Synonyms & related words for tempered

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of tempered — including toughened, hardened, annealed, softened, quelled, mitigated. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to tempered

Explore words related to tempered — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sunbaked, untempered, tempers, tempering, treated, unhardened, snappishness, pettishness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for tempered

Common synonyms for tempered include toughened, hardened, annealed, softened, quelled, mitigated, mellowed, chastened — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does tempered come from?

The word tempered breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root temper-, from Latin tempero (“mix, moderate”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.