| vaunted | Boasted about or praised excessively, especially in a way that is not justified | |
| vapid | Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland or uninteresting | |
| vanquished | defeated thoroughly in a conflict or contest | |
| vacuous | Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless | |
| utopian | Relating to or aiming for a perfect society in which everyone works well with each other and is happy | |
| utilitarian | Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive | |
| usurp | To take someone's power or property by force or without the right to do so | |
| usurious | Relating to the practice of lending money at exorbitantly high rates of interest | |
| urbane | Having a refined manner, courteous and sophisticated | |
| upbraided | Criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings | |