Antonyms for sweet-tempered
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : sweet-tem-perd |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈswitˈtɛm pərd |
- acid
- agitated
- aloof
- bad
- bitter
- cacophonous
- callous
- cold
- crabby
- crude
- cruel
- despised
- disagreeable
- discordant
- excited
- gloomy
- hard
- harsh
- hated
- hateful
- healthy
- horrible
- hostile
- irritable
- loud
- low
- malodorous
- mean
- merciless
- nasty
- odorous
- offensive
- putrid
- quarrelsome
- repulsive
- rough
- rude
- sad
- salty
- severe
- sharp
- sour
- stinking
- stinky
- strong
- surly
- testy
- troubled
- ugly
- uncompassionate
- unfeeling
- unfriendly
- unhappy
- unkind
- unpleasant
- unsavory
- unsociable
- violent
- wild
Definition of sweet-tempered
- As in sweet : adj friendly, kind
- As in amiable : adj friendly, agreeable
- As in gentle : adj having a mild or kind nature
- Well would it be if all the clergy were as sweet-tempered as that Bishop of Helstonleigh!
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- "He sure is one sweet-tempered fellow," was Spouter's comment.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
- She looked mild and Madonna-like and was known to be sweet-tempered.
- Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- She was pretty and sweet-tempered, but timid and without energy of character.
- Extract from : « The Flower Basket » by Unknown
- She was very good and sweet-tempered, and everybody loved her.
- Extract from : « Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak » by Harriette McDougall
- Could anything surpass his sweet-tempered affection for his parents?
- Extract from : « Stradella » by F(rancis) Marion Crawford
- She was plain, decidedly, but sweet-tempered in the extreme.
- Extract from : « Freaks on the Fells » by R.M. Ballantyne
- She was also full of spirit, while she was right-minded and sweet-tempered.
- Extract from : « In the Wilds of Africa » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Her children, though a good deal wilder, were sweet-tempered like herself.
- Extract from : « Post Haste » by R.M. Ballantyne
- Her neighbors spoke of her as sweet-tempered, kindly, and hospitable.
- Extract from : « Jennie Gerhardt » by Theodore Dreiser
Synonyms for sweet-tempered
- affable
- affectionate
- agreeable
- amiable
- amicable
- angelic
- appealing
- attractive
- beautiful
- beloved
- benign
- biddable
- bland
- breezy
- buddy-buddy
- charming
- cheerful
- cherished
- clubby
- companionable
- compassionate
- complaisant
- considerate
- cool
- copacetic
- cordial
- cozy
- cultivated
- darling
- dear
- dearest
- delectable
- delicious
- delightful
- disciplined
- docile
- domesticated
- dove-like
- downright neighborly
- dulcet
- easy
- engaging
- fair
- friendly
- generous
- genial
- gentle
- good-humored
- good-natured
- gracious
- heavenly
- home cooking
- humane
- kind
- kindly
- laid back
- lenient
- lovable
- loving
- luscious
- manageable
- meek
- mellow
- merciful
- mild
- moderate
- mushy
- obliging
- pacific
- palsy-walsy
- patient
- peaceful
- pet
- placid
- pleasant
- pleasing
- pliable
- precious
- princely
- pussycat
- quiet
- reasonable
- responsive
- right
- righteous
- saccharine
- sociable
- soft
- softhearted
- sweet-tempered
- swell
- sympathetic
- taking
- tame
- taught
- temperate
- tender
- thoughtful
- tight
- tractable
- trained
- treasured
- unselfish
- warm
- warmhearted
- winning
- winsome
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