1
: moderately warm : lukewarm
a tepid bath
2
a
: lacking in passion, force, or zest
tepid poetry
b
: marked by an absence of enthusiasm or conviction
a tepid interest
a tepid response
Examples of tepid in a Sentence
He gave a tepid performance.
My suggestion was given a tepid response.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hedge funds increased their bearish bets against gasoline prices to the highest in seven years after this year’s summer driving season has delivered only tepid demand so far.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 8 July 2024
His interview Friday night with ABC — an attempt to right his campaign — drew tepid reviews, and the number of Congress members calling for Biden to bow out grew to five Saturday.
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—Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
With our business applications suite—six files that represent a cross-section of typical business documents—the Ricoh languished in last place again, taking a tepid 170 seconds to print the lot.
—David English, PCMAG, 4 July 2024
Critics on the right lambaste liberalism for rejecting tradition, while detractors on the left lament its tepid incrementalism and the cruelty of its economic policies.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 8 July 2024
His interview Friday night with ABC — an attempt to right his campaign — drew tepid reviews, and the number of Congress members calling for Biden to bow out grew to five Saturday.
Discover the changemakers who are shaping every cultural corner of Los Angeles.
—Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
With our business applications suite—six files that represent a cross-section of typical business documents—the Ricoh languished in last place again, taking a tepid 170 seconds to print the lot.
—David English, PCMAG, 4 July 2024
Critics on the right lambaste liberalism for rejecting tradition, while detractors on the left lament its tepid incrementalism and the cruelty of its economic policies.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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“Tepid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tepid. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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tepid
adjective
tep·id
ˈtep-əd 
1
: lukewarm
a tepid bath
2
: lacking enthusiasm or conviction : halfhearted
a tepid response
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