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tepid

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of tepid

1 showing little or no interest or enthusiasm

  • the proposed table tennis club met with only a tepid response
Synonyms of tepid

halfhearted, lukewarm, uneager, unenthusiastic
Words Related to tepid

apathetic, disinterested, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, indifferent, neutral, uncaring, uninterested

lackadaisical, languid, listless, perfunctory, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive

unfeeling, unsympathetic

chill, chilly, cold, cool, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, unfriendly, wintry (also wintery)
Near Antonyms of tepid

agog, ardent, avid, exuberant, fervid, feverish, fiery, gung ho, hot-blooded, impassioned, intense, raring, red-hot, vehement

engaged, engrossed, interested

ready, willing

cordial, friendly, genial, warmhearted
Antonyms of tepid

eager, enthusiastic, hearty, keen, passionate, warm, wholehearted

2 having or giving off heat to a moderate degree

  • make sure the water for the footbath is just tepid or you'll burn yourself
Synonyms of tepid

heated, hottish, lukewarm, toasty, warm, warmed, warmish
Words Related to tepid

thawed

boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, steamy, sultry, sweltering, torrid, white-hot

overheated, roasted, superheated, sweltering

blazing, glowing, molten, sizzling

reheated, rewarmed, warmed-over
Near Antonyms of tepid

arctic, bitter, bleak, chill, chilly, cold, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy, nippy, polar, raw, sharp, snappy, snowy, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold, winterly, wintry (also wintery)

frosted

benumbed, nipped, numb
Antonyms of tepid

chilled, coldish, cool, cooled, coolish, refrigerated, unheated

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