Synonyms of tepid

tepid

adjective

ˈte-pəd 

1

as in neutral

showing little or no interest or enthusiasm

the proposed table tennis club met with only a tepid response

Synonyms & Similar Words

• neutral
• lukewarm
• halfhearted
• unenthusiastic
• chilly
• icy
• cold
• frigid
• chill
• perfunctory
• cool
• uninterested
• dispassionate
• disinterested
• indifferent
• uneager
• listless
• apathetic
• emotionless
• unresponsive
• lackadaisical
• uncaring
• impassive
• unemotional
• languid
• undemonstrative
• glacial
• unsympathetic
• unfriendly
• frosty
• unfeeling
• wintry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warm
• enthusiastic
• eager
• intense
• passionate
• hearty
• wholehearted
• feverish
• vehement
• exuberant
• ardent
• impassioned
• keen
• fervid
• fiery
• red-hot
• engaged
• interested
• avid
• ready
• engrossed
• willing
• cordial
• hot-blooded
• agog
• friendly
• gung ho
• genial
• raring
• warmhearted

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warm
• warmed
• heated
• lukewarm
• boiling
• warmish
• hot
• toasty
• hottish
• steamy
• molten
• burning
• torrid
• white-hot
• scorching
• sweltering
• thawed
• searing
• sultry
• red-hot
• scalding
• broiling
• overheated
• roasted
• roasting
• superheated
• sizzling
• fiery
• blazing
• piping hot
• glowing
• reheated
• warmed-over
• rewarmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cooled
• cool
• cold
• chilled
• unheated
• frigid
• bitter
• glacial
• chilly
• icy
• refrigerated
• raw
• bleak
• frosty
• sharp
• freezing
• polar
• snowy
• iced
• chill
• wintry
• snappy
• arctic
• coolish
• coldish
• ice-cold
• gelid
• subzero
• nippy
• frosted
• subfreezing
• numb
• ultracold
• winterly
• benumbed
• nipped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tepid

Watch On Despite containing a plot summary in its title and a tepid reception when it was released, director Andrew Dominik’s meditative film manages to be both suspenseful and insightful. — David Faris, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026

After the demise of SB 10, lawmakers were tepid on pushing any cash bail reforms until a ruling in 2021 known as the Humphrey ruling. — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Food and beverage sales grew 7% in Target's quarter ended August 1, building on gains in the prior period after many quarters of tepid growth, as new CEO Michael Fiddelke pushes to make grocery a bigger draw. — Nicholas P. Brown, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Perhaps the only way out for Welch is to go far beyond the tepid promises to date. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026