A No-Frills List of 432 Adjectives Starting with N!

Looking for an adjective starting with n? You’re in for a treat! Check out this comprehensive list of adjectives starting with n!

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Looking for adjectives starting with n? I hope this post helps!

Descriptive words of any kind add life to your writing and help paint a fuller picture of what you’re trying to say.

And some of the best adjectives in the dictionary begin with the letter ‘n’!

Are you searching for the perfect adjective with n at the beginning?

Well, you’re in luck! Not only are they awesome, but adjectives starting with n are also nice and numerous.

I thought I’d put together a big long list of them to help with your hunt.

So, without further ado, here’s a no-frills list of adjectives starting in N!


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Here we go then: 432 adjectives starting in N!


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432 Adjectives Starting With N!

Let’s get into it then! In alphabetical order, here are 432 awesome adjectives starting in N.

I hope they help in your upcoming writing projects!

1. Naive

2. Naked

3. Namby-pamby

4. Nameless

5. Namibian

6. Napoleonic

7. Nappy

8. Narcissistic

9. Narcoleptic

10. Narcotic

11. Narrative

12. Narrow

13. Narrow-bodied

14. Narrowed

15. Narrower

16. Narrowing

17. Narrow-minded

18. Nary

19. Nasal

20. Nascent

21. Nastiest

22. Nasty

23. Natal

24. National

25. Nationalist

26. Nationalistic

27. Nationwide

28. Native

29. Nativist

30. Nativistic

31. Natty

32. Natural

33. Naturalised

34. Naturalistic

35. Naturistic

36. Naughty

37. Nauseating

38. Nauseous

39. Nautical

40. Naval

41. Navicular

42. Navigable

43. Navy-blue

44. Nazi

45. Neapolitan

46. Near

47. Nearby

48. Nearer

49. Nearest

50. Near-sighted

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Adjectives with n can be long and complex or, like ‘neat’, short and simple.

51. Neat

52. Nebular

53. Nebulous

54. Necessary

55. Necessitous

56. Neck-Deep

57. Neckless

58. Necklike

59. Necromantical

60. Needful

61. Needlelike

62. Needless

63. Needy

64. Nefarious

65. Negative

66. Neglected

67. Neglectful

68. Negligent

69. Negligible

70. Negotiable

71. Neighbouring

72. Neighbourly

73. Neither

74. Neo

75. Neoclassical

76. Neo-classicist

77. Neocortical

78. Neoliberal

79. Neolithic

80. Neonatal

81. Nepali

82. Nephritic

83. Nerdy

84. Nerveless

85. Nerve-racking

86. Nervous

87. Nervy

88. Net

89. Nether

90. Nethermost

91. Netlike

92. Netted

93. Nettlesome

94. Networklike

95. Neural

96. Neuroanatomical

97. Neurobiological

98. Neuronal

99. Neuropsychiatric

100. Neuropsychological

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Neurotic’s one example of adjectives with n that you wouldn’t want ascribed to yourself!

101. Neurotic

102. Neurotropic

103. Neuter

104. Neutered

105. Neutral

106. Neutralised

107. Never-ending

108. New

109. New-born

110. Newer

111. Newest

112. Newfangled

113. Newfound

114. Newsworthy

115. Newtonian

116. Next

117. Next-door

118. Nibbed

119. Nice

120. Nicer

121. Niffy

122. Nifty

123. Nigh

124. Nighted

125. Nightlong

126. Nightly

127. Nightmarish

128. Nihilistic

129. Nimble

130. Nimble-minded

131. Niminy-piminy

132. Nine

133. Ninefold

134. Ninepenny

135. Nineteen

136. Nineteenth

137. Ninetieth

138. Ninety

139. Ninth

140. Nippy

141. Nitric

142. Nitwitted

143. No

144. No-good

145. Noble

146. Nociceptive

147. Nocturnal

148. Nodular

149. Noduled

150. Noetic

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As we’ll see, many adjectives that start n simply have the negative prefix, ‘no’ or ‘non’, such as ‘no-frills’!

151. No-frills

152. Noiseless

153. Noisome

154. Noisy

155. Nomadic

156. Nominal

157. Nominalistic

158. Nominative

159. Nonabrasive

160. Non-absorbent

161. Non-absorptive

162. Non-adaptive

163. Nonadoptive

164. Non-addictive

165. Non-adhesive

166. Non-adjacent

167. Non-aggressive

168. Non-alcoholic

169. Non-aligned

170. Non-arbitrary

171. Non-assertive

172. Non-associative

173. Non-bearing

174. Non-belligerent

175. Noncarbonated

176. Non-cellular

177. Nonchalant

178. Nonchalant

179. Non-Christian

180. Non-churchgoing

181. Non-civilized

182. Non-classical

183. Non-collapsible

184. Non-columned

185. Non-combatant

186. Non-combustible

187. Non-commercial

188. Non-commissioned

189. Noncommittal

190. Non-communicable

191. Non-competitive

192. Non-compliant

193. Non-conductive

194. Non-conforming

195. Non-conformist

196. Non-conscious

197. Non-consecutive

198. Non-contagious

199. Non-contentious

200. Non-continuous

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Non-convergent is another adjective starting with n that fits in the negative prefix category!

