Tone Words

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acerbic

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sharp or sarcastic

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antagonistic

Back 2

hostile to, dead set against

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adamant

Back 3

refusing to be persuaded or to change ones mind
"he is adamant that he is not going to resign"

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bored

Back 4

lack of interest

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bombastic

Back 5

high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated
"bombastic rhetoric"

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buoyant

Back 6

cheerful and optimistic.

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candid

Back 7

truthful and straightforward; frank

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comic

Back 8

humourous, funny

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caustic

Back 9

sarcastic in a sharp and bitter way
"the players were making caustic comments about the refereeing"

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Crass

Back 10

lacking sensitivity, thoughtless, ignorant
"the crass assumptions that men make about women"

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Cold

Back 11

lacking warmth, unemotional

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deceptive

Back 12

misleading

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didactic

Back 13

intended to teach a lesson or moral
"a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice"

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distant

Back 14

not intimate; cool or reserved.

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dour

Back 15

relentlessly stern or gloomy in manner
"a hard, dour, humorless fanatic"

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evasive

Back 16

tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation
"she was evasive about her phone number"

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energizing

Back 17

giving vitality and enthusiasm

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elegiac

Back 18

mournful, melancholic

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exultant

Back 19

triumphantly happy. jubilant, overjoyed

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flippant

Back 20

not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
tongue in cheek

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fraught

Back 21

filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable).
"marketing any new product is fraught with danger"

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fake

Back 22

not real

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fearful

Back 23

feeling afraid

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gratuitous

Back 24

unprovoked, unwarranted

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garbled

Back 25

(a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way.
"the connection was awful and kept garbling his voice"

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garrulous

Back 26

excessively talkative, esp. on trivial matters.
"Polonius is portrayed as a foolish, garrulous old man"

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gracious

Back 27

courteous, kind, and pleasant.

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horrid

Back 28

rough, bristling

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hysterical

Back 29

deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion.

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humorous

Back 30

amusing, funny

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hubristic

Back 31

excessively proud

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intimate

Back 32

private and personal

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irreverent

Back 33

showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

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indignant

Back 34

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

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ironic

Back 35

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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jocular

Back 36

fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful.
"she sounded in a jocular mood"

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jovial

Back 37

cheerful and friendly

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jumbled

Back 38

mix up in a confused or untidy way.

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languid

Back 39

slow and relaxed.

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maniacal

Back 40

affected with or suggestive of madness

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maudlin

Back 41

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness.

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morose

Back 42

sullen and ill-tempered. sulky, gloomy

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mendacious

Back 43

unintended dishonesty

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narcissistic

Back 44

having an excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one's physical appearance.

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pugnacious

Back 45

eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

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quixotic

Back 46

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
"a vast and perhaps quixotic project"

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querulous

Back 47

complaining in a petulant or whining manner

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reverent

Back 48

feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

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sardonic

Back 49

grimly mocking or cynical.

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scathing

Back 50

witheringly scornful; severely critical.

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sublime

Back 51

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

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sophomoric

Back 52

having or showing a lack of emotional maturity : foolish and immature

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tolerant

Back 53

showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.

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timid

Back 54

showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened.

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triumphant

Back 55

victorious, successful

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unsound

Back 56

not safe, strong or robust, in poor condition

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villainous

Back 57

wicked or criminal

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vicious

Back 58

cruel or violent

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wily

Back 59

skilled at gaining an advantage, esp. deceitfully.

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vivacious

Back 60

attractively lively and animated.

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venerable

Back 61

accorded a great deal of respect, esp. because of age, wisdom, or character.

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wavering

Back 62

To exhibit irresolution or indecision; vacillate: wavered over buying a house.

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weary

Back 63

showing tiredness

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xenophobic

Back 64

having or showing an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.

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yielding

Back 65

giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid.

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yearning

Back 66

a feeling of intense longing for something

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yammering

Back 67

make a loud repetitive noise

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zealous

Back 68

filled with or inspired by intense enthusiasm

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zany

Back 69

amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic.
eccentric, peculiar, odd