ENHANCE Your VOCABULARY with TONE
ENHANCE your VOCABULARY with TONE
THEME: GOOD EFFORT
A good worker
COMMENDABLE
Worthy of recognition or praise
DILIGENT
Quietly and steadily working, especially in detail or exactness
EXEMPLARY
Worthy of imitation
INDUSTRIOUS
Hard-working
PERSISTENT
Refusing to give up or let go
THEME: OUTLOOK
Degrees of looking at something
OPTIMISTIC
Expecting everything to come out all right; hopeful; OPTIMIST
PESSIMISTIC
Expecting the worst possible outcome; PESSIMIST
PRAGMATIC
Willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly; PRAGMATIST
REALISTIC
True to life or nature; REALIST
SKEPTICAL
Tending to doubt or question things; SKEPTIC
THEME: ADMIRATION
Great respect
ADMIRATION
a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval
ADORATION
the act of paying honor, as to a divine being; worship
ESTEEM
to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration
IDOLIZATION
to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc
REVERENCE
a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration
THEME: ANGER
A strong feeling of displeasure aroused by a wrong
ANIMOSITY
A feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action
FURY
Unrestrained or violent anger, rage, or passion
INDIGNATION
Strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
RESENTMENT
The feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.
ACRIMONY
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.
THEME: ANIMATED
Full of vigor and spirit
ANIMATED
Full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous
LIVELY
Full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk
SPIRITED
Having or showing mettle, courage, vigor, liveliness, etc.
VIGOROUS
Full of or characterized by energetic activity; energy; intensity
VIVACIOUS
Lively; animated; gay
THEME: APATHETIC
Having or showing little or no emotion
AMBIVALENT
having ”mixed feelings about someone or something
APATHETIC
having or showing little or no emotion: not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive
BORED
tired or weary by being dull, repetitious, or uninteresting
DISINTERESTED
unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: not interested; indifferent.
UNCONCERNED
not involved or interested; disinterested; not caring; unworried; free from solicitude or anxiety.
THEME: ARCHAIC
Very old and outdated
ANCIENT
dating from a remote period; of great ageANTIQUATED
continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned: no longer used; obsolete or obsolescent
ARCHAIC
marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: primitive; ancient; old
OUTDATED
no longer in use or fashionable; out-of-date; outmoded; antiquated.
PRIMITIVE
being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: unaffected or little affected by civilizing influences; uncivilized; savage
THEME: BEGINNER
Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession
DILETTENTE
A superficial amateur; someonewho claims an interest but lacks real knowledge
FLEDGLING
A young bird
NEOPHYTE
Someone who is new, young or inexperienced
NOVICE
An apprentice or beginner in any business or occupation; often associated with nuns
THEME: BRAVERY
Brave or courageous
AUDACIOUS
extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless
BOLD
not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring
DAUNTLESS
not to be intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold
INTREPID
resolutely fearless; dauntless
VALIANT
boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted
THEME: COMPLAINING
Full of complaints or disapproval
CRITICAL
inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily
DEPLORING
to regret deeply or strongly; lament; to disapprove of; censure
DISSATISFIED
not pleased; discontented
QUERULOUS
full of complaints; complaining; characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish
WHINY
complaining; fretful; cranky
THEME: DEFIANCE
Boldly resistant or challenging
CHALLENGING
testing one's ability, endurance, etc; stimulating, interesting, and thought-provoking
DEFIANT
boldly resistant or challenging
DISOBEDIANT
neglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory
REBELLIOUS
defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel
UNRULY
not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless
THEME: DEPRESSED
Depressed, sad
DEJECTED
depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited
DESPONDENT
feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom
GLOOMY
sad, dejected, or melancholyMELANCHOLY
a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression
WOEFUL
wretched; unhappy
THEME: DISRESPECT
Boldly rude or discourteous; displaying lack of respect
CONTEMPTUOUS
showing or expressing contemptor disdain; scornful
INSOLENT
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting
INSUBORDINATE
not submitting to authority; disobedient
DISDAINFUL
scornful
SAUCY
impertinent; insolent
THEME: EMOTIONAL PLEASURE
Feelings of satisfaction
DELIGHTED
highly pleased
ELATED
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits
GLEEFUL
full of exultant joy; merry; delighted
EUPHORIC
intensely happy or confident
JUBILANT
showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant
THEME: FACETIOUS
Not meant to be taken seriously or literally
AMUSING
showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant
HUMOROUS
funny; comical
JOCULAR
given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to jokingor jesting; waggish; facetious
SMART
quick, witty, and often impertinent in speech
WITTY
amusingly clever in perception and expression
THEME: FLIPPANT
Lacking proper respect or seriousness
FLIPPANT
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity
GLIB
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so
IMPERTINENT
intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil
IMPUDENT
of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery
PERT
boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent
THEME: FUNNY
Pleasantly entertaining
AMUSING
pleasantly entertaining or diverting
COMICAL
producing laughter; amusing; funny
ENTERTAINING
amusing; diverting
HUMOROUS
funny; comical
WHIMSICAL
given to fanciful notions; capricious
THEME: GOTH/EMO
Characterized by gloomy or hideous feelings
MORBID
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.
