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Adjectives for Tone, Feelings and Emotions

Many times the same adjectives are used to express tone, feelings and emotions arethe same.

A tone is an overall sense that you get from some sort of event, work, situationetc.

Feelings and emotions are very similar; however, emotions tend to refer to thatwhich is not tangible, while feelings tend to be more tangible.

Describing a Tone

Positive Tones

Fresh Bold Happy Devoted Loving Sympathetic Believing Supportive Enlightened Clever Involved Intent

Negative Tones

Sarcastic Narcissistic Sardonic Mysterious Obnoxious Foolish Disgruntled Hurtful Hating Irritated Outraged Alarmed Startled Horrified Annoyed Secretive Quizzical

Guilty Disbelieving

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Not supportive Cautious Calculated Purposeful Sad

Bitter Angry Resentful Remorseful Dull Dreary

Other Tones

Light Heavy Intelligent Religious Political Secular Social Democratic Republican Liberal Conservative

Describing a FeelingPositive Feelings

Happy Well OK Very well Clean Strong Beautiful

Excited Attracted Handsome Gorgeous Attractive Empowered Intelligent Smart Better Agreeable Brave Calm Delightful

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Eager Gentle Jolly Joyful Kind

Nice Sweet Proud Relieved Hope Faith Optimistic Loving Open Understanding Reliable Amazed Great Lucky Fortunate Festive Cheerful Moody Playful Animated Wonderful Thrilled Supportive Serene Free Engrossed Involved

Negative Feelings

Angry Sad

Hungry Cold Hot Warm Chilly Thirsty Sick Tired Weak Disgruntled Terrible

Dreadful Dirty

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Ugly Defeated Embarrassed Stupid Dumb

Foolish Silly Hurt Nervous Scared Evil Bashful Pessimistic Sadistic Hating Taken aback

Describing an Emotion

Positive Emotions

Happy Joyful Loving Liking Lusting

Sweet Pride Appreciative Hope Faith Thrilled Overcome Overjoyed Respectful Supportive Serene

Negative Emotions

Sad Angry Mad Grumpy Tearful Devastated Horrified Disgruntled Hurt Annoyed

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Aggravated Hating Despise Sour Depressed

Sick Fear Guilt Jealousy Self-pity Anxiety Frustration Envy Longing Shame Selfish Overwhelmed