afraid: fearful, frightened, timid, cautious, concerned, apprehensive, alarmed, nervous, anxious,
worried, hesitant, threatened, scared, petrified, terrified

Loving: accepting, understanding, sharing, affectionate, close, warm, tender, passionate

Interested: eager, enthusiastic, intrigued, absorbed, excited, inquisitive, intent, earnest,

fascinated, engrossed

Confident: calm, secure, independent, brave, loyal, courageous, strong, respected, empowered

Doubtful: uncertain, hesitant, indecisive, wavering, insecure, skeptical, dubious, suspicious,

distrustful

Shame: uncomfortable, embarrassed, humiliated, dependent, weak

Miscellaneous: puzzled, confused, torn, jealous, envious, distant, evasive, stubborn, impulsive,
cruel, preoccupied, bored, powerless, helpless, humble, shocked, uninformed, disregarded

Physical Indicators of Strong Emotion: tense, breathless, nauseated, fatigue, shaky, cold or
hot, fast heartbeat, headaches, lack of appetite
How/what do you feel?
abandoned
abhor
ablaze
abominable
abrasive
absorbed
absurd
abused
abusive
accommodating
acknowledged
acquiescent
acrimonious
admonished
adoration
adored
adventurous
adverse
affected
affectionate
afflicted
affronted
afraid
aggravated
aggressive
agitated
agonized
agony
agreeable
abusive
accepting
accommodating
accomplished
adaptable
adversarial
aggressive
agreeable
airy
awkward
alienated
alive
alluring
alone
altruistic
ambiguous
ambitious
amenable
amorous
amused
anger
angry
anguished
animated
annoyed
anxiety
anxious
apathy
appealing
appeasing
appetizing
appreciation
apprehensive
ardent
arduous
argumentative
armored
aroused
arrogant
astounded
attentive
avoidance
beaten down
bemused
betrayed
bewildered
bewitched
bitchy
bitter
blah
blessed
blissful
blunt
boiling
bored
bothered
brave
breathless
breezy
bright

absorbed
alert
altruistic
analytical
angry
annoyed
antagonistic
anxious
approved of
arrogant
ashamed
authentic
balanced
beautiful
belligerent
bereft
bitter
bored
brave
broken down
broken
bruised
buoyant
burdensome
bursting
callous
calm
captivated
captivating
careless
caring
celebrating
chagrined
charmed
charming
chastened
cheerful
cherishing
clandestine
clear
cold
cold-blooded
collected
comatose
comfortable
compassion
competitive
complacent
composed
concerned
confused
congenial
content
cool
copacetic
coping
cordial
cornered
creative
crucified
crushed
cursed
cushy
cut down
dainty
defensive
dejected
delectable
delicate
delighted
demure
depressed
desirable
desired
desolate
despair
despondent
devoted
devoured
discomfort
discontented
disgust
dismal
dispassionate
displeased
disregard
disregarding
distracted
distressed
disturbed
doldrums
don't mind
doomed
droopy
dull
eager
earnest
easy
ecstatic
electric
enchanted
endearing
enduring
engaging
enjoy
enlivened
enraged
enraptured
enthused
enthusiastic
enticing
even tempered
exacerbated
exasperated
excited
exciting
exultation
bullied
calm
chaotic
cheerful
cold
commanding
compassionate
competitive
complaining
conceited
condemned
confident
conflicted
confused
conservative
content
controlled
controlling
cooperative
courageous
cowardly
creative
critical
cruel
curious
defeated
deluded
demanding
dependent
depressed
desperate
destitute
destructive
detached
dignified
disconnected
discouraged
disgusted
dominated
dominating
eccentric
ecstatic
egocentric
egotistical
empathic
empowered
envious
erratic
excited
expressive
extroverted
fair
faithful
fanatical
fascinated
fascinating
fear
fearful
fearing
fervent
fervor
fiery
flared up
flattering
flushed
flustered
fluttery
foaming at the
mouth
forbearance
fortitude
frantic
fretful
frigid
frisky
frustration
full
fuming
fun
funny furious
fearful
frightened
frustrated
galvanized
gay
genial
giggly
glad
glee
gleeful
gloom
gloomy
glowing
gnawing
good
glad
good
goodness
grateful
gratified
gratitude
grave
grief
grieving
grim
griped
grounded
gushing,
gusto
haggard
half-hearted
hardened
harsh
having fun
hearty
heavy
hectic
hilarious
hope

