God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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Tempers
Synonyms for "tempers" (361 found)
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Closest matches (73)
annealchastendispositionrageabateadaptadjustadjust toallayalleviatealloyalterangeranimusappeaseaptitudeassuageatmosphereattain majorityattemper
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attributeaurabad temperbalancebank the firebe toughbeef upbentbesprinklebiasbloombluntbody buildbody-buildbox inbracebrace upbrandbreathebrewbuttresscalcifycallouscalmnesscapricecase hardencastcharactercharacteristiccharacteristicschisel temperchurlishnesscircumscribeclimatecolorcome of agecome to maturitycomplexioncomposecompositioncomposureconditionconfirmconniptionconstituentsconstitutionconstrain
Verb(4 words)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (108)
controlcoolcoolnesscornifycrasiscuecurbcushiondampdampendanderde emphasizede-emphasizedeadendecoctdevelopdharmadiathesisdie temperdilute
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diminishdownplaydredgedriftdudgeondulldyeeaseeccentricityendureentinctureequanimityethosextenuatefeelingfiberfierce temperfiery temperfirmfirmnessfitflavorfledgeflowerfortifyfossilizeframeframe of mindfurygeniusgirdgraingrowgrow uphabithang toughhardenhardnesshardness scaleheartheat treatinghedgehedge abouthot bloodhot temperhotheadednesshuehuffishnesshumorhumorsidiosyncrasyilkill humorill temperimbrueimbueimpregnateinclinationindenterindividualismindividualityindurateinfiltrateinfuseinstillinvigorateirascibilityireirishirritabilityirritable temperkeep within boundskidneykindlapidifylayleaningleave the nestleavenlenifylessenlighten
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (180)
limitlithifylullmakemakeupmaturemellowmental setmettlemindmind-setmitigatemoderatemodifymodulatemoldmollifymonkeymoodmorale
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mouldmouldermouldynarrownaturenervenoteobtundorientationossifyoutburstoutlookpacifypaddypalliatepassionpeculiaritypeevishnesspenetratepermeatepersonalitypervadepetrifypetulancephysiquepiqueplay downpostureprecipitation hardeningpredilectionpredispositionpreferenceproclivityproppropensitypropertyqualifyqualityquenchingrazor temperreach manhoodreach twenty-onereach voting agereducereduce the temperaturerefreshregulateregulate byreinforcereinvigoraterelaxrelieverestrainrestrengthenrestrictripensang-froidsaturatesaw file temperseasonself-controlself-possessionsetset conditionsset limitsset tempersettle downshadeshore upshort tempersilenceslackenslantslow downsmoothsmothersobersober downsoftensoliditysomatotypesoothesortsoundnessspindle temperspiritspiritsspunkinessstabilitystampstatestate of mindstaunchnesssteelsteepstiffenstiflestoutnessstrainstreakstrengthenstripesturdinessstylesubduesuchnesssuffusesupportsuppresssurlinesssustainsweetensystemtake the edge offtametantrumtemper tantrumtemperamenttemperingtendencytenortimbretincturetingetoga virilistonetone downtool tempertoughentransfusetrendtune downturnturn of mindtwisttypeundergirdunderplayveinvitrifyvolatilitywarm temperwarpwaxwayweakenwill
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Sample sentences
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Such work tempers a man's character.
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Tempers boiled over.
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Tom and Mary lost their tempers and threw their cups at John.
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