ADJECTIVES FOR TONE, FEELINGS & EMOTIONS

Describe a Positive Tone Describe a Negative Tone Describe Other Tones

agreeable annoyed ambivalent
animated bitter anxious
bright disgruntled bashful
clever disgusted candid
encouraging evil cautious
fresh guilty horrified
gentle hostile intelligent
hopeful hurtful mysterious
kind nasty pragmatic
loving obnoxious political
open oppressive quizzical
pleased overbearing religious
supportive resentful secretive
sympathetic sarcastic secular
warm sardonic strong

Describe a Negative
Describe a Positive Feeling Describe Other Feelings
Feeling
amazed aggravated anxious
attractive awful awestruck
beautiful chilly bashful
bold depressed cautious
brave dirty composed
cheerful dreadful easygoing
comfortable heavy horrified
delightful irritated intelligent
excited pessimistic mysterious
festive tearful political
free tense quizzical
jolly terrible religious
optimistic tired secretive
proud ugly secular
wonderful weak shy

Describe a Positive Describe a Negative

Describe Other Emotions
Emotion Emotion
appreciative angry accepting
blissful disenchanted calm
contented distressed confident
ecstatic glum cool
elated gloomy earnest
glad grumpy easy
happy grouchy evenhanded
joyful miserable indifferent
jubilant mad neutral
merry moody nonpartisan
respectful nervous passive
sweet sad reserved
serene sadistic satisfied
upbeat selfish surprised
vivacious sour tranquil