Tone words #36-75

elated

ecstatically happy

emphatic

to express something in a forceful way

empirical

based on direct observation

enigmatic 

difficult to interpret, mysterious 

equivocal 

open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous

Erudite 

having or showing great knowledge or learning

Excessive

more than is necessary

Exhorting

Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something 

Explicit

stated clearly and in detail; cannot be misunderstood

exuberant 

filled with lively energy 

Facetious

treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

fanciful

overly imaginative and unrealistic

Fervent 

having or displaying a passionate intensity 

Flippant

not showing a serious or respective attitude

forthcoming

planned for or about to happen in the near future

Frank 

Honest, straightforward, candid

Grave 

Tone is not lighthearted or causal, it is formal and serious 

Haughty

arrogantly superior and disdainful

Histrionic

overly dramatic, attention seeker

Inciting 

encourage or stir up violence 

Indignant

displeasure over something perceived as unfair; insult

Incredulous

unwilling or unable to believe something

Inflated 

exaggerated 

Irascible

showing tendency to be easily angered

Jaded

someone being tired, bored or lacking enthusiasm

Jovial

Cheerful and friendly

Jubilant 

Feeling great happiness 

Laudatory

expressing praise and commendation

Lugubrious

sadness is not genuine or subtle but instead overdone or overly dramatic

Macabre 

something that is horrifying, ghastly and gruesome 

Malevolent

having wish to do evil to others

melancholy

a feeling of pensive sadness

Minimizing 

reduce to the smallest amount 

Moralistic

judgmental and self-righteousness attitude towards what is right and wrong behavior

Morose

gloomy, bad tempered, uncommunicative

objective 

writing centers on facts, data and concrete evidence rather than personal belief or feelings 

Ominous

giving impression that something bad is happening

Patronizing

words may sound overly nice and friendly but is actually condescending

Pensive 

engaged in serious thought 

Pessimistic

believing the worst will happen