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Absurd
illogical; ridiculous; silly; implausible; foolish
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Accusatory
suggesting someone has done something wrong, complaining
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Acerbic
sharp; forthright; biting; hurtful; abrasive; severe
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Admiring
approving; think highly of; respectful; praising
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Aggressive
hostile; determined; forceful; argumentative
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Aggrieved
indignant; annoyed; offended; disgruntled
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Ambivalent
having mixed feelings; uncertain; in a dilemma; undecided
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Amused
entertained; diverted; pleased
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Animated
full of life or excitement; lively; spirited; impassioned; vibrant
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Apathetic
showing little or no emotion or animation
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Apologetic
offering or expressing apology
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Appreciative
feeling or expressive of gratitude
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Ardent
characterized by intense emotion
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Arrogant
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
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Assertive
self-confident; strong-willed; authoritative; insistent
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Awestruck
amazed, filled with wonder/awe; reverential
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Belligerent
engaged in war, hostile, aggressive
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Benevolent
intending or showing kindness
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Bitter
angry; acrimonious; antagonistic; spiteful; nasty
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Callous
cruel disregard; unfeeling; uncaring; indifferent; ruthless
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Candid
truthful, straightforward; honest; unreserved
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Caustic
making biting, corrosive comments; critical
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Cautionary
gives warning; raises awareness; reminding
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Celebratory
praising; pay tribute to; glorify; honour
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Chatty
informal; lively; conversational; familiar
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Colloquial
casual, informal
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Comic
humorous; witty; entertaining; diverting
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Compassionate
sympathetic; empathetic; warm-hearted; tolerant; kind
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Complex
having many varying characteristics; complicated
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compliant
agree or obey rules; acquiescent; flexible; submissive
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Concerned
worried, anxious, apprehensive
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Conciliatory
intended to placate or pacify; appeasing
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Condescending
stooping to the level of one’s inferiors; patronising
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Contemptuous
showing contempt; scornful; insolent; mocking
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Critical
finding fault; disapproving; scathing; criticizing
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Cynical
scornful of motives/virtues of others; mocking; sneering
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Defensive
Defending a position
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Defiant
obstinate; argumentative; defiant; contentious
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Demeaning
disrespectful, undignified
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Derisive
snide; sarcastic; mocking; dismissive; scornful
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Detached
aloof; objective; unfeeling; distant
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Dignified
serious; respectful; formal; proper
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Diplomatic
tactful; subtle; sensitive; thoughtful
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Disapproving
displeased, critical
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Disheartening
discouraging; demoralising; undermining; depressing
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Disparaging
dismissive; critical; scornful
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Direct
straightforward; honest
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Dispassionate
impartial; indifferent; unsentimental; cold; unsympathetic
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Distressing
heart-breaking, sad
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Docile
compliant; submissive; deferential; accommodating
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Earnest
showing deep sincerity
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Evasive
ambiguous; cryptic; unclear
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Facetious
inappropriate; flippant
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Farcical
ludicrous; absurd; mocking; humorous and highly improbable
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Flippant
superficial; glib; shallow; thoughtless; frivolous
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Forceful
powerful; energetic; confident; assertive
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Frank
honest; direct; plain; matter-of-fact
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Ghoulish
delighting in the revolting or the loathsome
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Grim
serious; gloomy; depressing; lacking humour;macabre
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Gullible
naïve; innocent; ignorant
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Hard
unfeeling; hard-hearted; unyielding
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Hypercritical
unreasonably critical; hair splitting; nitpicking
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Impartial
unbiased; neutral; objective
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Impassioned
filled with emotion; ardent
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Imploring
pleading; begging
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Impressionable
trusting; child-like
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Inane
silly; foolish; stupid; nonsensical
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Incensed
enraged
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Incredulous
disbelieving; unconvinced; questioning; suspicious
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Indignant
annoyed; angry; dissatisfied
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Intimate
familiar; informal; confidential; confessional
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Ironic
the opposite of what is meant
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Irreverent
lacking respect for things that are generally taken seriously
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Jaded
bored; having had too much of the same thing; lack enthusiasm
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Judgmental
critical; finding fault; disparaging
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Laudatory
praising; recommending
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Macabre
gruesome; horrifying; frightening
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Malicious
desiring to harm others or to see others suffer; ill-willed; spiteful
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Naïve
innocent; unsophisticated; immature
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Narcissistic
self-admiring; selfish; boastful; self-pitying
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Objective
without prejudice; without discrimination; fair; based on fact
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Obsequious
overly obedient and/or submissive; fawning; grovelling
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Outspoken
frank; candid; spoken without reserve
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Patronizing
condescending; scornful; pompous
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Pensive
reflective; introspective; philosophical; contemplative
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Pessimistic
seeing the negative side of things
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Philosophical
theoretical; analytical; rational; logical
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Pragmatic
realistic; sensible
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Pretentious
affected; artificial; grandiose; rhetorical; flashy
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Regretful
apologetic, remorseful
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Resentful
aggrieved; offended; displeased; bitter
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Resigned
accepting; unhappy
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Restrained
controlled; quiet; unemotional
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Reverent
showing deep respect and esteem
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Righteous
morally right and just; guiltless; pious; god-fearing
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Satirical
making fun to show a weakness; ridiculing; derisive
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Scathing
critical; stinging; unsparing; harsh
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Scornful
expressing contempt or derision; scathing; dismissive
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Sensationalistic
provocative; inaccurate; distasteful
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Sentimental
thinking about feelings, especially when remembering the past