1
: moderately warm : lukewarm
a tepid bath
2
a
: lacking in passion, force, or zest
tepid poetry
b
: marked by an absence of enthusiasm or conviction
a tepid interest
a tepid response
Examples of tepid in a Sentence
He gave a tepid performance.
My suggestion was given a tepid response.
Recent Examples on the Web
In a May interview with radio host Dan Bongino, for example, Trump praised Justices Clarence Thomas and Alito, for many years the Court’s most unapologetic right-wing Republicans, while offering a much more tepid view of his own justices.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024
Financial markets reacted with caution to the tepid update: S&P 500 futures contracts were down slightly after the nonfarm payrolls announcement, while the bond market revealed a more severe response.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
There’s also uncertainty surrounding Arm, whose shares fell more than 13% in extended trading on Wednesday after the chip-architecture firm’s tepid earnings forecast for the current quarter and the full fiscal year.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
Reviews have been tepid for the period drama (39% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), although critics have praised McKellen’s biting turn.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024
Financial markets reacted with caution to the tepid update: S&P 500 futures contracts were down slightly after the nonfarm payrolls announcement, while the bond market revealed a more severe response.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
There’s also uncertainty surrounding Arm, whose shares fell more than 13% in extended trading on Wednesday after the chip-architecture firm’s tepid earnings forecast for the current quarter and the full fiscal year.
—Kevin Lim, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
Reviews have been tepid for the period drama (39% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), although critics have praised McKellen’s biting turn.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Tepid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tepid. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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tepid
adjective
tep·id
ˈtep-əd 
1
: lukewarm
a tepid bath
2
: lacking enthusiasm or conviction : halfhearted
a tepid response
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