Word "TEMPER" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a sudden outburst of anger
Synonyms:
irritation, pique
Examples:
his temper sparked like damp firewood

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
Synonyms:
moderate, mollify, season
Examples:
she tempered her criticism

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
Synonyms:
toughness

Crossword Clues for TEMPER

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You'll be cross if you lose it (6)
Fit of uncontrolled anger (6)
Could be an extreme show of anger or just moderate (6)
Periodically the PM appears in bad mood (6)
Mood of casual queen (6)
Short thing for someone who's hot
State of mind Thomas Joseph 13 Jun 2025
Paddy and the salesman met up (6)
This shown in irate MP erupting? The Sun Two Speed 21 May 2025
Moderate The Sun Two Speed 21 May 2025
What angry folks lose?
Moderate fury (6)
Paddy, the salesman, met up with (6)
Tendency to get mad Commuter 10 Apr 2025
Harden or soften, according to one's state of mind (6)
Paddy and the salesman met on the way back (6)
A paddy (6)
Get irate: lose your -
That pert Petty Officer! It's gone to his head! (6)
Tone down the rage (6)
Moderate one's bad mood (6)
Mood of casual worker and queen (6)
You have a bad one? Me - I just get pert!
The disposition of some of the great Emperors (6)
Mitigate an outburst of passion (6)
Mood of agency worker here in centre The Times Quick Cryptic 11 Jan 2025
Moderate fit of anger (6)
Moderate The Telegraph Quick 28 Dec 2024
Moderate (6) Puzzler 18 Dec 2024
Leads from the English market for each pet The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Dec 2024
Moderate humour (6)
If yours is bad, you're sure to lose it (6)
Toughen (steel) (6)
Moderate state of anger (6)
Mood The Telegraph Quick 24 Oct 2024
Tone down angry mood (6)
Peter, upset about motorway rage (6)
Paddy jammed the meter putting a penny in (6)
Get angry: lose your -
Paddy and the salesman met coming back (6)
Mood The Times Concise 15 Aug 2024
Moderate fit of ill-humour (6) Puzzler Cryptic 14 Aug 2024
Moderate The Telegraph Quick 27 Jul 2024
Tone down fury (6)
Ill humour the salesman met up with (6)
Moderate a€“ mood (6)
Moderate mood (6) The Guardian Quick 19 Jul 2024
Moderate the anger (6)
Mood or nature (6)
It can be hot or even
Fit of ill-humour (6)
Moderate a fit of ill humour (6)
Moderate one's demeanour (6)
Harden attitude
Moderate one's anger (6)
Soften that nasty mood of yours!
__ tantrum (angry episode) Newsday 12 Feb 2024
___ tantrum (angry episode)
Heat of mind
Lose your ___ (get angry)
How one may modify uncontrolled anger (6)
Sudden outburst of anger Mirror Tea Time 31 Jan 2024
___ tantrum USA Today 23 Jan 2024
Demeanour Mirror Quick 21 Jan 2024
Moderate one's mood Mirror Cryptic 21 Jan 2024
Kind of paint girl's binned in fit of rage
Kind of paint girl's binned in fit of rage (6)
Tantrum from tense European politician her husband ignored (6)
Tantrum from tense European politician her husband ignored The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Jan 2024
Demeanour Mirror Quick 02 Jan 2024
Moderate one's mood Mirror Cryptic 02 Jan 2024
The politician is in that tree and what a mood he's in!
Mitigate Newsday 23 Dec 2023
Me pert? Come off it! It's just my frame of mind!
Moderate rage The Times Cryptic 04 Sep 2023
Mood The Telegraph Quick 17 Aug 2023
___ tantrum (angry outburst)
Disposition LA Times Daily 31 Mar 2023
"She lost her ___" (got really angry)
Mood of agent encountered on return The Times Cryptic 19 Oct 2022
Salesperson encountered rising anger The Times Cryptic 08 Sep 2022
A bad thing to lose Family Time 04 Sep 2022
Moderate fit of rage The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Aug 2022
Angry state of mind The Telegraph Quick 27 Jun 2022
State of mind Newsday 12 Jun 2022
