9.1.5: Tone Words Balla 2007
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TONE WORDS
1. abrupt
2. accepting
3. adventurous
4. affectionate
5. afraid
6. aggravated
7. aggressive
8. agitated
9. agreeable
10. alarmed
11. aloof
12. ambitious
13. amiable
14. angry
15. annoyed
16. anxious
17. apathetic
18. apologetic
19. appreciative
20. approving
21. ardent
22. arrogant
23. artificial
24. astutely
25. audacious
26. authoritative
27. bad
28. banal
29. benevolent
30. bewildered
31. bitter
32. bland
33. bleak
34. blissful
35. bored
36. boring
37. callous
38. calm
39. caustic
40. cautious
41. chaotic
42. chauvinistic
43. cheerful/cheery
44. childish
45. coarse
46. cognitive
47. comforting
48. compassionate
49. concerned
50. condescending
51. confident
52. conflicted
53. confused
54. consoling
55. contemplative
56. content
57. contented
58. contradictory
59. convincing
60. corrosive
61. critical
62. curious
63. cynical
64. defeated
65. dejected
66. depressed
67. desperate
68. destructive
69. detached
70. determined
71. disappointed
72. disbelief
73. discouraged
74. disgusted
75. disheartened
76. disinterested
77. dismal
78. distant
79. disturbed
80. domineering
81. dramatic
82. dreamy
83. dull
84. ecstatic
85. eerie
86. elated
87. embarrassed
88. embattled
89. emotionless
90. empathetic
91. encouraging
92. enthusiastic
93. envious
94. esoteric
95. euphoric
96. excited
97. explosive
98. exuberant
99. facetious
100. fearful
101. feminine
102. flippant
103. flirtatious
104. foreboding
105. frantic
106. frazzled
107. friendly
108. frightened
109. frivolous
110. frustrated
111. fulsome
112. furious
113. genial
114. gentle
115. giddy
116. glibly
117. good
118. happy
119. harsh
120. hating
121. haughty
122. hollow
123. hopeful
124. humble
125. humorous
126. hurt
127. hypnotic
128. hypocritical
129. idealistic
130. impassioned
131. impatient
132. impious
133. impotent
134. indifferent
135. inevitability
136. informative
137. innocent
138. inquisitive
139. insightful
140. instructive
141. intellectual
142. intense
143. interrogative
144. intrinsic
145. inventive
146. ironic
147. irrational
148. irreverent
149. irritated
150. jealous
151. journalistic
152. jovial
153. joyful
154. jubilant
155. laconic
156. languid
157. lethargic
158. lighthearted
159. lonely
160. loving
161. macho
162. majestic
163. malicious
164. manipulative
165. masculine
166. meditative
167. meek
168. melancholic
169. meticulous
170. militaristic
171. miserable
172. modest
173. morbid
174. morose
175. mournful
176. mystical
177. naive
178. nervous
179. nostalgic
180. numb
181. objective
182. obnoxious
183. obsessive
184. odious
185. optimistic
186. outraged
187. overt
188. overwhelmed
189. palliative
190. paranoid
191. passionate
192. passive
193. patriotic
194. patronizing
195. peaceful
196. pensive
197. persuasive
198. perturbed
199. perverted
200. pessimistic
201. regretful
202. reluctant
203. reminiscent
204. remorseful
205. removed
206. resentful
207. resigned
208. revelator
209. reverent
210. savvy
211. scrupulous
212. secretive
213. self - indulgent
214. serene
215. simpering
216. sly
217. sneaky
218. solitary
219. somber
220. sorrowful
221. spiteful
222. submissive
223. tender
224. thoughtful
225. tranquil
226. trite
227. violent
228. vulgar
229. woodenly
230. zestful
Adapted from Balla AP-05
