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temper

The word “temper” has 2 syllables: tem-per

It's pronounced as /ˈtɛm.pɚ/

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In the thesaurus, “temper” has 131 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for temper along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for temper

Antonyms for temper

Meanings of temper

  • noun
    1. A tendency to be in a certain type of mood; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
    2. State of mind; mood.
    3. A tendency to become angry.
    4. Anger; a fit of anger.
    5. Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
    6. Constitution of body; the mixture or relative proportion of the four humours: blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
    7. Middle state or course; mean; medium.
    8. The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
    9. The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
    10. The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling.
    11. (sugar manufacture) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
  • verb
    1. To moderate or control.
    2. To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
    3. To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.
    4. To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
    5. To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
    6. (Latinism) To govern; to manage.
    7. To combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose.
    8. To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage.
    9. To fit together; to adjust; to accommodate.

Example Sentences

  • He struggled to control his temper during stressful meetings.
  • Her calm voice helped temper the rising tension in the room.
  • Losing the game caused him to lose his temper completely.
  • Meditation has helped her manage her quick temper.
  • The manager tried to temper expectations after the disappointing quarter.

On this page you'll find 153 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to temper, such as: abate, aggravate, air, allay, alleviate, ambiance, ambience.

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