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List of Connotative and Tone Words by Emotional Tone

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Connotative words carry an emotional or associative layer beyond their literal, dictionary meaning. Tone words are the same idea applied to a whole piece: they signal how the writer wants the reader to feel. This bank groups common connotative and tone words by the feeling they evoke, so you can choose the shade of meaning that fits your writing.

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