1. (noun) pique, temper, irritation
a sudden outburst of anger
Synonyms: discomfort, temper, annoying, toughness, botheration, surliness, biliousness, innervation, mood, provocation, peevishness, pique, humor, pettishness, excitation, soreness, irritation, irritability, humour, aggravation, snappishness, vexation, annoyance
2. (noun) temper, mood, humor, humour
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
Synonyms: liquid body substance, temper, modality, sense of humour, climate, irritability, surliness, biliousness, mode, mood, peevishness, pique, humor, pettishness, wittiness, body fluid, irritation, sense of humor, wit, humour, bodily fluid, snappishness, toughness, witticism
3. (noun) temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
Synonyms: temper, crossness, petulance, toughness, irritability, surliness, biliousness, mood, excitability, fussiness, peevishness, pique, humor, pettishness, irritation, humour, choler, snappishness, fretfulness
4. (verb) temper, toughness
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
Synonyms: ruggedness, huskiness, irritability, surliness, biliousness, mood, stamina, peevishness, pique, humor, pettishness, staying power, temper, irritation, humour, formidability, snappishness, toughness
5. (verb) anneal, temper, normalize
bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
Synonyms: temper, season, chasten, anneal, normalize, moderate, renormalise, harden, renormalize, normalise, mollify
6. (verb) temper, harden
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
Synonyms: temper, season, chasten, anneal, mollify, moderate, indurate, harden, inure, normalize
7. (verb) temper
adjust the pitch (of pianos)
Synonyms: chasten, harden, normalize, season, mollify, anneal, moderate
8. (verb) temper, season, mollify
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
Synonyms: conciliate, gentle, chasten, flavour, placate, temper, moderate, gruntle, flavor, mollify, harden, appease, pacify, assuage, lenify, normalize, anneal, season
9. (verb) chasten, moderate, temper
restrain
Synonyms: lead, temper, mince, hold in, tame, anneal, control, objurgate, moderate, hold, castigate, correct, curb, harden, soften, tone down, mollify, chastise, check, chasten, normalize, chair, season, subdue, contain
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Synonyms and Antonyms of temper 
