Adjectives That Start with TEN

Browse 65 English adjectives starting with the prefix TEN, including Tenth, Tender, Tense, Tentative, Tenor, Tenured and Tenacious. Sort these describing words and descriptive modifiers by letter count for character descriptions, creative writing, and compliment lists, or consult our adjective grammar guide.

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Starts with TEN
1 words
ten
Starts with TENA4 words
tenacious
tenable
tenantable
tenantless
Starts with TEND13 words
tender
tenderhearted
tendentious
tenderfoot
tendrilous
tendinous
tendu
tendential
tenderable
tendriled
tendrilly
tendrillar
tendrillous
Starts with TENE9 words
tenebrous
tenemental
tenemented
tenebrist
tenebrose
tenementary
tenebrionid
tenebrific
tenesmic
Starts with TENF1 words
tenfold
Starts with TENI1 words
teniafuge
Starts with TENN2 words
tennessean
tenne
Starts with TENO2 words
tenor
tenorless
Starts with TENP2 words
tenpin
tenpenny
Starts with TENS9 words
tense
tensile
tensible
tensional
tenseless
tensionless
tensive
tensorial
tensiometric
Starts with TENT14 words
tenth
tentative
tentpole
tentlike
tentacular
tentacled
tentorial
tentwise
tentaculate
tentless
tenty
tentiginous
tentaculiferous
tentaculoid
Starts with TENU7 words
tenured
tenuous
tenurial
tenuto
tenurable
tenuis
tenuirostral

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