GRISLY
causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome
GRUESOME
causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly
MACABRE
gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible
LUGUBRIOUS
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
THEME: GREAT QUANTITIES (Part 1)
Better ways to say “a lot”
ABUNDANT
present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient
COPIOUS
large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful
PLENTY
a full or abundant supply or amount
PLETHORA
excess, superfluity
PROFUSE
abundant; in great amount
THEME: GREAT QUANTITIES (Part 2)
Better ways to say “a lot”
BOUNTIFUL
abundant; ample
EXCESSIVE
going beyond the usual, necessary, or proper limit or degree
LIBERAL
abundant; lavish
LAVISH
using or giving in great amounts
PROLIFIC
characterized by abundant production
THEME: GREAT QUANTITIES (Part 3)
Better ways to say “a lot”
AMPLE
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough
FRUITFUL
producing an abundant growth
NUMEROUS
very many; being or existing in great quantity
PLENTEOUS
plentiful; copious; abundant
TEEMING
abounding or swarming with something
THEME: HARSH
Ungentle or unpleasant in action or effect
ACRIMONIOUS
caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.
BRUSQUE
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
BRUTAL
savage; cruel; inhuman
DISSONANT
disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant
HARSH
ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect
THEME: HAUGHTY
Arrogantly superior and disdainful
ARROGANT
making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; insolently proud
CONCEITED
having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc
HAUGHTY
disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious
PROUD
having or showing a high opinion of one's own dignity, importance, or superiority
UPPITY
affecting an attitude of inflated self-esteem
THEME: HELPLESS
Without skill or aptitude to complete a task
BUNGLING
to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch
HELPLESS
unable to helponeself; weak or dependent
INEPT
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit
INCOMPETENT
lacking qualification or ability; incapable
UNABLE
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act
THEME: HIPPIE
Not argumentative or hostile; soothing
HALCYON
calm; peaceful; tranquil
PEACEFUL
free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder
PASSIVE
not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling
SERENE
calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled
TRANQUIL
free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm
THEME: IMPULSIVE
Doing things without thinking or changing quickly
CAPRICIOUS
subject to, led by, or indicative of whim; erratic
FICKLE
likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable
IMPULSIVE
actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary actions
MERCURIAL
changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic
VOLATILE
unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness of disposition
THEME: INFLUENTIAL
Exerting or possessing influence
AUTHORATATIVE
exercising or asserting power; commanding
CONSEQUENTIAL
of importance or significance
FORCEFUL
powerful; vigorous; effective
IMPORTANT
of much or great significance or consequence
WEIGHTY
important or momentous
THEME: INTERPERSONAL
To keep to one’s self
INTROVERTED
a shy person; a person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings
LACONIC
using few words; concise
RETICENT
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
RESERVED
avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others
TACITURN
inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation
THEME: IRRITATING
Annoying; causing impatience or anger
BOTHERSOME
causing annoyance or worry; troublesome
EXASPERATING
to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely
INCENCSING
to arouse the extreme anger or indignation of
INFURIATING
causing or tending to cause anger or outrage; maddening
IRRITATING
annoying; provoking
THEME: LETHARGIC
Laziness or lack of feeling
APATHETIC
having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent or unresponsive
INDIFFERENT
without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic
INERT
inactive or sluggish by habit or nature
LETHARGIC
drowsy; sluggish
SLUGGISH
indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent
THEME: MEDITATIVE
Reflective or thinking deeply about something
CONTEMPLATIVE
denoting, concerned with, or inclined to contemplation; meditative
INTROSPECTIVE
the act or process of looking into oneself
MEDITATIVE
given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative
