Adjectives that Describe Places - Intermediate Vocabulary
A list of Useful Words for Describing Cities, Towns and Countries:ancient - a place that has a long history. Words with similar meanings: historic Example sentence: Athens is an ancient city, which was established thousands of years ago. beautiful - very pleasing on the eye. Words with similar meanings: attractive, lovely. Example sentence: Paris is very beautiful in the spring. boring - dull and not very interesting. Words with similar meanings: uninteresting. Example sentence: Widnes is a boring place to live. bustling - a crowded, busy place. Words and phrases with similar meanings: lively, fast-paced, hectic. Example sentence: New York is a busy, bustling city. One of its nicknames is "The City That Never Sleeps". charming - nice, very pleasing. Words and phrases with similar meanings: delightful, quaint. Example sentence: Oxford is a charming English city, which is steeped in history. contemporary - modern, very up to date. Example sentence: Manchester is a northern city with a very contemporary, modern feel. compact - not very big, contained within a small area. Words with similar meanings: small Example sentence: Durham is a fairly compact city. You don't need transport to get around. cosmopolitan - somewhere with a rich and varied mix of cultures and languages. Example sentence: Liverpool is a cosmopolitan and culturally diverse city. crowded - very full of people. Words and phrases with similar meanings: busy, bustling. Example sentence: London can get really crowded during the summer months. exciting - fun, thrilling, with lots of enjoyable things to do. Words with similar meanings: lively Example sentence: The seaside town of Blackpool offers plenty of exciting activities for kids. expensive - costing a lot of money. Words with similar meanings: pricey, costly. Example sentence: Tokyo is a very expensive place to live. famous - very well known, celebrated, notable. Example sentence: Paris is one of the world's most famous romantic destinations. fantastic - wonderful. Words with similar meanings: amazing, awesome, fabulous, great, marvellous. Example sentence: Barcelona is a fantastic city! It's a must to visit if you go to northern Spain. fascinating - very interesting. Words with similar meanings: captivating, intriguing. Example sentence: Tunis is a fascinating place to visit, with a wonderfully rich culture and history. huge - very big. Words with similar meanings: big, enormous, giant, large, sprawling, vast. Example sentence: Istanbul is a huge city, with over thirteen million inhabitants. lively - somewhere with lots of things going on. Words with similar meanings: vibrant Example sentence: Newcastle is a lively city, with lots of things to do and see. inexpensive - not costing very much. Words with similar meanings: cheap. Example sentence: Egypt, Mexico and Thailand are inexpensive travel destinations. popular - liked by a lot of people. Example sentence: York is a historic British town which is very popular with tourists. picturesque - charming or interesting in a unique or unusual way. Words with similar meanings: quaint, charming. Example sentence: Looe and Polperro are picturesque English seaside towns. polluted - dirty, contaminated. Example sentence: Bilbao's formerly polluted river has been cleaned up and transformed. touristy - visited by lots of tourists. Words with similar meanings: touristic (rarely used by native speakers). Example sentence: Chester can be a bit touristy and crowded during summer. 
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