Tone Vocabulary List

Positive Tone/Attitude Words

Amiable Dreamy Happy Peaceful
Amused Ecstatic Hopeful Playful
Appreciative Elated Impassioned Proud
Benevolent Encouraging Jovial Relaxed
Calm Energetic Jubilant Reverent
Cheerful Enthusiastic Laudatory Soothing
Compassionate Excited Lighthearted Surprised
Complimentary Exuberant Loving Sympathetic
Confident Fanciful Optimistic Whimsical
Consoling Friendly Passionate

Negative Tone/Attitude Words

Accusing Choleric Grim Passive
Aggravated Coarse Harsh Quarrelsome
Agitated Cold Haughty Scathing
Apathetic Critical Indignant Snooty
Arrogant Defiant Inflammatory Surly
Audacious Disgruntled Insulting Testy
Belligerent Disgusted Irritated Threatening
Bitter Disinterested Manipulative Vindictive
Brash Egotistical Obnoxious Wrathful
Childish

Humor-Irony-Sarcasm Tone/Attitude Words

Amused Derogatory Irreverent Sardonic
Acerbic Disdainful Malicious Satiric
Bantering Disparaging Mocking Skeptical
Caustic Facetious Patronizing Scornful
Comical Flippant Pompous Sharp
Condescending Giddy Quizzical Taunting
Cynical Insolent Ridiculing Teasing
Derisive Ironic Sarcastic Wry

Neutral Tone/Attitude Words

Admonitory Didactic Humble Reflective
Allusive Diplomatic Imploring Reminiscent
Authoritative Disbelieving Incredulous Resigned
Baffled Dramatic Judgmental Restrained
Callous Earnest Meditative Righteous
Candid Expectant Nostalgic Sincere
Clinical Fervent Objective Solemn
Contemplative Formal Obsequious Urgent
Cautionary Frivolous Patriotic Vexed
Concerned Haughty Pleading Wistful
Detached Histrionic Pretentious Zealous