Synonyms for lukewarm
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Tepid — unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea)
tepid, warm, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, indifferent, cold, apathetic, listless, lackadaisical, dull, unmoved, torpid, unconcerned, dead, nonchalant, phlegmatic, insouciant, unenthused, disinterested, uninterested, jaded, lethargic
Definitions
- adj. 1
Between warm and cool.
Wash it in lukewarm water.
- adj. 2
Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
The suggestion met with only a lukewarm response.
Related words
- Word family
- lukecold lukecool lukewarmist lukewarmly lukewarmness lukewarmth
Example sentences
- warm Suddenly, it started to look almost nice and warm.
- unenthusiastic Tom thinks Mary will be unenthusiastic about that.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lukewarm | rising | |
| warm | rising | |
| tepid | rising | |
| unenthusiastic | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lew1
- 4 letters
- dead1, cold1, warm1, luke1, dull1
- 5 letters
- jaded2, tepid2
- 6 letters
- torpid2
- 7 letters
- unmoved2
- 8 letters
- listless2
- 9 letters
- apathetic4, lethargic3
- 10 letters
- nonchalant3, phlegmatic3, insouciant3, unenthused
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, unconcerned3
- 12 letters
- uninterested4
- 13 letters
- disinterested4, lackadaisical5
- 14 letters
- unenthusiastic6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jaded2 = 2 syllables).