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Tone Words in Categories

Positive Neutral Negative Other

Kindness/Love Happiness Neutrality/Lack Anger Criticism/ Fear Absurd
Affectionate Amused of Emotion Acerbic Disapproval Afraid Befuddled
Benevolent Awestruck Ambivalent Angry Accusatory Anxious Childish
Agreeable Frustrated Argumentative Cautionary Concerned
Compassionate Celebratory Apathetic Fuming Embarrassed Confused
Fond Cheerful Callous Hard-hearted Bitter Distressed Diffident
Delighted Cold Incensed Caustic Threatened Dignified
Infatuated Dreamy Compliant Inflammatory Critical Pensive Evasive
Sentimental Expectant Conciliatory Irritated Cynical Uncertain
Sympathetic Fanciful Factual Offended Disapproving Uneasy Formal
Giddy Impartial Outraged Disparaging Worried Abstruse
Tender Happy Indifferent Resentful Hypercritical Frivolous
Joyous Insipid Vexed Farcical Arrogance Incisive
Approval Merry Detached Faultfinding Condescending Informal
Complimentary Optimistic Diplomatic Sadness/ Malicious
Peaceful Dispassionate Fatigue Mocking Demeaning Inane
Effusive Playful Docile Aggrieved Nasty Disdainful Ironic
Fawning Pleased Flippant Bored Pessimistic Egotistical Intimate
Obsequious Reassured Hollow Depressed Sarcastic Esoteric Jaded
Relaxed Informative Disheartened Sardonic Facetious Learned
Honesty/ Relieved Matter-of-fact Gloomy Satirical Indignant Nostalgic
Humility Objective Scathing Narcissistic Philosophical
Apologetic Humor Resigned Grim Scornful Mock-serious Placating
Ardent Comic Restrained Guilty Sharp Moralistic Pragmatic
Candid Humorous Serious Heartbroken Skeptical Patronizing Supercilious
Earnest Whimsical Tolerant Lugubrious Suspicious Pompous Wretched
Witty Unbiased Pitiful Vindictive Pretentious
Frank Regretful
Gentle Force Remorseful Rebellion Proud
Gullible Aggressive Self-pitying Belligerent Righteous
Humble Assertive Solemn Contemptuous Taunting
Impressionable Somber
Modest Forceful Sorrowful Defiant
Naïve Impassioned Sulking Disdainful
Reflective Tired Incredulous
Reticent Imploring Tragic Insolent
Reverent Intense Unhappy Irreverent
Submissive Passionate Upset
Thoughtful Persuasive
Unassuming Urgent

You may also describe an author’s tone with more than one word:

Calculated indifference admiring support excessive enthusiasm
Amused boredom veiled disdain masked disdain
Unmitigated delight growing anger reluctant approval
Mild condescension veiled distaste clear distaste
Apologetic embarrassment cold objectivity righteous indignation
Detached sympathy satisfied curiosity blatant intolerance
Amused affection concealed intolerance vigorous denunciation

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Tone Words

Abstruse Defiant Gentle Malicious Sad
Absurd Delighted Giddy Matter-of-fact Sarcastic
Accusatory Demeaning Grim Merry Sardonic
Acerbic Depressed Gloomy Mocking Satirical
Affectionate Detached Guilty Mock-serious Scathing
Afraid Diffident Gullible Modest Scornful
Aggressive Dignified Moralistic Sentimental
Aggrieved Diplomatic Happy Self-pitying
Agreeable Disapproving Hard-hearted Naïve Serious
Ambivalent Disdainful Heartbroken Narcissistic Sharp
Amused Disheartened Hollow Nasty Skeptical
Angry Disparaging Honest Nostalgic Solemn
Apathetic Dispassionate Humble Somber
Apologetic Distressed Humorous Objective Sorrowful
Anxious Docile Hypercritical Obsequious Sulking
Approval Dreamy Offended Submissive
Ardent Impartial Optimistic Supercilious
Argumentative Earnest Impassioned Outraged Suspicious
Arrogant Effusive Imploring Sympathetic
Assertive Egotistical Impressionable Passionate
Awestruck Embarrassed Inane Patronizing Taunting
Esoteric Incensed Peaceful Tender
Befuddled Evasive Incisive Pensive Tired
Belligerent Expectant Incredulous Persuasive Tragic
Benevolent Indifferent Pessimistic Tolerant
Bitter Facetious Indignant Philosophical Thoughtful
Bored Factual Infatuated Pitiful Threatened
Farcical Inflammatory Placating
Callous Fanciful Informal Playful Unassuming
Candid Fatigued Informative Pleased Unbiased
Caustic Faultfinding Insipid Pompous Uncertain
Cautionary Fawning Insolent Pragmatic Uneasy
Celebratory Fearful Intense Pretentious Unhappy
Cheerful Flippant Intimate Proud Upset
Childish Fond Ironic Urgent
Cold Forceful Irreverent Reassured
Comic Formal Irritated Reflective Vexed
Compassionate Frank Regretful Vindictive
Compliant Frivolous Jaded Relaxed
Complimentary Frustrated Joyous Rebellious Whimsical
Concerned Fuming Relieved Witty
Conciliatory Kind Remorseful Worried
Condescending Resentful Wretched
Confused Learned Resigned
Contemptuous Loving Restrained
Critical Lugubrious Reticent
Cynical Reverent
Righteous

