as in loving
feeling or showing love
an affectionate child who gives hugs and kisses freely
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Recent Examples of affectionate
Those differences mostly have to do with upbringing, and the two have always seemed outwardly supportive and affectionate with each other, but that hasn’t changed some people’s minds about the matter.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
The campaign video also includes affectionate voiceovers from the women speaking about their close bond.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The affectionate moment marked their first unmistakable public display as a couple.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
And third wife Isabella Rossellini, while affectionate toward him, is candid about how angry and destructive Scorsese could be.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
The campaign video also includes affectionate voiceovers from the women speaking about their close bond.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The affectionate moment marked their first unmistakable public display as a couple.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
And third wife Isabella Rossellini, while affectionate toward him, is candid about how angry and destructive Scorsese could be.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affectionate
Adjective
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And boy, do those practice dishes look delicious under Doyle’s loving lens.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
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So loving so tender, so, so smart.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Patriots’ pass coverage without Christian Gonzalez, their atrocious inside linebacker play and roller-coaster special teams, which give any adoring fan a heart attack at a moment’s notice.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Chicharito also benefitted from his market placement in LA, in his case mainly due to the proximity to an adoring Mexican fanbase throughout Southern California.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Affectionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affectionate. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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