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Synonyms & Antonyms of kindly
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1
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
- brought homemade chicken soup out of kindly concern for my health
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- affable,
- amicable,
- benign,
- companionable,
- comradely,
- cordial,
- friendly,
- genial,
- gentle,
- good,
- good-natured,
- good-tempered,
- gracious,
- mild,
- neighborly,
- nice,
- pleasant,
- sweet,
- warm
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2
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being
- a vegetarian diet can be very kindly to a person hoping to lose a few pounds
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kindly
adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of kindly (Entry 2 of 2)
1
with good reason or courtesy
- would you kindly hand me the scissors?
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2
chiefly Southern
to some degree or extent
- their visit was kindly a surprise
Synonyms for kindly
- enough,
- fairly,
- kind of,
- like,
- moderately,
- more or less,
- pretty,
- quite,
- rather,
- relatively,
- something,
- somewhat,
- sort of
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Phrases Synonymous with kindly
- a bit,
- after a sort,
- a little,
- a mite,
- a tad,
- a touch,
- of sorts
- (or of a sort),
- to a degree
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“Kindly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindly. Accessed 28 Jul. 2021.
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