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Are there any adjectives that indicates the levels of calmness ?
Especially, words that would fit between "calm" and "aggressive".
Not synonyms but different levels.
For example, it can be done like this:
But can we use different adjectives than using comparatives, adverbs etc. ? Or should we stick to my example?
Note: For example, I thought using "even-tempered" after "calm" but they are synonyms. (unless there are nuances of usage)
Stealth-oriented video games have over time developed terms to describe exactly this spectrum. I don't know if they would apply to your needs, but some of the terms include:
unaware/relaxed/asleep: an enemy has no idea the player is nearby or that he should even be on his guard
alert: an enemy's senses are heightened, either because his situation is critical (he's guarding the king's bedroom) or because he knows the player is nearby (you decided to enter the castle through the rabid dog kennel)
suspicious: an enemy's senses are heightened and he's actively looking for the player (because you tried to sneak past him wearing a suit made entirely of strobe lights and cowbells)
attacking/combative/aggressive: an enemy can see you and is trying to hurt you
aggro'd: the character is an enemy and will attack you on sight. Although derived from the word aggressive, this term is orthogonal to the states described above: the point is that he's ready to become combative as soon as he sees you, but otherwise he might be anywhere from relaxed to suspicious.
passive: the opposite of aggro'd. The character will never attack the player, no matter how aware of you he becomes.
