Sensory Words

Keep the following lists of words to help you improve your writing. Using sensory words can help you provide more details and examples
in your writing.

Sound Words Touch Words Taste and Sight Words Color Words
(auditory details, (tactile details, tactile Smell Words (visual details, visual
auditory imagery) imagery) imagery)
(olfactory details,
olfactory imagery)
banging muttering abrasive humid acid pungent agile shiny Whites Browns
barking piercing biting lacy acidic raw blinding slim cream bronze
bawling quiet boiling leathery alkaline rich blurred smeared ivory chocolate
blaring rapping bubbly light aromatic rotten brilliant sparkling pearl cinnamon
booming rasping bulky lukewarm biting salty bright square hazel
buzzing rattling bumpy metallic bitter scented brightness streaked Reds khaki
chattering ringing burning mushy bland sharp canary striped cherry tan
chiming rumbling clammy numbing burnt sour cloudy sudsy coral
chirping rustling coarse oily buttery spicy colorless tarnished crimson Blues
cooing scratching cool rocky cold stagnant dim tottering pink sapphire
coughing screaming crisp sandy earthy sweaty dingy trampled rose turquoise
crackling screeching cushioned scalding floury sweet faded translucent ruby midnight
crashing singing damp scorching flowery tangy faint twinkling salmon
croaking slamming drenched shaggy fresh tasteless flat variegated scarlet Yellows
crunching shouting feathery silky fruity tough gleaming vermillion amber
crying silent fine slimy garlicky vile glistening canary
dripping snoring fluffy slippery hearty vinegary glittering Oranges gold
exploding splashing foamy sloppy hot gloomy apricot lemon
fizzing stuttering freezing smooth lemony grimy copper
gasping tinkling furry spongy medicinal hazy peach Purples
giggling wheezing fuzzy steamy minty long rust lavender
growling whooping glassy sticky moist luminous tangerine lilac
grunting greasy tangled moldy misty magenta
gurgling gritty tender musty narrow Greens plum
hissing gushy thick oily oval emerald
hushing hairy tough perfumed round lime Blacks
laughing heavy velvety pickled shadowy forest raven
mumbling hot warm piney shallow olive slate