Read our ultimate list of tone words to describe an author’s tone in a story. Set the mood in your story using our huge list of words used for tones.
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We are also providing general examples for every tone word so you can easily understand the meaning of every tone word.
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200 Examples of Tone Words in Writing
Tone Words That Start With ‘A’
1. Abashed
: feeling embarrassed, humiliated, uncomfortable, or disconcerted
Example- After losing an easy game the players looked abashed.
2. Abhorring
: hating, or disliking something strongly
Example- People are abhorring such un-human practices.
3. Absurd
: ridiculous, silly, or illogical
Example- Today’s speech of the president was absurd.
4. Abstruse
: something difficult to understand
Example– The abstruse ideas of the general failed the whole mission.
5. Accusatory
: indicating or suggesting someone has done something wrong.
Example- The host of the show started presenting accusatory remarks about the guest.
6. Acerbic
: harsh, sharp, forthright, or hurtful
Example- The judge’s acerbic comments made the contestant break into tears.
7. Admiring
: liking; respecting someone, or something
Example- He was merely admiring the new neighbour.
8. Adoring
: loving and admiring someone very much
Example- She gave an adoring smile to the helpful stranger.
9. Affable
: friendly, and good-natured
Example- Her new boss was extremely affable.
10. Aggressive
: hostile, forceful, or determined
Example- Mr. Tom got so aggressive after the lady rejected his proposal.
11. Aggrieved
: upset, angry, annoyed, offended, or indignant
Example- He felt aggrieved after listening to the rejection.
12. Amused
: pleasantly entertained, diverted, or pleased
Example- She got totally amused by his singing.
13. Ambivalent
: having mixed feelings, being uncertain, or showing contradictory feelings
Example- They both were ambivalent about the future of their marriage.
14. Animated
: someone full of life or excitement; spirited, lively, vibrant
Example- Rachel’s presence animated the party.
15. Anxious
: worried, nervous, or at unease
Example- They were extremely anxious about their child’s sickness.
16. Apathetic
: feeling or showing no interest, concern, or emotion
Example- Most people remain apathetic to the problems of the homeless.
17. Apologetic
: feeling sorry or showing regret for your action that caused trouble, inconvenience, or hurt someone; regretfully acknowledging your fault or failure.
Example- Peter was so apologetic for not visiting her mother at the hospital.
18. Appreciative
: having or showing appreciation, gratitude, or pleasure
Example- The concert was filled with an appreciative audience.
19. Apprehensive
: feeling worried or showing a fear about the future
Example- Sam felt apprehensive about his first day as a teacher in the school.
20. Ardent
: very enthusiastic, or passionate
Example- Rick used to be an ardent supporter of the party, but now he is not.
21. Arrogant
: displaying pride, self-worth, self-importance in an unpleasant way
Example- John might be a successful businessman, but he always sounds arrogant whenever he talks.
22. Authoritarian
: controlling everything; insisting on blind submission to someone, or something; complete obedience
Example- The country was witnessing an authoritarian regime.
23. Assertive
: behaving confidently, firm to once opinion, or belief
Example- You will have to be assertive to win the election.
24. Awestruck
: filled with awe, amazed, or impressed
Example- She looked at him awestruck, at their first
meeting.
Tone Words That Start With ‘B’
25. Benevolent
: kind, generous; well-meaning
Example- A benevolent man helped a poor family in need.
26. Bewildered
: very confused, perplexed, or puzzled; uncertain
Example- He looked bewildered on the first day of his job at the airport.
27. Boorish
: rough, rude, or ill-mannered
Example- His new manager was both boorish and arrogant.
28. Bold
: daring, courageous, or fearless
Example- The troop needed to act boldly on the risky mission.
29. Brusque
: quick, short, and rude in speech; blunt in manner
Example- The receptionist was a little brusque with the elders.
Tone Words That Start With ‘C’
30. Callous
: cruel, unkind, uncaring, cold, heartless, or insensitive
Example- It was a callous act and needed to be condemned.
31. Candid
: honest, truthful,or straightforward
Example- Tom was completely candid at his office meeting.
32. Cautionary
: intended to warn, gives a warning; urging caution
Example- Before sailing ahead the caption gave cautionary advice.
33. Celebratory
: expressing praise, honour, or happiness; celebrating something important
Example- At night we all had a celebratory dinner.
34. Chatty
: talkative, friendly, or informal
Example- The housekeeping was very chatty
35. Cheerful
: happy and positive in feeling, behaviour, or appearance.
Example- Alina always has a cheerful face.
36. Choleric
: easily angered, bad-tempered, or irritable
Example- Mr. Smith was the only choleric teacher in the whole school.
37. Churlish
: rude, surly, boorish, or impolite
Example- It would be churlish to reject the proposal.
38. Cliché
: a saying, or a remark, or an idea often used; trite; overused, stereotype, or commonplace
Example- It may sound clichè but it is a true story.
39. Colloquial
: familiar and informal conversation; everyday language
Example- Students can easily understand a colloquial speech.
40. Comic
: humorous, entertaining, or amusing
Example- His new novel is a comic tragedy.
41. Compliant
: willingly doing what they are asked to do; submissive; obedient
Example- The manager wanted a compliant team, but he got the opposite.
42. Compassionate
: showing or having concern and sympathy for the other
Example- Adam was truly compassionate and caring.
43. Concerned
: worried, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
Example- Anna gave a concerned look to Bob while saying goodbye.
44. Conciliatory
: willing to end a disagreement with someone, intended or likely to pacify
Example- The delegations showed a conciliatory approach at the meeting.
45. Condescending
: showing a superior attitude towards others
Example- He had no friends because of his condescending attitude.
46. Contented
: feeling or showing happiness or satisfaction
Example- For the first time in his life, Jim was in a contented space.
47. Confounded
: confused, perplexed, or bewildered
Example- The new schedule confounded the whole crew.
48. Contemptuous
: having or showing dislike; scornful
Example- He was openly contemptuous of his new job.
49. Contemplative
: thinking deeply in a serious and calm way; thoughtful
Example- After a stressful day, Tom went for a contemplative walk.
50. Contentious
: causing or likely to cause an argument; disagreement
Example- A contentious issue suddenly arises in the group.
51. Cruel
: intentionally causing pain or suffering to others, extremely unkind
Example- The judges made some cruel remarks.
52. Critical
: criticizing; finding fault; crucial, or deciding.
Example- Her critical gaze was a sign for everyone to change and improve.
53. Curious
: eager or interested in knowing or learning something
Example- Jill got afraid, but his curious nature pushed her to look inside the basement.
54. Cynical
: believing that people always act selfishly
Example- She has a strong cynical view of the riches.
Tone Words That Start With ‘D’
55. Derisive
: expressing contempt or ridicules; mocks, scorn
Example- Sam had always talked with his employees in a derisive tone.
56. Derogatory
: expressing low opinion, disrespectful, or insulting
Example- Her work was taken in a derogatory way.
57. Defensive
: intended to defend or protect; guarding, or watchful
Example- He was very defensive about his past life.
58. Defiant
: not willing to accept criticism, refusing to obey authority
Example- She remained defiant, even after her project failed badly.
59. Demeaning
: causing someone to lose the respect of others; damaging or lowering someone’s reputation
Example- The mayor’s speech was found demeaning to a group of people.
60. Demoralizing
: causing someone to lose confidence; dispiriting
Example- It was demoralizing for the whole team.
61. Depressed
: low in spirits, sad, or gloomy
Example- Alan looked even more depressed.
62. Detached
: not emotionally interested; not attached; separated; not involved
Example- She tried to remain emotionally detached from him.
63. Despairing
: showing or feeling hopeless; resulting from despair; losing all confidence
Example- Her despairing face was evident to everyone.
64. Diabolic
: showing characteristics of the devil; extremely bad; devilish, or unpleasant
Example- Jimmy’s diabolic plan got badly flopped.
65. Dignified
: someone serious, calm, controlled, impressive and therefore deserves respect
Example- He was the only dignified man in the whole office.
66. Disapproving
: expressing disapproval; having an unfavourable opinion
Example- She gave a disapproving look to everyone in the meeting.
67. Disgusted
: feeling or showing extreme dislike, disapproval, disgust, or revulsion
Example- Jill was disgusted by her roommate’s friends.
68. Disheartening
: making one feel disappointed, less confident, less hopeful; discouraging, dispiriting
Example- The morning news was very disheartening.
69. Dismal
: causing gloom, sadness, or depression; depressingly bad
Example- The last year had been truly dismal.
70. Dispassionate
: calm and reasonable; not affected by emotions; fair, or neutral
Example- His new novel is intended to bring a more dispassionate story of that war.
71. Distressing
: causing sorrow, anxiety; pain or suffering affecting the body; mental or physical suffering, or upsetting
Example- It was very distressing for him to find a new job.
72. Docile
: easily managed, influenced, persuade or control; submissive, compliant
Example- The docile people of the country were the reason for the poor government.
73. Dogmatic
: someone certain that they are right and refuses to consider others’ opinion; expressing opinion very strongly or positively as if they were facts
Example- He became less dogmatic after she came into his life.
74. Dry
: basic, simple, dull, boring, unexcited, or flat.
Example- Early, Josh had a very dry personality, but it changed with time.
75. Dubious
: doubtful, questionable, suspectful, not trustable; lacking certainty
Example- She was dubious about his promises of marriage.
Tone Words That Start With ‘E’
76 Earnest
: serious and determined; sincere; showing the depth of feelings
Example- Alan is a great teacher and an earnest man.
77. Ebullient
: high-spirited, excited, bubbly, elated, or enthusiastic
Example- After receiving the award the winner got very ebullient.
78 Egotistical
: self-centered; showing self-importance, or arrogance; boastful
Example- His egotistical behaviour became the sole reason for his breakup.
79. Elated
: extremely happy or excited after an achievement
or an event.
Example- Sam was elated after the birth of his first child.
80 Elevated
: high-minded, high, lofty, raised up; exhilarated in mood or feeling.
Example- His thoughts were elevated after joining the NGO.
81. Eloquent
: well expressed writing or speech that persuades people; effective, fluent, persuasive, or clearly expressed
Example- He gave a very eloquent reason for his resignation from the company.
82. Empathetic
: ability to understand and share feelings or emotions of others
Example- Everyone needs a kind and empathetic friend in life.
83. Enchant
: to please, to delight, fascinate, or charm
Example- Everyone was truly enchanted by her appearance at the party.
84. Encouraging
: giving confidence or hope; promising
Example- It is very encouraging that more people are joining our cause.
85. Endearing
: making someone like you; evoking affection, or admiration
Example- She has a great endearing personality.
86. Enraged
: to make extremely angry; to fill with rage
Example- People got enraged at the new government rules.
87. Enthusiastic
: having or showing intense interest in something; keen, eager, or ardent
Example- Tom was very enthusiastic about making a treehouse with his dad.
88. Evasive
: avoiding giving clear or direct answers; deceptive; avoiding something
Example- He was giving evasive answers about coming to the party.
89. Excited
: having or showing higher state of energy, or enthusiasm; feeling very happy
Example- She was very excited about her eighteenth birthday.
90. Exhilarated
: very happy and excited
Example- Adam felt strangely exhilarated on his first day at the job.
Tone Words That Start With ‘F’
91. Facetious
: treating serious subjects with inappropriate humour; joking at an inappropriate time.
Example- He can be facetious at all wrong times.
92. Farcical
: very silly, absurd, ridiculous, or unreasonable
Example- The farcical situation has now turned into a serious problem.
93. Fearful
: afraid, frightened, scared, worried, or causing fear
Example- People are fearful after a sudden incident.
94. Formal
: official or traditional; according to the usual requirements, customs, form, or rules.
Example- The whole office had a formal dinner party last night.
95. Frank
: honest, sincere, direct, and telling the truth, while having the risk of causing bad feelings
Example- To be frank, I don’t think you will pass the test.
96. Frustrated
: feeling or showing discouragement, annoyance, anger, or distress because of your inability to achieve or resolve something.
Example- He started shouting in frustration.
97. Forthright
: open, direct, outspoken, or straightforward
Example- It’s not easy to be forthright at critical times.
98. Foreboding
: a strong feeling of something bad or terrible will happen soon; an omen, or a prediction
Example- Her forebodings soon became realities.
99. Frivolous
: behaving in a silly or foolish way; not being serious and sensible in attitude or behaviour; unimportant
Example- He finally apologized for being so frivolous at the meeting.
Tone Words That Start With ‘G’
100. Gentle
: kind, calm, mild, soft; not severe, strong, or violent; moderate
Example- Our new teacher’s voice is very gentle.
101. Ghoulish
: interested in death, dead bodies, or human sufferings; frightening or ugly
Example- She had a ghoulish friend who loved reading horrific novels.
102. Gloomy
: hopeless, sad, depressing, melancholy; deeply or partially dark in appearance; causing gloom
Example- The weather suddenly got gloomy.
103. Grave
: very bad, serious, worrying, critical, important
Example- John didn’t know that he had made a grave mistake.
104. Grim
: worrying, or without hope; severe, horrible, frightful, harsh, or sinister
Example- Her expressions were so grim that made everybody leave.
Tone Words That Start With ‘H’
105. Hapless
: unfortunate, unlucky, or doomed
Example- The hapless victims of the storm were now homeless.
106. Haughty
: considering yourself better than others; being proud and unfriendly
Example- He spokes in a haughty manner with everyone in the office.
107. Harsh
: severe, difficult, hard, tough, grim, cruel, or rough
Example- After coming home so late, Anna listened to some harsh words from her parents.
108. Humble
: not proud, arrogant, or haughty; down-to-earth, modest, poor, low in rank or position
Example- Though he is a successful businessman and billionaire, he is a very humble man.
109. Humorous
: funny, comical, laughable, or amusing
Example- The writer is famous for his humorous and heart-touching stories.
110. Hilarious
: extremely funny and causing great laughter; extremely amusing; jovial
Example- It was the most hilarious and embarrassing moment of her life when she fell on her wedding cake.
111. Hysterical
: unable to control emotions because of extreme fear, anger, or excitement.
Example- When she heard the strange sound coming out of her basement she became hysterical.
112. Hollow
: lacking real value, worth, or sincerity; pointless
Example- Joe kept on deceiving her parents with hollow promises.
113. Hostile
: having or showing strong dislike or opposition; unfriendly, aggressive, or inhospitable
Example- Alex’s wife was hostile to the idea of him leaving the country for his new job.
114. Hypercritical
: eager to find mistakes in everything; extremely critical, fussy, or overcritical
Example- He tends to be hypercritical when buying clothes.
Tone Words That Start With ‘I’
115. Impartial
: not biased or partial; fair; neutral
Example- People protested for an impartial law.
116. Impassioned
: filled with intense passion or feelings; full of emotion; ardent
Example- His novels are impassioned with his own life tragedies.
117. Inane
: extremely silly, stupid, senseless; empty or void; pointless
Example- Allan always acts inane to impress his teachers.
118. Incensed
: extremely angry, or greatly enraged
Example- Timothee’s mom was incensed at his son for dropping out.
119. Incredulous
: unwilling, or unable to accept, or believe something; showing unbelief or doubt.
Example- She was incredulous after knowing that his younger brother got secretly married.
120. Informative
: providing useful information, knowledge, or ideas
Example- The old book which Alex found in the library was highly informative and interesting.
121. Inspirational
: giving inspiration, hope, or encouragement
Example- His all short stories are truly inspirational and amusing.
122. Intense
: very great, extreme, severe, or strong; having or showing strong emotions or feelings.
Example- He was in intense anger after losing the property to his brother.
123. Intimidate
: to make timid or fearful, threaten, scare; deliberately make someone frightened to do what you want them to do
Example- He was intimidated into leaving the house for the sake of his family.
124. Ironic
: meaning the opposite of what is said, expressed, or their literal meaning; mockery, sarcastic, coincidental, unexpected, or humorous
Example- It’s ironic that he scored his best marks on his toughest paper.
125. Irreverent
: not showing respect to people or things that are generally respected; disrespectful
Example- The novel takes an irreverent look at the country’s past.
