1
: moderately warm : lukewarm
a tepid bath
2
a
: lacking in passion, force, or zest
tepid poetry
b
: marked by an absence of enthusiasm or conviction
a tepid interest
a tepid response
Examples of tepid in a Sentence
He gave a tepid performance.
My suggestion was given a tepid response.
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Content revenues fell on lower theatrical amid an overall tepid box office and with Warner’s softer slate up Dune: Part Two and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire in Q1 of 2024, and robust home entertainment revenue from Wonka and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Ragans didn’t appear to show any ill effects from his earlier ailment, ramping his fastball up to 98 mph while overpowering a tepid White Sox lineup.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
Chipotle, like other restaurants and fast-food chains that rely on supplies from Mexico, also forecast tepid annual comparable sales growth, bracing for a hit from inflation.
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Making matters worse, China’s been a real headache for Starbucks, even before the tariffs, on increasing local competition and tepid growth in the world’s second-largest economy.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Ragans didn’t appear to show any ill effects from his earlier ailment, ramping his fastball up to 98 mph while overpowering a tepid White Sox lineup.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
Chipotle, like other restaurants and fast-food chains that rely on supplies from Mexico, also forecast tepid annual comparable sales growth, bracing for a hit from inflation.
—Ananya Mariam Rajesh, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Making matters worse, China’s been a real headache for Starbucks, even before the tariffs, on increasing local competition and tepid growth in the world’s second-largest economy.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Tepid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tepid. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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tepid
adjective
tep·id
ˈtep-əd 
1
: lukewarm
a tepid bath
2
: lacking enthusiasm or conviction : halfhearted
a tepid response
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