hopeful
horrific
horrified
horror-stricken
humorous
hurt
hysterical
impetuous
imposing
impressed
impressionable
impulsive
in a dither
in a flurry
in a pickle
in a stupor
in a trance
in purgatory
inattentive
indulged
indulgent
inept
infelicitous
inflexible
infuriated
insatiable
insensitive
insouciant
inspired
interested
intimidated
intrigued
inviting
irrepressible
irritated
irritation
jaunty
jealous
jittery
jolly
jovial
joy
joyful
jubilation
languid
languish
laugh
laughingly
lethargic
light hearted
lively
loathe
lonely
lonesome
long-suffering
lost
love
loved
loving
lukewarm
luxurious
mad
manic
martyr
meddlesome
melancholy
melodramatic
merry
mindful
mindless
mirthful
miserable
moderate
mopy
mortified
moved
nervous
nonchalant
not caring
numb
optimistic
over the edge
overflowing
over-wrought
pain
panic
paralyzed
passionate
passive
patient
peace of mind
perky
perplexed
perturbation
perturbed
petrified
pine
piquant
pitied
placid
plagued
pleasant
pleasing
pleasurable
pleasured
pressured
prey to
pride
protected
proud
provocative
provoked
quarrelsome
quenched
quiet
quivering
quivery
grateful
greedy
grieving
guilty
happy
harmonizing
hatred
helpful
helpless
hesitant
hopeless
idealistic
ignorant
impatient
important
impoverished
impulsive
in service
indifferent
individualistic
inert
insecure
insensitive
inspired
interested
intolerant
introspective
invulnerable
irresponsible
irritated
isolated
jealous
joyful
judged
judgmental
lazy
likable
lively
lonely
lost
loved
loving
mad
manipulated
manipulative
mediating
miserable
mistrusting
moody
moral
negative
noble
obsessed
open
panicked
paranoid
passionate
passive
peaceful
perfectionist
pitiful
pleased
poor
possessive
powerful
practical
preoccupied
procrastinating
proud
punished
punishing
purposeful
radiant
rash
raving
ravished
ravishing
ready to burst
receptive
reckless
reconciled
refreshed
rejected
rejection
rejoice
relish
repressed
repugnant
resentful
resentment
resigned
resistant
restrained
restraint
revived
ridiculous
romantic
rueful
rage
reactionary
reclusive
rejected
rejoicing
repressed
resentful
resigned
resistant
responsible
ridiculous
righteous
ruthless
sad
sadistic
safe
satiated
satisfaction
satisfied
scared
secretive
secure
sedate
seduced
seductive
seething
selfish
sensational
sensual
sentimental
serious
shaken
shielded
shocked
shutter
shy
silly
simmering
sincere
sinking
smug
snug
sober
sobering
soft
solemn
somber
sore
sorrow
sorrowful
sour
sparkling
spastic
spicy
spirited
spry
stoic
stranded
stressed
stricken
stung
stunned
subdued
subjugated
suffering
sunny
supportive
surrender
susceptible
suspended
sweet
sympathy
taken
advantage of
tame
tantalizing
tantrumy
temperate
tender
the blues
thick-skinned
thin-skinned
threatened
thrilled
tickled
tight
tight-lipped
timid
tingly
tolerant
tormented
tortured
touched
tranquil
transported
trepidation
troubled
twitchy
uncomfortable
unconcerned
unconscious
uncontrollable
under pressure
undone
unfeeling
unhappy
unimpressed
unruffled
used
vexed
victim
victimized
vivacious
volcanic
voluptuous
vulnerable
warm
warmhearted
weary
welcomed
whining
winsome
wistful
woe
woeful
worked up
worried
wounded
wretched
yearn
yearning
yielding
zeal
zealous
secretive
self-accepting
self-condemning
self-defeating
self-destructive
self-hatred
selfish
self-obsessed
self-pity
self-sabotaging
sensitive
serene
shamed
shut-down
shy
sorry
stable
stimulated
stricken
strung-out
stubborn
superior
tantrums
timid
tolerant
unconcerned
understanding
unforgiving
unhappy
unresponsive
untrusting
vain
vengeance
vicious
victimized
violent
visionary
well-meaning
wise
withdrawn
worthy