201. Non-convergent

202. Non-critical

203. Non-crucial

204. Noncurrent

205. Non-deductible

206. Nondescript

207. Nondescript

208. Non-destructive

209. Non-digestible

210. Non-disposable

211. None

212. Non-elected

213. Non-elective

214. Non-enterprising

215. Non-equivalent

216. Non-essential

217. Non-exclusive

218. Non-exempt

219. Non-existent

220. Non-explosive

221. Non-extant

222. Nonfatal

223. Nonfictional

224. Nonfigurative

225. Non-flammable

226. Non-flavoured

227. Non-flowering

228. Non-functional

229. Non-hairy

230. Nonharmonic

231. Nonhereditary

232. Non-heritable

233. Non-hierarchic

234. Non-hierarchical

235. Nonhuman

236. Nonimmune

237. Non-indulgent

238. Nonindustrial

239. Non-infectious

240. Non-inflammatory

241. Non-inheritable

242. Non-institutional

243. Noninstitutionalised

244. Noninstitutionalized

245. Non-integrated

246. Non-intellectual

247. Non-interchangeable

248. Nonintersecting

249. Non-invasive

250. Non-judgmental

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We’re over half-way through this “n adjective” list! Have you found the one you need yet?

251. Non-kosher

252. Non-leaded

253. Non-legal

254. Nonlethal

255. Nonlinear

256. Nonliteral

257. Non-living

258. Non-magnetic

259. Non-mandatory

260. Nonmaterial

261. Non-meaningful

262. Non-mechanical

263. Non-migratory

264. Non-military

265. Non-modern

266. Non-monotonic

267. Non-moving

268. Non-musical

269. Non-native

270. Non-natural

271. Nonnegative

272. Non-negotiable

273. Non-nomadic

274. Non-normative

275. Non-objective

276. Non-obligatory

277. Non-observant

278. No-nonsense

279. Non-opening

280. Non-operational

281. Nonparallel

282. Nonparametric

283. Nonparasitic

284. Nonpartisan

285. Non-personal

286. Nonphysical

287. Nonplussed

288. Non-poisonous

289. Non-political

290. Non-pregnant

291. Non-productive

292. Non-productive

293. Nonprofessional

294. Non-profit

295. Non-prognosticative

296. Non-progressive

297. Non-proprietary

298. Non-psychoactive

299. Non-public

300. Non-racial

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Some “n adjectives” starting with “non” can switch to the prefix “un” (e.g. unreflective instead of non-reflective). Others, like nonracist, cannot.

301. Nonracist

302. Nonradioactive

303. Non-random

304. Non-rational

305. Nonreciprocal

306. Non-reflective

307. Non-refundable

308. Non-renewable

309. Nonrepresentational

310. Non-representative

311. Non-resident

312. Non-residential

313. Non-resilient

314. Non-resinous

315. Non-resistant

316. Non-resonant

317. Non-responsive

318. Non-restrictive

319. Non-retractable

320. Non-returnable

321. Non-reversible

322. Non-rhythmic

323. Non-segregated

324. Nonsense

325. Nonsensical

326. Non-sensitive

327. Nonsexual

328. Nonsignificant

329. Non-skid

330. Non-slip

331. Non-social

332. Nonspeaking

333. Nonspecific

334. Nonstandard

335. Non-stick

336. Nonstop

337. Non-subjective

338. Non-submersible

339. Nonsurgical

340. Non-sweet

341. Non-syllabic

342. Non-symbiotic

343. Nonsynchronous

344. Non-synthetic

345. Non-taxable

346. Nontechnical

347. Non-territorial

348. Non-thermal

349. Nontoxic

350. Non-traditional

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Looking for positive adjectives with n? Keep going! We’re nearly through the negative ‘nons’.

351. Non-transferable

352. Non-translational

353. Non-transmissible

354. Non-turbulent

355. Non-uniform

356. Nonunionized

357. Nonvenomous

358. Nonverbal

359. Nonviable

360. Nonviolent

361. Nonvisual

362. Non-volatile

363. Non-voluntary

364. Non-washable

365. Nordic

366. Normal

367. Normative

368. Normative

369. North

370. Northbound

371. Northeast

372. North-easterly

373. North-eastern

374. North-eastward

375. Northerly

376. Northern

377. Northernmost

378. North-most

379. Northward

380. Northwest

381. North-western

382. North-westward

383. Noseless

384. Nosey

385. Nostalgic

386. Nosy

387. Notable

388. Noted

389. Noteworthy

390. Noticeable

391. Noticed

392. Notifiable

393. Notional

394. Notorious

395. Not-too-distant

396. Nourishing

397. Novel

398. No-win

399. Noxious

400. Nubbly

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Meaning “stubby” or “lumpy”, nubby is great adjective with n that boasts a sense of onomatopoeia too!

401. Nubby

402. Nubile

403. Nuclear

404. Nucleate

405. Nucleated

406. Nude

407. Nugatory

408. Null

409. Numb

410. Numberless

411. Numbing

412. Numerable

413. Numeral

414. Numerate

415. Numeric

416. Numerical

417. Numerological

418. Numerous

419. Numinous

420. Nuptial

421. Nurtural

422. Nurturant

423. Nutbrown

424. Nutlike

425. Nutrient

426. Nutritional

427. Nutritious

428. Nutritive

429. Nuts

430. Nutty

431. Nymphomaniac

432. Nymphomaniacal


Employ These Adjectives Starting in N

As you can see, there’s no shortage of adjectives starting with n out there!

N-fact, they’re so numerable that it can be tricky to pick a novel one to use in your writing sometimes.

N-yway, puns aside for a second, I do hope this list of adjectives starting with n will prove useful!

Keep it in mind (or bookmark it) anytime you’re hunting for an adjective with n at the start and, with any luck, it should solve the problem in no time.


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