affectionate

Synonyms

adoring, devoted, fond, loving, tender, tenderhearted;

Antonyms

unloving;

Near Antonyms

aloof, antisocial, cold-eyed, cool, detached, distant, dry, frosty, hard-hearted, indifferent, offish, pitiless, remote, reserved, standoffish, unbending, uncaring, unfeeling;

disaffected, unconcerned, uninvolved;

cold, frigid, unfriendly;

callous, cold-blooded, heartless, pitiless, ruthless, unromantic, unsentimental;

Related Words

caring, compassionate, considerate, cordial, doting, forgiving, kind, understanding, warmhearted;

ardent, fervent, impassioned, passionate, warm;

enamored, infatuated, lovesick;

lovey-dovey, mushy, romantic, sappy, sentimental;

brotherly, fatherly, motherly, sisterly;