TEPID Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

tepid

adjective

ˈte-pəd

Definition of tepid

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 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 See All Example Sentences for tepid

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Adjective

Switzerland, which has long remained neutral in international military conflicts, also moved to adopt a security policy on Friday that would protect itself from a future Russian attack.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
Unlike its ghost and black cat pillow counterparts, the pumpkin works as Halloween décor but is still neutral enough to keep out past October 31.

— Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of neutral

Adjective

Outside the window warm air moved the leaves on the branches while around her, phones rang, and men and women answered Helios Accounting, Entertainment’s Finest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
In the gleaming lobby, the brand’s signature scent—a warm and woody fragrance reminiscent of two of my favorites, Comme des Garçons’ Wonderwood and Odin New York’s 07 Tanoke—greeted me.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of warm

Adjective

At this point in time, Taylor is theoretically engaged to Doug, everyone’s least favorite of Taylor’s top-three men and whom even Taylor seems to have lukewarm feelings about now that they are no longer trapped in the same house.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
So are his bandmates, who have steadfastly supported his solo work even when their own label was lukewarm on it.

— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of lukewarm

Adjective

In the back, there’s a 38-foot-long heated saltwater pool and a cabana with a full kitchen.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2026
To convert the solid preforms into fiber, workers load them into multi-story draw towers where they are heated and pulled down to 125 microns in diameter — roughly the width of a human hair.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of heated

Adjective

China saw little advantage, no matter which party came out ahead, and engaged in only sloppy, halfhearted online propaganda.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
But when Kore-eda’s execution isn’t as assured, as is the case with his latest, all that delicacy simply floats off into the ether, rarely amounting to much more than a halfhearted shrug.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of halfhearted

Adjective

Some previous supporters remain unenthusiastic about another run for president.

— Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 8 June 2026
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.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 28 May 2026

Definition of unenthusiastic

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