Absolute Adjectives List

The Absolute Adjectives cannot vary in intensity or grade and have a quality that can't be compared. Examples: complete, dead

It is said they are non-gradable and they do not normally have comparative and superlative forms.

If something is complete then this is an absolute quality. It can't be more complete. This is impossible. If a person is dead, he can't be more dead. Dead is dead and that's it.

Some Adjectives can be gradable and non-gradable depending on how they are used.(old, common) Example: He is a very old man.(gradable) Last week I bought this old house. (non-gradable)

Absolute Adjectives Explained

Absolute Adjectives List

absolute	ancient	astounding	awful
basic	boiling	brilliant	certain
chemical	complete	dead	devoid
digital	domestic	empty	enormous
entire	essential	excellent	exhausted
fascinating	fantastic	fatal	filthy
final	freezing	full	furious
giant	gigantic	gorgeous	harmless
hideous	hilarious	horrible	huge
immortal	impossible	incredible	meaningful
nuclear	obvious	packed	perfect
pregnant	pure	square	spotless
starving	superior	terrible	terrified
thrilled	tiny	ultimate	unique
universal	wonderful

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