Tone Vocabulary

Intending or intended to do harm or ill will

• malicious

• reticent

• condescending

• apathetic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings

• ambivalent

• indignant

• compassionate

• reticent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Showing sincere and intense connection

• malicious

• incredulous

• earnest

• apathetic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

having or showing a feeling of superiority

• condescending

• obsequious

• vindictive

• nostalgic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Having or showing a strong desire for revenge

• impassioned

• vindictive

• ambivalent

• absurd

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Difficult to understand

• apathetic

• incredulous

• abstruse

• pessimistic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Showing great emotion

• irrelevant

• ironic

• evasive

• impassioned

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Showing no interest or emotion

• apathetic

• compassionate

• malicious

• evasive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Showing sympathy

• apathetic

• compassionate

• indignant

• reticent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Excessively attentive

• ambivalent

• arrogant

• obsequious

• pessimistic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4