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Accusatory

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Critical, harsh

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Admiring

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Complimentary, approving, flattering

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Admonitory

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Cautionary, warning to not do something, critical (but gently) ; instructive

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed, uncertain, or conflicting feelings about something; hesitant

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Analytical

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Investigative; questioning; logical

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Apathetic

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Unconcerned, indifferent, uninterested

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Approving

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Favorable

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Bantering

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Playful or teasing

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Bemused

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Confused, puzzled, absent-minded

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Benevolent

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Kindly, caring, giving

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Bitter

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Resentful, cheated

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Callous

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Heartless, unfeeling, uncaring

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Clinical

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Highly objective and devoid of emotion; analytical

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Colloquial

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Conversations, unstudied; informal

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Conciliatory

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Peacemaking, soothing, placatory

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Comdemnatory

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Disapproving, critical, judgemental

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Condescending

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Patronizing, arrogant, disdainful

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Confident

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Very sure, self-assured

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Contemplative

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Thoughtful, reflective

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Contemptuous

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Scornful; haughty; insolent; disdainful

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome, controversial

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Critical

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Disapproving, fault finding, judgemental

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Cynical

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Believing or showing the belief that people are motivated chiefly by base or selfish concerns; distrustful, skeptical

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Detached

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Showing lack of involvement; impersonal, unemotional

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Didactic

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Morally instructive; inclined to teach or moralize excessively

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence in one's self; timid; hesitant

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Disdainful

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Lacking respect or reverence for something, contemptuous, mocking

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Dismayed

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Disappointed, saddened, distressed

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Earnest

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Sincere, heartfelt; serious, solemn

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Effusive

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Excessive or unrestrained in emotional expression, overenthusiastic

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Enthusiastic

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Excited, eager

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Esoteric

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Understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest

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Exaggerated

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Overstated, embellished

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Exultant

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Thrilled, very happy, overjoyed

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Facetious

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Playfully jocular; humorous

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Factual

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Realistic, truthful

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Fanciful

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Imaginative, whimsical, unlikely

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Fascinated

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Captivated, awestruck, enthralled

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Flippant

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Marked by disrespectful levity or casual essential, frivolous

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Forthright

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Straightforward, direct, up-front

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Gloomy

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Depressed, sad

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Grudging

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Unwilling, reluctant

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Harsh

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Cruel, unkind, ruthless

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Haughty

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Proud, conceited, arrogant

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Incendiary

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Inciting trouble or fighting, provocative

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Impartial

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Unprejudiced, neutral, fair

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Indignant

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Offended or angered at something unjust or wrong

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Informal

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Relaxed, casual

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Informative

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Imparting knowledge, instructive

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Insipid

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Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull, bland, unexciting

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Insistent

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Demanding attention, unrelenting, persistent

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Insolent

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Boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent (rude); insulting

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Intimate

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Close, friendly, warm, confidential, personal

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Irate

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Very angry, furious, highly irritated

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Ironic

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Poignantly (sadly) contrary to what was expected or intended

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Irreverent

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Disrespectful, rude, critical of what is generally accepted or respected

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Jocular

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Meant lightly or humorously; characterized by joking and good humor, witty

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Jovial

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Cheerful, jolly, fun-loving

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Judgemental

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Critical, disapproving

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Judicious

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Sensible, showing wisdom or good sense

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Learned

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Well-informed; having or showing profound knowledge, scholarly

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Lugubrious

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Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly

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Lyrical

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Emotional, romantic, characterized by or expressing spontaneous, direct feeling

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Matter-of-fact

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Unemotional, factual, calm

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Melancholy

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Sad, depressed, miserable, glum, gloomy, unhappy

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Mirthful

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Joyful, merry, full of happiness

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Mocking

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Scornful, contemptuous, sarcastic

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Moralistic

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Marked by a narrow-minded morality

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Nostalgic

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Mixed feelings of happiness and sadness when recalling things from the past

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Objective

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Unbiased; unprejudiced; fair

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Optimizing

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Showing something at its best

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Patronizing

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Condescending; treating somebody as if he or she is less intelligent than yourself

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Pessimistic

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Negative, gloomy; seeing the worst in something

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Pretentious

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Intended to impress others; showy, exaggerated

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Reflective

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Thoughtful, philosophical, insightful

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Remorseful

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Regretful, repentant, apologetic

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Resentful

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Angry, bitter, offended

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Respectful

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Admiring, reverent, deferential

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Restrained

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Reserved, controlled; without excess or extravagance

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Reverent

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Worshipful, awed

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Sardonic

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Scornfully or cynically mocking, sarcastic

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Sarcastic

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Ironic, mocking

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Satirical

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Exposing human folly to ridicule; sarcastic

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Scornful

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Disrespectful; disdainful; sneering, contemptuous

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Sentimental

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Over-romantic, sappy, overly emotional

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Sincere

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Genuine, heartfelt, truthful

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Solemn

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Grave, serious, formal; can also mean sincere

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Somber

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Serious, sad; can also mean gloomy, dismal

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Straightforward

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Candid, direct, honest

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Strident

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Loud, shrill, has a connotation of a woman shrieking usually in anger

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Superficial

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Insincere; can also mean shallow or trivial

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Sympathetic

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Compassionate, sensitive, understanding

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Taunting

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Mocking or insulting, cruel

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Turgid

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Pompous, self-important

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Unsympathetic

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Unfeeling, uncaring, heartless

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Urgent

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Compelling immediate action, insistent, pleading

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Vexed

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Annoyed, irritated, upset

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Whimsical

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Capricious, playful, or fanciful

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Wistful

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Pensive, contemplative, sad, longing

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Witty

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Amused, humorous, droll