A-L tone words

  1. Abhorring - to regard with extreme aversion; to loathe, or detest

  2. Accusatory - tone of accusation; to accuse of a crime or offense

  3. Acerbic - tone of harshness or severity

  4. Adoring - to regard with esteem, love, and respect; honor

  5. Affectation - speech or writing that is artificial

  6. Ambiguous - open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations

  7. Amused - pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted

  8. Antagonistic - acting in opposition; opposing, esp. mutually/ hostile; unfriendly

  9. Apathetic - having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent or unresponsive

  10. Apologetic - containing an apology or excuse for a faulty

  11. Apprehensive - fearful or uneasiness about something that might happen

  12. Ardent - characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent; intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous; vehement; fierce

  13.  Authoritarian - accustomed to exercising authority; peremptory; dictatorial

  14. Baffled - to confuse, bewilder, or perplex

  15. Belligerent - warlike; given to waging war

  16. Benevolent - characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

  17. Biting  - sarcastic, having a biting or sarcastic tone

  18. Blunt - abrupt in manner; obtuse

  19. Candid - frank; outspoken; open and sincere/ free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

  20. Caustic - making harsh, corrosive comments

  21. Clinical - extremely objective and realistic; dispassionately analytic; unemotionally critical

  22. Colloquial - characteristic of conversation rather than formal speech or writing; also informal

  23. Comforting -  soothing in time of distress or conflict

  24. Complimentary - conveying, or expressing a compliment

  25. Conciliatory - to overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease

  26. Condemnatory - to express strong disapproval

  27. Condescending - showing or implying a sense of superiority; talking down to others

  28. Contented - satisfied, ready to accept; willing

  29. Contentious - argumentative, quarrelsome

  30. Conversational - spoken exchange of ideas, opinions, and feelings

  31. Curt - rudely brief in speech or abrupt; brief; concise; terse; laconic

  32. Cynical - bitterly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic; sneering

  33. Desperate - having an urgent need, desire

  34. Didactic - intended for instruction; instructive

  35. Disbelieving - to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in

  36. Disgusted - to excite nausea or loathing in. To offend the taste or moral sense of

  37. Dubious - questionable motives, inclined to doubt

  38. Earnest - serious in intention or sincerely zealous

  39. Elevated - exalted or noble; lofty

  40. Eloquent - having or exercising the power of fluency

  41. Empathetic - showing empathy, identifying with the emotions of others

  42. Erudite - characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

  43. Eulogistic - to praise in speech or writing, especially in the form of a eulogy

  44. Evasive - deliberately vague or ambiguous

  45. Exhortatory - advising, urging, or earnestly

  46. Facetious - not meant to be taken seriously or literally; sarcastic

  47. Farcical - ludicrous; absurd; humorous and highly improbable

  48. Fatalistic - an acceptance of events as inevitable

  49. Foreboding - a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil

  50. Forthright - going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken

  51. Grave - serious or solemn; feeling of threatening a seriously bad outcome or involving serious issues; critical

  52. Grim - harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air

  53. Histrionic - over the top dramatic

  54. Hostile - opposed in feeling, action, or character

  55. Impartial - not partial or biased; fair

  56. Impatient - not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience

  57. Impertinent - insolent, rude; uncivil

  58. Incredulous - not credulous; skeptical

  59. Indignant - of or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

  60. Insipid - without distinctive or interesting qualities; vapid

  61. Introspective - given to examining one’s own sensory and perceptual experiences

  62. Ironic - containing or exemplifying irony; coincidental; unexpected

  63. Irreverent - showing lack of respect or veneration

  64. Jovial - endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor

  65. Laudatory - containing or expressing praise

  66. Lofty - exalted in rank, dignity, or character; elevated in style, tone, or sentiment

  67. Ludicrous - provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable