A-L Tone Words APLANG

Abhorring

To regard with extreme aversion; to loathe or detest.

Accusatory

A tone of accusation; to accuse of a crime or offense.

Acerbic

A tone of harshness or severity.

Adoring

To regard with esteem, love, and respect; honor.

Affectation

Speech or writing that is artificial.

Ambiguous

Open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations.

Amused

Pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.

Antagonistic

Acting in opposition; mutually hostile or unfriendly.

Apathetic

Having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent or unresponsive.

Apologetic

Containing an apology or excuse for a fault.

Apprehensive

Fearful or uneasy about something that might happen.

Ardent

Characterized by intense feeling; passionate and fervent.

Authoritarian

Accustomed to exercising authority; dictatorial.

Baffled

To confuse, bewilder, or perplex.

Belligerent

Warlike; given to waging war.

Benevolent

Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings.

Biting

Having a sarcastic or biting tone.

Blunt

Abrupt in manner; obtuse.

Candid

Frank; outspoken; open and sincere.

Caustic

Making harsh, corrosive comments.

Clinical

Extremely objective and realistic; unemotionally critical.

Colloquial

Characteristic of conversation; informal.

Comforting

Soothing in time of distress or conflict.

Complimentary

Conveying or expressing a compliment.

Conciliatory

To overcome distrust or animosity; appease.

Condemnatory

To express strong disapproval.

Condescending

Showing or implying a sense of superiority.

Contented

Satisfied; ready to accept; willing.

Contentious

Argumentative or quarrelsome.

Conversational

Spoken exchange of ideas and feelings.

Curt

Rudely brief in speech or abrupt.

Cynical

Bitterly distrustful or pessimistic.

Desperate

Having an urgent need or desire.

Didactic

Intended for instruction; instructive.

Disbelieving

To refuse or reject belief in.

Disgusted

To excite nausea or loathing.

Dubious

Questionable motives; inclined to doubt.

Earnest

Serious in intention or zealous.

Elevated

Exalted or noble; lofty.

Eloquent

Having or exercising the power of fluency.

Empathetic

Showing empathy; identifying with others' emotions.

Erudite

Characterized by great knowledge; learned.

Eulogistic

To praise in speech or writing, especially in a eulogy.

Evasive

Deliberately vague or ambiguous.

Exhortatory

Advising or earnestly urging.

Facetious

Not meant to be taken seriously; sarcastic.

Farcical

Ludicrous; absurd; humorous and improbable.

Fatalistic

An acceptance of events as inevitable.

Foreboding

A strong inner feeling of future misfortune.

Forthright

Going straight to the point; frank and direct.

Grave

Serious or solemn; critically bad outcome.

Grim

Harsh or forbidding in character.

Histrionic

Over the top dramatic.

Hostile

Opposed in feeling or character.

Impartial

Not biased; fair.

Impatient

Not accepting delay with calm.

Impertinent

Insolent or rude.

Incredulous

Skeptical or not credulous.

Indignant

Expressing strong displeasure at injustice.

Insipid

Without distinctive qualities; vapid.

Introspective

Examining one’s own experiences.

Ironic

Containing or exemplifying irony.

Irreverent

Showing lack of respect or veneration.

Jovial

Characterized by hearty, joyous humor.

Laudatory

Containing or expressing praise.

Lofty

Exalted in rank, character, or tone.

Ludicrous

Provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous.