Commonly Used Tone Words

Question 1

Absurd

Answer 1

Silly, ridiculous

Question 2

Ambivalent

Answer 2

Undecided, having mixed emotions, unsure

Question 3

Amused

Answer 3

Entertained, finding humor, expressed by a smile or laugh.

Question 4

Angry

Answer 4

Enraged, very mad, incensed, threatening or menacing.

Question 5

Apathetic

Answer 5

Lacking concern, showing little to no interest.

Question 6

Arrogant

Answer 6

Haughty, acting with false superiority.

Question 7

Bitter

Answer 7

Resentful, having strong animosity or rancor.

Question 8

Cheerful

Answer 8

Jovial, happy, in good spirits.

Question 9

Comic

Answer 9

Humorous, funny

Question 10

Compassionate

Answer 10

Sympathetic, having feeling for others, showing pity, empathy.

Question 11

Complex

Answer 11

Complicated, having many varying characteristics.

Question 12

Condescending

Answer 12

Patronizing, stooping to the level of one’s inferiors.

Question 13

Critical

Answer 13

Disapproving

Question 14

Cruel

Answer 14

Causing suffering, causing pain.

Question 15

Cynical

Answer 15

Scornful of the motives or virtues of others, bitterly mocking.

Question 16

Depressed

Answer 16

Dejected, sad, unhappy, troubled

Question 17

Detached

Answer 17

Uninvolved, having no interest or feelings, objective

Question 18

Distressed

Answer 18

Upset

Question 19

Earnest

Answer 19

Sincere, showing deep feeling, seriousness

Question 20

Formal

Answer 20

Accepting rules, stuff, using textbook style, factual

Question 21

Gentle

Answer 21

Considerate, kind, mild, soft

Question 22

Hard

Answer 22

Unfeeling, hard-hearted, unyielding.

Question 23

Incredulous

Answer 23

Doubtful, disbelieving, skeptical.

Question 24

Indignant

Answer 24

Angry, angered by something unjust, mean, unworthy

Question 25

Intense

Answer 25

Deeply felt, concentrated.

Question 26

Intimate

Answer 26

Personal, close, deeply associated.

Question 27

Ironic

Answer 27

Wry, an unexpected opposite meaning in words or events.

Question 28

Irreverent

Answer 28

Lacking respect, lacking reverence.

Question 29

Joyous

Answer 29

Extremely happy.

Question 30

Loving

Answer 30

Affectionate, compassionate, showing intense, deep feeling.

Question 31

Malicious

Answer 31

Spiteful, desiring to harm others or to see others suffer.

Question 32

Mocking

Answer 32

Ridiculing, imitating.

Question 33

Nostalgic

Answer 33

Yearning for the past, homesick, wistful.

Question 34

Objective

Answer 34

Factual, uninfluenced by emotion or personal prejudice.