126. Introspective
: examining your own thoughts, feelings, and ideas; looking into oneself
Example- Sam is an introvert and introspective thinking man.
Tone Words That Start With ‘J’
127. Jaded
: bored, or lacking enthusiasm; not showing interest after experiencing too much of something
Example- Fishing is exciting but if you don’t catch any fish, it soon becomes jaded.
128. Jocular
: humorous, joking, comical, funny, amusing; intended to make someone laugh
Example- Meeting her friends, Emma gave a jocular remark about her husband’s new hobby.
129. Joyful
: having or showing great pleasure and happiness; pleasing, satisfying, or delighted
Example- Everyone at the party was joyful after watching the host playing his piano.
130. Judgmental
: too quick to criticize people.
Example- Her father had the habit of being judgmental every time.
Tone Words That Start With ‘L’
131. Laudatory
: expressing praise or admiration for someone.
Example- Her performance received mostly laudatory comments.
132. Learned
: having acquired much knowledge through study; knowledgeable, scholarly, cultured, or educated
Example- They started a learned discussion about soil erosion.
133. Lighthearted
: amusing and entertaining; free from care, or seriousness; carefree, cheerful, and happy
Example- The latest movie is a lighthearted romantic comedy.
134. Lively
: cheerful, enthusiastic, full of energy, or active
Example- She met some great lively people at the park today.
135. Lofty
: noble, superior, high, grand, important, haughty, proud, or arrogant
Example- His lofty ideas of helping the local homeless people was well appreciated by everyone.
136. Loving
: feeling or expressing love; affectionate, adoring, fond, kind, warm, caring, tender
Example- She found her loving life partner on her trip to Ibiza.
Tone Words That Start With ‘M’
137. Macabre
: something strange and disturbing because it’s connected with death; ghastly, grim, gruesome, horrifying, or horrible
Example- The author is very popular for his macabre thriller stories.
138. Malicious
: intended to harm or upset other people; hurting someone’s feelings or reputation; cause them embarrassment; spiteful, or harmful
Example- He offered no explanation for his malicious intent of hiding his colleague’s project files.
139. Melancholy
: an intense feeling of sadness often without any obvious reasons and lasting for a long time period; feel, express, or look sad; pensive, depressed, unhappy, or gloomy
Example- The parents weren’t aware of their child’s melancholy until one day they talked to his school teacher.
140. Merry
: cheerful and lively; high-spirited, happy, or festively joyous
Example- It was the month of merry holiday time.
141. Menacing
: Someone showcasing that they likely to cause you harm, put you in danger or going to do something bad; expressing a menace or threat
Example- The stranger was giving a menacing look to people sitting nearby him in the train.
142. Mocking
: making fun of someone or something in an unkind way; to mimic or imitate; ridicule, or insulting
Example- He was caught mocking his teacher but left with a warning.
143. Mourning
: the act of sorrowing or grieving for someone’s death.
Example- She kept mourning for a week, when her pet dog died.
144. Modest
: having or showing a moderate or humble estimate on one’s abilities, worth or achievements
Example- He is a very modest man, who also encourages his colleagues and helps them when needed.
145. Morbid
: having abnormal interest in unpleasant and disturbing things, especially death
Example- She had a morbid fascination with novels containing death stories.
Tone Words That Start With ‘N’
146. Naive
: having or showing a lack of experience often because you are young or lacking worldly wisdom
Example- Christine was young and naive when she had started her chocolate shop.
147. Narcissistic
: having or showing too much admiration for oneself; extremely self-centered
Example- His narcissistic nature got changed after his marriage.
148. Nasty
: very unpleasant or bad; disgustingly filthy; difficult to deal with; serious, or unkind
Example- He was a genius but nasty man.
149. Nostalgic
: something causing you to think affectionately or fondly of past time, or a past experience
Example- When Guena found her old school diary, she got lost in her nostalgic school days.
Tone Words That Start With ‘O’
150. Objective
: goal, purpose, aim, or intention
Example- The politician’s good objective got changed after winning the elections.
151. Obsequious
: excessive eagerness to please someone by helping, agreeing, or obeying them
Example- He is embarrassingly obsequious to his boss.