PENSIVE
expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness
RUMINATING
to meditate or muse; ponder
THEME: OMINOUS
Foreshadowing imminent doom
FOREBODING
a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment
ILL-BODING
foreboding evil; inauspicious; unlucky
OMINIOUS
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
PORTENTOUS
ominously significant or indicative
THREATENING
tending or intended to menace
THEME: OUTGOING
Friendly, interested in others
AMIABLE/AMICABLE
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable
CONVIVIAL
friendly; agreeableEXTROVERTED
outgoing, gregarious
GENIAL
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordialGREGARIOUS
fond of the company of others; sociable
THEME: PATRONIZE
Provide aid or support for
ADVOCATE
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly
AID
to provide support for or relief to; help
CHAMPION
a person who fights for or defends any person or cause
ENDORSE
to approve, support, or sustain
SUPPORT
to sustain or withstand (weight, pressure, strain, etc.) without giving way; serve as a prop for
THEME: Pessimistic
Characterized by pessimism or gloom
DEFEATING
a bringing to naught; frustration
DESPAIRING
given to despairor hopelessness
DOWN
downcast; depressed; dejected
GLOOMY
dismal or depressing
HOPELESS
desperate; despairing
THEME: REMORSEFUL
Sorry, regretful
APOLOGETIC
sorry; regretful
REGRETFUL
full of regret; sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done
REMORSEFUL
contrite, regretful, penitent
REPENTANT
reproaching oneself for one's past actions or sins; contrite
SUPPLICATING
to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly
THEME: SARCASTIC
Bitterly humorous
BITING
cutting; sarcastic
CAUSTC
severely critical or sarcastic
SARCASTIC
a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark
SARDONIC
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering
SATIRIC
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc
THEME: SENTIMENTAL
Expressive of or appealing to emotions
NOSTALGIC
a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happinessfelt in a former place, time, or situation.
EMOTIONAL
actuated, effected, or determined by emotionrather than reason
WISTFUL
characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning
SOFT-HEARTED
very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit
DREAMY
soothing; restful; quieting
THEME: SHORT
Direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner
CURT
rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner
ABRUPT
curt or brusque in speech, manner, etc
SNIPPY
sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent
SNAPPISH
disposed to speak or reply in an impatient or irritable manner
TERSE
abruptly concise; curt; brusque
THEME: SOLITARY
Alone, single, unsociable
ALOOF
at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart
DISTANT
reserved or aloof; not familiar or cordial
MISANTHROPIC
dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general
RECLUSIVE
To live in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation
SECLUDED
withdrawn from or involving little human or social activity
THEME: STUBBORN
Unreasonably fixed or set in ways or purpose
DOGMATIC
asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner; opinionated
OBSTINATE
firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty
PERSISTENT
persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering
RESOLUTE
firmly resolvedor determined; setin purpose or opinion.
UNYIELDING
not apt to give way under pressure; inflexible; firm
THEME: SUBMISSIVE
Willing or ready to submit or be obedient
ACQUIESCENT
disposed to consent tacitly
COMPLIANT
obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way
OBEDIENT
complying with or submissive to authority
OBSEQUIOUS
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning
SUBORDINATE
subservient or inferior
THEME: SUPPORTIVE
Giving support, sympathy, or encouragement
ASSISTIVE
to give support or aid to; help
AUXILIARY
providing supplementary or additional help and support
ATTENDANT
a person employed to assist, guide, or provide a service for others, esp for the general public
CONTRIBUTORY
to be an important factor in; help to cause
COMPLIMENTARY
expressing praise; flattering
THEME: TRANQUIL
Pleasant or quiet; free from commotion or disturbance
PEACEFUL
free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder
PLACID
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed
SEDATE
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement
TEMPERATE
moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc
CALM
free from excitement or passion; tranquil
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