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affectionate

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Synonyms & Antonyms of affectionate

feeling or showing love

an affectionate child who gives hugs and kisses freely

Synonyms for affectionate

adoring,
devoted,
fond,
loving,
tender,
tenderhearted

Words Related to affectionate

caring,
compassionate,
considerate,
cordial,
doting,
forgiving,
friendly,
humane,
kind,
understanding,
warmhearted

ardent,
fervent,
impassioned,
passionate,
warm

amatory,
amorous,
erotic
(also erotical)

enamored,
infatuated,
lovesick

lovey-dovey,
mushy,
romantic,
sappy,
sentimental

brotherly,
fatherly,
motherly,
sisterly

Near Antonyms for affectionate

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,
hard-boiled,
heartless,
pitiless,
ruthless,
soulless,
unromantic,
unsentimental

Antonyms for affectionate

unloving

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Thesaurus Entries Near affectionate

affection

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affections

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“Affectionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affectionate. Accessed 3 Oct. 2022.

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The first known use of affectionate was in the 15th century

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