152. Optimistic
: hopeful about the future, feeling or showing hope that good things will happen in the future
Example- He was very optimistic about his chances of getting selected in NASA.
153. Outraged
: extremely angry or furious
Example- Suddenly shutting down the factory outraged the workers.
154. Outspoken
: giving or expressing strong opinions very openly, directly and frankly, without worrying about offending someone.
Example- The actor’s outspoken criticism of his own movie shocked everyone.
Tone Words That Start With ‘P’
155. Pathetic
: someone sad, weak or helpless; causing a feeling of pity, sorrow, or sympathy
Example- It was pathetic to see so many people losing their jobs because of recession.
156. Patronizing
: showing superior attitude towards others
Example- He has a patronizing tone while talking to his employees.
157. Pensive
: thinking deeply or seriously, often on a sad subject
Example- He woke up in a pensive mood.
158. Persuasive
: good at persuading someone to believe or do something; convincing
Example- Her persuasive nature always puts her close ones in trouble.
159. Pessimistic
: tendency to only think that bad things will happen; expecting the worst; hopeless
Example- The leader’s tone was totally pessimistic.
160. Philosophical
: having or showing a calm attitude towards disappointments or difficulties
Example- John has seen so much in life that now he stays philosophical at all worst situations.
161. Playful
: full of fun, humor, friendly, or cheerful
Example- Babies playful mood can can in an instant.
162. Pragmatic
: dealing with something in a practical way rather than following theoretical approach, fixed ideas, or rules
Example- He took a pragmatic approach to learn the new language.
163. Pretentious
: trying to appear more clever, significant or important than you really are; exaggerated importance, status or worth
Example- Everyone found his claims rather pretentious.
Tone Words That Start With ‘R’
164. Regretful
: feeling or expressing regret; showing that you feel sorry for something
Example- Tom gave a regretful look to his friends after coming too late for the trip.
165. Resentful
: feeling angry or expressing bitterness at having treated unequally.
Example- He was very resentful about receiving less appreciation.
166. Resigned
: accepting something unpleasant after realizing that you cannot change it.
Example- They all went resigned and depressed at the thought that the company will soon be closed.
167. Restrained
: very calm, unemotional, and controlled
Example- His voice remained restrained, even after the plan fails.
168. Reverent
: showing great respect and admiration; respectful
Example- Peter received a reverent welcome in the office.
169. Reassuring
: making you feel less worried; comforting
Example- Her reassuring smile, put him at ease.
170. Reflective
: thinking deeply, carefully and quietly; thoughtful
Example- Her poetry needs reflective reading.
171. Relaxed
: calm, happy and not worried or tense
Example- He talked in a very relaxed tone.
172. Respectful
: showing respect for someone
Example- She is always respectful to her teachers.
173. Righteous
: morally correct, good or justifiable
Example- He’s been a righteous person throughout his life.
174. Riotous
: behaving in an uncontrolled way; reckless, lavish, or outrageous
Example- Tim’s riotous living ruined his relationship.
175. Romantic
: idealistic, fanciful, unrealistic, or imaginary
Example- He came up with a romantic idea.
Tone Words That Start With ‘S’
176. Sanguine
: confidently optimistic; cheerful; assured
Example- Chris is totally sanguine about Emily’s acceptance of his love proposal.
177. Sarcastic
: saying or doing things that clearly mean the opposite of it, in order to mock, criticize humorously something or hurt someone’s feelings
Example- The coach made a sarcastic comment on the other team on the ground.
178. Scathing
: criticizing in a severe, harsh and unkind way
Example- Anna left the job as she had got fed up of listening to the scathing remarks of his seniors.
179. Scornful
: having or showing dislike and disrespect openly
Example- He always behaves in a scornful way to his family members.
180. Sentimental
: having or showing too much pity, love, or being too sad that is considered exaggerated and foolish; resulting from feelings or emotions rather than reason or thoughts
Example- He does not need to be so sentimental about her broken old watch.
181. Silly
: foolish, childish, stupid, or ridiculous
Example- She always sounds silly when she talks about her expensive possessions.
