tempered
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
a sword of tempered steel
Related & opposite
- untempered antonym
- curable similar to
- sunbaked similar to
Sense 2 adjective
adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
criticism tempered with kindly sympathy
Related & opposite
- untempered antonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | untempered |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | curable |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sunbaked |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | untempered |