lukewarm

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of LUKEWARM

having or giving off heat to a moderate degree <I left the bowl of soup sitting on the counter too long, and now it's lukewarm>

Synonyms heated, hottish, lukewarm, tepid, toasty, warmed, warmish

Near Antonyms arctic, bitter, bleak, chill, chilly, cold, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy, nippy, polar, raw, sharp, snappy, snowy, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold, winterly, wintry (also wintery); frosted; benumbed, nipped, numb

Antonyms chilled, coldish, cool, cooled, coolish, refrigerated, unheated

showing little or no interest or enthusiasm <the dentist's lecture on the merits of flossing got only a lukewarm response>

Synonyms halfhearted, lukewarm, uneager, unenthusiastic

Near Antonyms agog, ardent, avid, exuberant, fervid, feverish, fiery, gung ho, hot-blooded, impassioned, intense, raring, red-hot, vehement; engaged, engrossed, interested; ready, willing; cordial, friendly, genial, warmhearted

Antonyms eager, enthusiastic, hearty, keen, passionate, warm, wholehearted

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