tempered

The word “tempered” has 2 syllables: tem-pered

It's pronounced as /ˈtɛm.pɚd/

What is synonym and antonym for tempered?

In the thesaurus, “tempered” has 71 synonyms and 48 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for tempered

abated
adamantine
allayed
alleviated
ameliorated
amended
annealed
assuaged
bettered
case-hardened
close
compact
compacted
compressed
condensed
corrected
cured
dense
eased
emended
energized
enhanced
enriched
firm
fixed
fortified
hard
hardened
healed
heavy
helped
impenetrable
impermeable
improved
indurated
inelastic
inflexible
invigorated
lightened
meliorated
mended
mitigated
moderated
mollified
nonporous
palliated
perfected
ramrod
rectified
refined
reformed
relieved
remedied
repaired
restrengthened
rigid
rocklike
softened
solid
soothed
stiff
stiffened
strengthened
sturdy
substantial
thick
thickset
toughened
unbending
unyielding
vitalized

Antonyms for tempered

aggravated
airy
bendable
broke down
crippled
damaged
debilitated
droopy
elastic
enervated
enfeebled
exacerbated
flabby
flaccid
flexible
floppy
harmed
heightened
hurt
impaired
incapacitated
injured
intensified
lank
light
limp
loose
malleable
paralyzed
permeable
pliable
pliant
porous
sapped
scattered
sharpened
slack
soft
spongy
squashy
squishy
supple
thin
ultrasoft
undercut
undermined
weakened
wore out

Meanings of tempered

adjective
1. (in combination) Having a specified disposition or temper.
2. Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
3. Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to such toughened glass.
4. Moderated or balanced by other considerations.
5. Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will not sound perceptibly out of tune.
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

Her anger was tempered by understanding and compassion.
The steel was tempered to increase its strength and durability.
His excitement was tempered by a sense of caution.
They tempered their criticism with constructive suggestions.
The architect’s modern style was tempered by traditional influences.

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