Expressing feelings is a helpful way to relieve a sense of tension. Expanding a vocabulary and greater awareness of one's feelings may be helpful for people in handling their emotions and emotional states. It also helps to express emotions with other people as part of a closer relationship.
Use a feelings word list to help build your emotional vocabulary.
| Excited | alive, animated, charged, delirious, eager, great, intoxicated, roused, stimulated, stirred, thrilled, titillated, rocked, tickled, triumphant, wild, spirited |
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| Surprised | amazed, astonished, astounded, awed, bewildered, energized, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, floored, jarred, jolted, nonplussed, overcome, incredible, shaken, shocked, speechless, staggered, startled, stunned, stupefied, thunderstruck |
| Happy | blissful, captivated, cheerful, ecstatic, elated, excellent, exuberant, fantastic, grand, great, heavenly, pleasant, jolly, joyful, lively, magnificent, special, splendid, super, terrific, wonderful |
| Satisfied | agreeable, appeased, assuaged, charmed, contented, enraptured, enchanted, enjoyment, fulfilled, glad, good, gratified, nice, pleased, pleasurable, sated, satiated, overflowing |
| Angry | aggravated, annoyed, bitter, bristle, chafed, crabby, cranky, displeased, enraged, frustrated, fuming, furious, hateful, hostile, indignant, inflamed, infuriated, irate, irked, livid, mad, outraged, peeved, perturbed, piqued, rankled, resentful, riled, sore, steamed, ticked off, worked up |
| Disgusted | abhorred, averse, degraded, demoralized, evil, gross, horrified, nauseated, noxious, offended, repelled, repugnant, repulsed, revolted, revulsion, rotten, sickened, vile |
| Ashamed | blameworthy, chagrined, contrite, dismayed, guilty, humiliated, mortified, regretful, remorse, repentant, shame, sheepish, worthless |
| Embarrassed | abashed, awkward, demeaned, discomfited, disconcerted, dumb, flustered, foolish, meek, put down, rattled, red-faced, self-conscious, shy, silly, stupid, withdrawn |
| Distressed | afflicted, agony, anguish, annoyed, bad, bothered, concerned, crushed, discomfort, distraught, galled, hurt, ill-at-ease, indisposed, injured, miserable, pained, sick, suffering, tormented, troubled, upset |
| Frightened | afraid, aghast, alarmed, apprehensive, cautious, dread, fear, fearful, frantic, hesitant, intimidated, panicky, petrified, scared, shaky, spooked, startled, terrified, threatened, trepidation, stressed |
| Anxious | agitated, baffled, blocked, careful, confounded, distracted, disturbed, edgy, flighty, hassled, hindered, inhibited, jittery, muddled, nervous, overwhelmed, perplexed, restless, tangled, tense, uncertain, uneasy, uptight, vigilant, worried |
| Sad | awful, bummed out, despair, devastated, disconsolate, doleful, down, gloomy, grieved, low, melancholy, miserable, mournful, pitiful, shattered, somber, sorrowful, sorry, sullen, unhappy |
| Appreciative | admire, adore, cherish, esteem, grateful, prize, regard, relish, respect, revere, thankful, treasure, value |
| Affectionate | attached, attracted, close, committed, devoted, enamored, endeared, fond, infatuated, like, love, rapture, respect, sentimental, sincere, tenderness, warm |
| Relieved | allayed, at ease, comforted, consoled, freed, helped, refreshed, rested, solaced, soothed, unburdened |
| Calm | bland, collected, composed, controlled, cool, lulled, mellow, pacified, patient, peaceful, quiescent, quiet, relaxed, reposed, restful, sedated, serene, soothed, still, undisturbed, unruffled |