good-heart·ed
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Definition of good-hearted
: having a kindly generous disposition
Synonyms & Antonyms for good-hearted
Synonyms
- beneficent,
- benevolent,
- benignant,
- compassionate,
- humane,
- kind,
- kindhearted,
- kindly,
- softhearted,
- sympathetic,
- tender,
- tenderhearted,
- warmhearted
Antonyms
- atrocious,
- barbaric,
- barbarous,
- bestial,
- brutal,
- brute,
- brutish,
- callous,
- cold-blooded,
- cruel,
- fiendish,
- hard-hearted,
- heartless,
- inhuman,
- inhumane,
- insensate,
- sadistic,
- savage,
- truculent,
- uncompassionate,
- unfeeling,
- unkind,
- unkindly,
- unsympathetic,
- vicious,
- wanton
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“Good-hearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good-hearted. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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