Tendency to anger easily The Times Concise 24 May 2022
Stepmother lets off shot in fit of rage Irish Times Crosaire 15 Apr 2022
Mood tense over missing gold sovereign The Guardian Cryptic 07 Apr 2022
Soften mood The Times Cryptic 07 Apr 2022
Mood tense over missing gold sovereign
Moderate rage The Times Cryptic 18 Mar 2022
Came across reactionary for a moderate The Guardian Cryptic 03 Dec 2021
Came across reactionary for a moderate
Artistic technique mostly creating mood
Stabilize, as chocolate Universal 02 Aug 2021
What no one is happy to lose? Universal 09 Jul 2021
Moderate politician divides support on right . . . .
Toughen by heating and cooling Irish Times Simplex 04 Jun 2021
Frame of mind The Telegraph Quick 10 May 2021
Moderate politician divides support on right . . . .
Angry state of mind The Times Concise 09 Feb 2021
Metaphor turned on a lime, say
Restrain pet
State of mind The Washington Post 29 Aug 2020
State of mind LA Times Daily 29 Aug 2020
Disposition The Telegraph Quick 18 Aug 2020
Fit of anger Irish Times Simplex 04 Feb 2020
Tone down Premier Sunday 02 Feb 2020
Harden or soften?
Soften, harden
Moderate salesman paid up
Stepmother lets off shot in fit of rage Irish Times Crosaire 04 Oct 2019
What is shown by irate MP erupting?
Soften, harden
Mood; moderate The Telegraph Quick 21 Sep 2019
Revolutionary agent encountered moderate
Cool season
Disposition Eugene Sheffer 08 Oct 2018
Stepmother releases shot in fit of rage Irish Times Crosaire 03 Oct 2018
Mood The Telegraph Quick 26 Sep 2018
Bad thing to flare up Universal 30 May 2018
Disposition Thomas Joseph 05 Apr 2018
Restrain Paddy
Modify The Telegraph Quick 29 Mar 2018
Heading north, salesperson encountered anger
Style of painting ultimately lacking self-control
Moderate rage
Moderate anger The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Feb 2018
Bile from spleen? Irish Times Crosaire 23 Jan 2018
Bad thing to flare up
Tendency to anger Newsday 28 Nov 2017
Mollify bad mood The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Oct 2017
You might lose yours in an argument New York Times 10 Oct 2017
Home of Arizona State University New York Times 24 Aug 2017
Travelling salesman encountered getting up in a bad mood
Moderate The Telegraph Quick 31 Mar 2017
Moderate much of painting technique The Telegraph Toughie 04 Jan 2017
You might lose yours in an argument
Home of Arizona State University
Soften mood
Even when frayed, it should be kept
Type of tantrum Universal 09 Oct 2016
Agent satisfied about mood
Moderate politician brought in to support Right
Type of tantrum
Harden mood
Rage The Telegraph Quick 26 Nov 2015
Calm or anger
Mark of a hothead LA Times Daily 20 Sep 2015
Harden or soften The Telegraph Cryptic 24 May 2015
It's not cool to lose composure Irish Times Crosaire 06 Apr 2015
Moderate New York Times 05 Apr 2015
Disposition Family Time 29 Mar 2015
Tendency to get angry Newsday 10 Feb 2015
Tantrum shown by office worker about over The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Jan 2015
Tendency to get angry
Mark of a hothead
Moderate
Moderate anger
Moderate, English politician during short period of office
Ager
__ tantrum
Disposition
It may be explosive
Moderate
State of mind
Short fuse, so to speak
State of mind
When repeated, statement after an explosion
State of mind
Short fuse, so to speak
Frame of mind
Strengthen, as steel
Moderate
Word repeated after someone starts to show anger
Disposition
It may be lost
Soften or harden
Disposition
Tone down
Moderate
It may be foul
Tone down
It may be short
Short fuse, so to speak
It can be hot, short or explosive
State of mind
Mitigate
Soften
Something to control
What a hothead loses
Frame of mind
Disposition of mind.
Reduce in violence.
Display of irritation.
Modify.
Moderate.
Frame of mind.
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