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Tone Words in Categories

Positive Neutral Negative Other

Kindness/Love Happiness Neutrality/Lack Anger Criticism/ Fear Absurd
Affectionate Amused of Emotion Acerbic Disapproval Afraid Befuddled
Benevolent Awestruck Ambivalent Angry Accusatory Anxious Childish
Agreeable Frustrated Argumentative Cautionary Concerned
Compassionate Celebratory Apathetic Fuming Embarrassed Confused
Fond Cheerful Callous Hard-hearted Bitter Distressed Diffident
Delighted Cold Incensed Caustic Threatened Dignified
Infatuated Dreamy Compliant Inflammatory Critical Pensive Evasive
Sentimental Expectant Conciliatory Irritated Cynical Uncertain
Sympathetic Fanciful Factual Offended Disapproving Uneasy Formal
Giddy Impartial Outraged Disparaging Worried Abstruse
Tender Happy Indifferent Resentful Hypercritical Frivolous
Joyous Insipid Vexed Farcical Arrogance Incisive
Approval Merry Detached Faultfinding Condescending Informal
Complimentary Optimistic Diplomatic Sadness/ Malicious
Peaceful Dispassionate Fatigue Mocking Demeaning Inane
Effusive Playful Docile Aggrieved Nasty Disdainful Ironic
Fawning Pleased Flippant Bored Pessimistic Egotistical Intimate
Obsequious Reassured Hollow Depressed Sarcastic Esoteric Jaded
Relaxed Informative Disheartened Sardonic Facetious Learned
Honesty/ Relieved Matter-of-fact Gloomy Satirical Indignant Nostalgic
Humility Objective Scathing Narcissistic Philosophical
Apologetic Humor Resigned Grim Scornful Mock-serious Placating
Ardent Comic Restrained Guilty Sharp Moralistic Pragmatic
Candid Humorous Serious Heartbroken Skeptical Patronizing Supercilious
Earnest Whimsical Tolerant Lugubrious Suspicious Pompous Wretched
Witty Unbiased Pitiful Vindictive Pretentious
Frank Regretful
Gentle Force Remorseful Rebellion Proud
Gullible Aggressive Self-pitying Belligerent Righteous
Humble Assertive Solemn Contemptuous Taunting
Impressionable Somber
Modest Forceful Sorrowful Defiant
Naïve Impassioned Sulking Disdainful
Reflective Tired Incredulous
Reticent Imploring Tragic Insolent
Reverent Intense Unhappy Irreverent
Submissive Passionate Upset
Thoughtful Persuasive
Unassuming Urgent

You may also describe an author’s tone with more than one word:

Calculated indifference admiring support excessive enthusiasm
Amused boredom veiled disdain masked disdain
Unmitigated delight growing anger reluctant approval
Mild condescension veiled distaste clear distaste
Apologetic embarrassment cold objectivity righteous indignation
Detached sympathy satisfied curiosity blatant intolerance
Amused affection concealed intolerance vigorous denunciation

© 2013 Angie Burgin Kratzer. All rights reserved. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Angie-Kratzer

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