List of Positive and negative connotation

Positive Word	Meaning	Negative Word	Meaning
Confident	Sure of oneself	Arrogant	Overconfident and rude
Curious	Eager to learn	Nosy	Too interested in others’ affairs
Unique	One of a kind	Weird	Strange in a bad way
Youthful	Full of energy	Immature	Not behaving like an adult
Generous	Willing to give	Wasteful	Using too much carelessly
Cautious	Careful to avoid danger	Afraid	Scared or fearful
Frugal	Careful with money	Cheap	Unwilling to spend money
Determined	Not giving up	Stubborn	Unwilling to change mind
Optimistic	Expecting good things	Naive	Lacking experience or wisdom
Reserved	Quiet and thoughtful	Shy	Nervous around others
Slim	Attractively thin	Skinny	Too thin in an unhealthy way
Thrifty	Saves money wisely	Stingy	Doesn’t want to share
Bold	Brave and confident	Reckless	Taking dangerous risks
Easygoing	Relaxed and calm	Lazy	Not willing to work
Outspoken	Speaks honestly	Rude	Disrespectful in speech
Persistent	Keeps trying	Annoying	Bothering others constantly
Trusting	Believes in people	Gullible	Easily tricked
Humorous	Funny in a nice way	Silly	Foolish or not serious
Lively	Full of life	Wild	Uncontrolled or dangerous
Confident	Sure of abilities	Cocky	Overly proud
Leader	Guides others	Bossy	Tells others what to do
Delicate	Soft and gentle	Weak	Not strong or firm
Proud	Feeling good about self	Boastful	Bragging too much
Clever	Smart and creative	Sneaky	Dishonest or tricky
Passionate	Strong feelings	Obsessive	Too focused in a bad way
Careful	Pays attention	Fussy	Complains too much
Excited	Very happy	Hyper	Too active or loud
Thoughtful	Kind and considerate	Overthinking	Thinking too much
Honest	Tells the truth	Blunt	Rude in speaking truth
Watchful	Pays attention	Paranoid	Unreasonably worried
Creative	Full of ideas	Unrealistic	Not practical
Focused	Pays attention	Narrow-minded	Unwilling to consider other views
Expressive	Shows feelings well	Dramatic	Overreacts
Adventurous	Likes new experiences	Risky	Dangerous
Organized	Plans well	Controlling	Wants too much power
Supportive	Helps others	Dependent	Can’t do things alone
Brave	Faces danger	Foolhardy	Takes silly risks
Energetic	Full of energy	Hectic	Too busy or rushed
Helpful	Gives assistance	Interfering	Gets in the way
Neat	Clean and tidy	Fussy	Too concerned with little details
Protective	Keeps others safe	Overprotective	Doesn’t allow freedom
Talkative	Likes to talk	Chatty	Talks too much about nothing
Serious	Responsible	Gloomy	Always sad
Logical	Uses reason	Cold	Lacks emotion
Modest	Doesn’t brag	Timid	Too shy or afraid
Caring	Shows kindness	Overbearing	Too bossy or forceful
Realistic	Sees things as they are	Pessimistic	Expects bad outcomes
Playful	Fun-loving	Childish	Not mature
Curious	Wants to learn	Meddling	Gets involved in others’ business
Ambitious	Wants to succeed	Greedy	Wants too much
Neat	Clean and tidy	Obsessed	Too focused on small things
Calm	Peaceful	Unemotional	Doesn’t show feelings
Friendly	Kind and welcoming	Clingy	Too attached to others

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