1
as in neutral
showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
the proposed table tennis club met with only a tepid response
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as in warm
having or giving off heat to a moderate degree
make sure the water for the footbath is just tepid or you'll burn yourself
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Recent Examples of tepid
But considering that the National Park Service logged some 323 million visits at more than 400 sites last year, the 35,000 initial public comments received from June to January and released following a lawsuit was a tepid response.
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
It's considered a box office flop, making just over $98 million from a $80 million budget, and its reviews were tepid to say the least.
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Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
Sarah Snook was admittedly a little tepid on the idea of doing a TV show in the middle of her award-winning theater blitz.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2026
In fact, the Treasury Department has seen a string of weaker bond auctions lately with tepid demand forcing yields to go higher as inflation looks to run higher for longer.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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ABC News,
10 June 2026
It's considered a box office flop, making just over $98 million from a $80 million budget, and its reviews were tepid to say the least.
—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
Sarah Snook was admittedly a little tepid on the idea of doing a TV show in the middle of her award-winning theater blitz.
—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2026
In fact, the Treasury Department has seen a string of weaker bond auctions lately with tepid demand forcing yields to go higher as inflation looks to run higher for longer.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tepid
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The electric blue shade adds such a fun pop of color to a summer wardrobe, instantly brightening up basics like white jeans, denim shorts, or neutral trousers.
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And perhaps most importantly, hempcrete can be carbon neutral or even carbon negative, depending on its composition.
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This tank top maxi dress is a warm-weather staple.
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El Niño isn't just moving warm water around randomly in the ocean.
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The final slot could go to Kerry Washington for Imperfect Women, a series that was met with a lukewarm reception, or Tessa Thompson for the very popular Netflix series, His & Hers.
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The new head coach was met with lukewarm approval, despite twice being named NBA Coach of the Year and leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA Finals in 2007.
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Returning additional heated water can threaten fish, aquatic plants, and other wildlife, requiring operators to reduce power output or temporarily shut reactors down to comply with environmental regulations.
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The disagreement was the subject of heated discussion during an attorneys’ conference Thursday, a discussion that continued into Friday morning and prompted another conference for which the jury was sent out of the courtroom.
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In a game that Switzerland dominated for the majority of the time, only some halfhearted chants by the Swiss superfans in the second deck cut through.
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And those problems are magnified in the slack middle section of this 160-minute film, as the hunters make discoveries of their own in the forest, unnecessary subplots and aliens multiply, and there are some halfhearted attempts at giving them a thin backstory.
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Some previous supporters remain unenthusiastic about another run for president.
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Ultimately the question is whether Hardy, Glasser and Butterworth can patch things up especially since Hardy was already unenthusiastic about returning for Season 3 due to his conflict with Butterworth.
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“Tepid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tepid. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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