A.P.

Language and Composition

Words to Describe Tone

admiring aggressive agitated aloof ambivalent amused animated angry anxious apathetic apologetic apprehensive approving arrogant assertive authoritative bashful belligerent bitter bold brash brazen cajoling callous calm candid carefree careful caring cautionary cautious cheerful combative comical compassionate concerned condemning condescending confident conservative contemplative contemptuous conversational critical cynical dark defiant derogatory despairing detached determined dignified disapproving disdainful disgusted disillusioned disparaging disrespectful dissatisfied distant dreamy dry eager earnest eerie elegiac elevated embarrassed enthusiastic exaggerated excited expectant facetious factual fanciful fearful fearless fierce firm foreboding forceful formal forthright frank frantic friendly frustrated gentle gloomy grim gruesome happy harried harsh hateful haughty hesitant hopeful humorous iconoclastic impassioned impatient incensed incredulous indifferent indignant inflammatory informative inquisitive insistent insolent insulting intellectual inviting irate ironic jaded joyous judgmental know-it-all lamenting languid light lighthearted lively loving matter-of-fact melancholy mocking monotonous morbid mournful musing mysterious neutral nostalgic ominous optimistic outraged passionate patient patronizing pensive persuasive pessimistic philosophical playful pleading pompous positive pretentious prideful proud provocative reflective reminiscent remorseful remote resentful resigned

respectful restrained reverent romantic sarcastic satiric scornful sentimental

serious sharp sincere skeptical solemn somber sorrowful spiteful

strong superior sympathetic thoughtful unapologetic upbeat urgent whimsical

wistful wondering worried wry zealous