Synonyms of kindhearted

kindhearted

adjective

ˌkīnd-ˈhär-təd 

as in compassionate

having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others

a kindhearted young man who shoveled his elderly neighbor's driveway after the blizzard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compassionate
• kind
• benevolent
• sympathetic
• thoughtful
• gentle
• humane
• kindly
• gracious
• friendly
• nice
• good-hearted
• generous
• beneficent
• merciful
• sweet
• warmhearted
• tenderhearted
• softhearted
• good
• tender
• benignant
• pleasant
• humanitarian
• attentive
• considerate
• patient
• warm
• good-natured
• solicitous
• benign
• affable
• mild
• genial
• neighborly
• charitable
• cordial
• amicable
• pitying
• noble
• companionable
• soft
• forbearing
• lenient
• selfless
• forgiving
• magnanimous
• tolerant
• good-tempered
• liberal
• unselfish
• altruistic
• philanthropic
• comradely
• munificent
• understanding
• brotherly
• openhearted
• unsparing
• clement
• greathearted
• freehanded
• cruelty-free
• anticruelty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cruel
• heartless
• unkind
• callous
• vicious
• sadistic
• unsympathetic
• brutal
• savage
• ruthless
• unfeeling
• brutish
• brute
• truculent
• inhuman
• barbarous
• barbaric
• bestial
• merciless
• inhumane
• fiendish
• atrocious
• pitiless
• thoughtless
• insensate
• insensitive
• hard-hearted
• severe
• uncompassionate
• uncaring
• cold-blooded
• inconsiderate
• unthinking
• tough
• unkindly
• harsh
• stern
• wanton
• grim
• malicious
• malignant
• malevolent
• unsentimental
• spiteful
• hateful
• mean
• ironhearted
• virulent
• stonyhearted
• nasty
• malign
• uncharitable
• heavy-handed
• hard-boiled
• antihumanitarian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kindhearted

Etna, a battle-scarred but kindhearted shepherd mix who was plucked from his home on the eve of an unspecified conflict in an unnamed country, has grown weary of war’s brutalities and longs to return to the coastal farm of his puppyhood. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

And yet, by the time Enzo (Diego Murgia), a kindhearted and still boyish 19-year-old, can no longer conceal what’s been brewing inside him, his reaction still lands with soul crushing force. — Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 15 May 2026

In an interview, Salinas’ sister, 50-year-old Paulette Salinas, described her brother as kindhearted, family-oriented and deeply rooted in the church and community. — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026

The show's plot involves a corrupt mayor, gullible townspeople and a kindhearted Bigfoot who longs for community. — Reena Advani, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026