lukewarm
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Synonyms & Antonyms for lukewarm
Synonyms
heated, hottish, tepid, toasty, warm, warmed, warmish
Antonyms
chilled, coldish, cool, cooled, coolish, refrigerated, unheated
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Those who have succeeded have done so only narrowly, like Ohio’s Rep. Jim Renacci, who won the Republican nomination to run against Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall with lukewarm support. — Tara Golshan, Vox, "Once a favorite, Rep. Diane Black loses the Tennessee governor’s primary race," 3 Aug. 2018 Despite lukewarm feelings about higher education generally, 80 percent of Americans have a positive view of the institutions near them—that often means community colleges. — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, "The Higher Education Nearly All Americans Love," 21 May 2018 With lukewarm shareholder support, Qualcomm must make progress this year against the headwinds that have held it back recently. — Mike Freeman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Qualcomm shareholder vote shows lackluster support after failed Broadcom bid," 29 Mar. 2018 The station's fancy payloads and sensors took longer than anticipated, and in the meantime the idea itself got lukewarm support from the Soviet military, which was increasingly relying on unmanned satellites for all its space needs. — Anatoly Zak, Popular Mechanics, "Here Is the Soviet Union's Secret Space Cannon," 16 Nov. 2015 Yet portfolio managers who focus on emerging debt remain lukewarm, zeroing in on signs that the debt remains risky despite price declines earlier in 2018. — Matt Wirz, WSJ, "Fund Managers See Caution Signs in Emerging-Market Bond Rebound," 24 July 2018 View this post on Instagram Currently wrapped in a somewhat scabby old blanket, with a face mask on, clutching a lukewarm coffee while attempting and failing to get some decent writing done 🙂 Send help. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "The Item I Wear to Death: My ASOS Oversized Leather Jacket," 6 Mar. 2019 Reviewers so far have been lukewarm on GM’s Marketplace. — Mike Colias, WSJ, "Ordering Coffee Through Your Car? New Apps Turn Cars Into Smartphones, Raising Safety Questions," 19 Sep. 2018 The tech billionaire, in his first-ever congressional appearance, apologized and said steps had been taken to prevent further privacy breaches but was lukewarm on government regulation. — David Lazarus, latimes.com, "California Inc.: How it will be, there's one for you, 19 for me — here comes the tax man," 16 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lukewarm.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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