Common Tones

Serious

• Thoughtful, weighty, lacking humor

• Light-hearted and playful

• Joking and humorous

• Casual and relaxed

Detached

• Emotionally distant, objective, impartial

• Overly emotional and subjective

• Highly engaged and involved

• Completely indifferent and apathetic

Defensive

• Protective, justifying oneself

• Open, welcoming

• Indifferent, apathetic

• Hostile, aggressive

Euphoric

• Joyous, elated, ecstatic

• Sad, depressed, gloomy

• Angry, furious, irate

• Bored, uninterested, apathetic

Reverent

• Deeply respectful, often religious

• Indifferent and apathetic

• Loud and boisterous

• Sarcastic and mocking

Pessimistic

• Positive, expecting the best

• Neutral, without strong feelings

• Negative, expecting the worst

• Optimistic, looking on the bright side

Sincere

• Genuine, heartfelt, honest

• Insincere, deceitful, false

• Superficial, shallow, fake

• Indifferent, apathetic, uncaring

Tragic

• Full of joy and happiness

• Full of sorrow, despair, misfortune

• Full of excitement and adventure

• Full of peace and tranquility

Humorous

• Serious and somber

• Lighthearted, amusing, witty

• Confusing and complex

• Sad and melancholic

Didactic

• Educational, moralistic, preachy

• Entertaining and humorous

• Complex and confusing

• Simple and straightforward