tempered
Made less extreme
Tempered describes something that has been moderated, adjusted, or strengthened through a process.
Steel is tempered by heating and cooling to increase hardness and resilience.
Glass is tempered to shatter safely.
Figuratively, enthusiasm tempered by experience suggests restraint or balance: Her optimism was tempered by years of disappointment.
With a prefix, tempered indicates disposition: even-tempered, hot-tempered, ill-tempered.
A well-tempered musical instrument has been tuned to play in multiple keys.
Made tough or unfeeling
- toughenedMade more durable
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- resilientAble to recover quickly
durable · robust · sturdy · annealed · shock-resistant · shatterproof · tensile · windshield
Free from agitation
- composedCalm and self-possessed
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- restrainedHeld under control
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
balanced · patient · level-headed · steady · unflappable · mild · equable · serene
Changed to improve fit
- regulatedMade to follow rules
- attenuatedLessened in force
- softenedMade less severe
- mutedMade quieter or softer
dampened · moderated · calibrated · tuned · refined · controlled · leveled · smoothed
hardened
Made tough or unfeeling
- toughenedMade more durable
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- reinforcedMade more resistant
resilient · durable · robust · sturdy · annealed · shock-resistant · shatterproof · tensile · windshield · laminated
calm
Free from agitation
- composedCalm and self-possessed
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- restrainedHeld under control
moderate · balanced · patient · level-headed · steady · unflappable · mild · equable · serene · cool-headed
adjusted
Changed to improve fit
- regulatedMade to follow rules
- attenuatedLessened in force
- softenedMade less severe
muted · dampened · moderated · calibrated · tuned · refined · controlled · leveled · smoothed · qualified
annealing
Heat-softening of metals
- quenchingRapid cooling process
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
steel · iron · alloy · carbon · furnace · blacksmith · foundry · crucible · smelting · metalwork
tuning
Adjusting pitch accuracy
- pitchFrequency of sound
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- clavierStringed keyboard instrument
scale · semitone · octave · chromatic · keyboard · harpsichord · Bach · intervals · fifths · cents
- durabilitytoughness, durable, sturdiness, robustness, sturdy
- hardenedhardened, solidified, petrified, fossilized, calcified
- madehandmade, crafted, built, constructed, assembled
- Hard Thingsrock, stone, diamond, iron, metal
- moderationmoderation, in moderation, restraint, self-control, moderately
- restrainedrestrained, reserved, subdued, controlled, muted
tempereduntempered
Not moderated or softened
brittle · unannealed · untreated · raw · soft
tempereduncontrolled
Lacking any regulation
volatile · unrestrained · hot-headed · unmoderated · intemperate
temperedintensified
Made more extreme
unmitigated · extreme · heightened · amplified · exaggerated
- lose your temperAbruptly give into anger
- room temperatureStandard indoor thermal level
- lose my temperBecome suddenly angry
- temper tantrumExplosive emotional outburst
- lose one's temperReact with sudden anger
- short temperProneness to sudden anger
temper, temperature, temperate, temperament, tempers, temperatures, tempering, intemperate, intemperance