Tone Words

Luis MorenoELAR 63-21-11

Benevolent• Desiring to help others; Charitable• humane

Compassionate• having or showing compassion• sympathizing

Complimentary• Of the nature of, conveying, or

expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering.

• Laudatory

Forthright• going straight to the point; frank;

direct; outspoken• Focused

Serene• calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled• imperturbable

Sympathetic• characterized by, proceeding from,

exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate

• commiserating

Objective• being the object or goal of one's

efforts or actions. • destination

Bewildered• completely puzzled or confused;

perplexed• mystify

Condescending• showing or implying a usually

patronizing descent from dignity or superiority

• disdainful

Desolate• having the feeling of being

abandoned by friends or by hope; forlorn

• lonesome

Haughty• disdainfully proud; snobbish;

scornfully arrogant; supercilious• contemptuous

Indignant• feeling, characterized by, or

expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

• infuriated

Melancholy• affected with, characterized by, or

showing melancholy; mournful; depressed

• gloomy

Mocking• to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit. • taunt

Ominous• portending evil or harm; foreboding;

threatening; inauspicious• menacing

Pessimistic• pertaining to or characterized by

pessimism; gloomy• despairing

Severe• harsh; unnecessarily extreme• hard

Solemn• gravely or somberly impressive;

causing serious thoughts or a grave mood

• imposing

Somber• gloomy, depressing, or dismal• mournful

Suspicious• tending to cause or excite suspicion;

questionable• dubious

Irreverent• not reverent; manifesting or

characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect

• impious