Glaz Copy of List of Tone Words

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings

Apathetic

Indifferent, uncaring

Austere

Strict, stern, simple

Bantering

Teasing, playful

Brusque

Abrupt, curt, terse

Candid

Honest and open

Carping

Whining, nagging, critical

Censorious

Condemning, severely critical, fault-finding

Complacent

Satisfied with oneself, therefore uncaring, smug, and unbothered

Conciliatory

Always aiming for peace or to pacify

Contemptuous

Full of deep hatred

Contentious

Easily prone to fighting, quarrelsome

Cynical

Bitterly pessimistic

Dejected

Disheartened, depressed

Derisive

Showing contempt through ridicule and scorn

Desolate

Lonely, dreary, dismal

Didactic

Intending to be intrusive, lecturing or teaching too much

Dogmatic

Opinionated, preachy, firm and unyielding in one's beliefs

Ebullient

Overflowing with enthusiasm and joy

Effusive

Gushing praise

Elegiac

Expressing sorrow or lament

Fervent

Ardent, showing intensity of feelings

Flippant

Disrespectful, lacking in seriousness

Haughty

Proud, arrogant, snobbish

Incisive

Cutting directly, to the point

Incredulous

Unbelieving

Indignant

Angry because of something one feels is unjust

Intemperate

Uncontrolled, unrestrained, going to extremes

Irony

Sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they usually mean

Jocund

Joyful, cheerful

Laudatory

Giving praise

Lethargic

Drowsy, sluggish, apathetic

Lugubrious

Mournful

Pedantic

Making a show of knowledge, excessively concerned with minute details

Pensive

Wistful or dreamily thoughtful

Petulant

Insolent, rude, like a spoiled child

Pithy

Concise, crisp

Puckish

Mischievous, rascally

Reticent

Reserved, reluctant to speak, restrained

Rhapsodic

Extravengtly emotional, euphoric, elated

Sanguine

Confident, optimistic

Sardonic

Mocking, sarcastic

Smug

Highly self-satisfied

Somber

Extremely serious, gloomy

Strident

Harsh, insistent

Timorous

Timid, fearful

Vitriolic

Caustic, scathing, viciously cruel

Whimsical

Fanciful, playful, impulsive

Wry

Cleverly ironic , grimly humorous

Zealous

Fervent, filled with passion