Morale and Tone

Morale

Morale noun - A state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose.

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Tone and morale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tone" instead a noun "Morale".

Nearby Words: moral, morality, moralistic, moralize, morally

Tone noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.

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Morale and tone are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Morale" instead a noun "Tone".

Nearby Words: toneless, toned, toning, tonal

high	high morale	high tone
low	low morale	low tone
similar	similar morale	similar tone
usual	usual morale	usual tone
Other adjectives: actual, general, higher, overall.

Cerebus Syndrome: Post Episode 5, the characters' morale and the tone of events in the story have taken an increasingly dark turn.

Source: Fan Fic / Mega Man: Defender of the Human Race
In Mega Man: Defender of the Human Race, post episode 5, the characters' morale and the tone of events in the story have taken an increasingly dark turn.

Source: Cerebus Syndrome / Fan Works
ER does this through the Arc Words "You set the tone", which is what David Morgenstern tells Mark Greene (the original main character) in the pilot episode as a way of keeping hospital morale up.

Source: Passing the Torch

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