<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water.</li><li>Characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm: tepid prose; the critics' tepid reception for the new play.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>Mild</li><li>Moderate</li><li>Unemotional</li><li>Apathetic</li><li>Halfhearted</li></ul>