Words Used to Describe Tone and Attitude

Positive Attitude: light-hearted confident amused complimentary Anger: angry furious irritated accusatory callous contemptuous disgusted wrathful indignant condemnatory critical disdainful outraged bitter threatening inflammatory choleric judgmental hopeful cheery elated passionate exuberant optimistic sympathetic proud enthusiastic loving compassionate

Humour/Irony/Sarcasm: scornful sarcastic critical satiric bantering taunting ironic amused jovial disdainful cynical facetious sardonic irreverent insolent flippant contemptuous condescending patronising mock-heroic mock-serious pompous callous derisive ridiculing haughty

Sorrow/Fear/Worry: sombre sad solemn concerned gloomy hopeless contemplative elegiac disturbed serious fearful sober staid reflective melancholic mournful apprehensive despairing foreboding resigned

Neutral and Emotional Attitude: professorial ceremonial restrained detached objective clinical candid questioning instructive forthright admonitory learned factual didactic informative authoritative erudite apathetic urgent polite obsequious incredulous shocked baffled disbelieving awe nostalgic reminiscent sentimental whimsical fanciful lyrical contemplative reflective earnest intimate