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Synonyms & Antonyms of kindly
(Entry 1 of 2)
- brought homemade chicken soup out of kindly concern for my health
Synonyms for kindly
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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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Antonyms for kindly
- a vegetarian diet can be very kindly to a person hoping to lose a few pounds
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Antonyms for kindly
kindly
adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of kindly (Entry 2 of 2)
- would you kindly hand me the scissors?
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Antonyms for kindly
- 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
Words Related to kindly
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 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of kindly was before the 12th century
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