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Nouns (16)

n. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

n. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

pique, temper, irritation

n. a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness

n. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

Verbs (8)

temper

v. adjust the pitch (of pianos)

temper, anneal

v. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"

temper, harden

v. harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

chasten, moderate, temper

v. restrain

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Fuzzynyms (106)

composure, calm, calmness, equanimity

n. steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude

n. a state of peace and quiet

inclination, disposition, tendency

n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

state of nature, wild, natural state

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

disposition, temperament

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

indignation, outrage

n. a feeling of righteous anger

resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour

n. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

fury, rage, madness

n. a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"

fit, tantrum, scene, conniption

n. a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"

passion, passionateness

n. a strong feeling or emotion

disposition, temperament

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness

n. a rough and bitter manner

abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness

n. an abrupt discourteous manner

sarcasm, irony, satire, caustic remark

n. witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

irascibility, short temper, spleen, quick temper

n. a feeling of resentful anger

nature

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

character

n. (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes

esprit de corps, morale, team spirit

n. the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

position, posture, attitude

n. the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

humor, humour

n. the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"

strengthen

v. gain strength; "His body strengthened"

tone

v. change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"

tone down, moderate, tame

v. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

subordinate, subdue

v. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

mitigate

v. make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

inure, harden, indurate

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

acclimatize, acclimatise, acclimate

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

temper, season, mollify

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

toughen

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

lower, lour

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

turn down

v. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

pacify

v. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"

humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

control, curb, moderate, restrain, contain, hold in

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

straiten

v. squeeze together

soothe

v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

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Antonyms (3)

anger, choler, ire

n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

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