182. Sinister
: seeming evil or harmful; giving the impression that something evil or harmful will happen or happening; threatening
Example- There was something sinister about his sudden calm voice.
183. Sceptical
: having doubts, or not easily convincing; doubtful
Example- She was deeply sceptical about her friend’s claims on her boyfriend.
184. Sincere
: honest, real, true, or genuine; not lying or pretending
Example- She just asked him for a sincere apology.
185. Sombre
: very serious, or sad; dark, dull and gloomy
Example- He gazed at her with a sombre face.
186. Solemn
: very serious and without any humor or cheerfulness
Example- His job makes him look solemn.
187. Stable
: not likely to change, move, or end suddenly; fixed, lasting, firm, or secure
Example- She is now at a stable position in her life.
188. Stately
: impressive, grand, dignified, elegant, or majestic
Example- They build a stately statue of the legend.
189. Straightforward
: easy to understand, or do; simple, exact, direct
Example- He gave us a straightforward solution to the water crisis.
190. Subjective
: based on personal beliefs, opinion and feelings rather than facts
Example- He presented a subjective idea to solve the problem.
191. Submissive
: obeying someone without arguing; allowing others to control you; passive, meek, or obedient
Example- Some teachers want their students to be submissive.
192. Sulking
: silent and bad-tempered after getting annoyed by something
Example- He was sulking over the dinner as his mother had again cooked the broccolis.
193. Sympathetic
: understanding others feelings when they are facing a bad situation; caring, kind, concerned, or understanding
Example- He thought that she likes her, but it turns out she was just sympathetic to him.
Tone Words That Start With ‘T’
194. Tender
: gentle, soft, delicate, loving, or showing care
Example- She always talks in a tender and sweet voice with everyone.
195. Thoughtful
: absorbed in thoughts; mindful; thinking seriously.
Example- Adam always has a thoughtful expression on her face.
196. Tolerant
: open-minded, understanding, broad-minded; open to accept beliefs and behaviours that are different to oneself.
Example- He needed to be tolerant of the point of view of the other team members.
197. Tranquil
: calm and peaceful; free from disturbance, noise, violence, worry; serene, or quiet
Example- She could not have picked a better tranquil spot than her scuba diving instructor job.
198. Tragic
: extremely sad, mournful, shocking, pathetic, awful, dreadful; often involving death and suffering
Example- The word war 2 is one of the biggest tragic events in human history.
Tone Words That Start With ‘U’
199. Uneasy
: feeling anxious, worried, troubled; causing physical or mental discomfort
Example- She was uneasy about how to say no to her best friend.
200. Unassuming
: modest, quiet, humble, meek, or unpretentious
Example- Earlier, he was an unassuming man, but
nowadays he has completely changed.
Tone Words That Start With ‘V’
201. Vibrant
: full of energy, life, and enthusiasm
Example- She has got a vibrant voice and a great personality.
202. Vindictive
: disposed to seek revenge; having or showing a strong desire for revenge
Example- A vindictive former student got caught stalking his teacher.
203. Virtuous
: having or showing good moral qualities and behaviour; morally excellent
Example- He is the most honest and virtuous politician.
Tone Words That Start With ‘W’
204. Whimsical
: strange, unusual and often funny; unpredictable, playful, fanciful, or sudden change
Example- He narrated to everyone a whimsical incident from his life.
205. Witty
: using words in a clever and amusing way often quickly; clever humor, smartly jocular
Example- He has written a witty novel describing the relationship of a man and women.
206. Wonder
: amazement, awe, surprise, curiosity, miracle, admiration
Example- It’s a wonder that the amature team made it to the top of the mountain.
207. World-weary
: feeling no excitement or enthusiasm about anything in life, often as a result of a long experience of a particular way of life or living; bored with living, or life and especially material pleasures
Example- Forty years of serving as a police officer had left Alen world-weary and skeptical.
208. Worried
: concerned, anxious, troubled, upset, or at unease
Example- He was very worried about his new book publication.
209. Wretched
: someone in an unfortunate condition or situation; miserable, unhappy, distressed, or depressed
Example- The working conditions of his job are always wretched.
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