Synonyms of solicitous

solicitous

adjective

sə-ˈli-sə-təs 

1

as in attentive

given to or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and happiness of others

a most solicitous husband, he had already cleaned the house and cooked dinner by the time his wife returned home from work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attentive
• thoughtful
• kind
• caring
• gracious
• respectful
• considerate
• generous
• hospitable
• helpful
• polite
• compassionate
• sympathetic
• kindly
• gallant
• good
• nice
• courteous
• neighborly
• diplomatic
• chivalrous
• brotherly
• benevolent
• dutiful
• tactful
• deferential
• kindhearted
• tender
• good-hearted
• courtly
• unselfish
• altruistic
• humane
• obliging
• charitable
• beneficent
• magnanimous
• selfless
• regardful
• benignant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heedless
• thoughtless
• inattentive
• inconsiderate
• unthinking
• uncaring
• unkind
• inhospitable
• unkindly
• rude
• impolite
• unheeding
• uncivil
• unmannerly
• unhelpful
• malicious
• malevolent
• spiteful
• mean
• ill-mannered
• ill-bred

2

as in enthusiastic

showing urgent desire or interest

a family that is solicitous to put this whole unfortunate affair behind them and to move on with their lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enthusiastic
• excited
• avid
• eager
• anxious
• ardent
• keen
• desirous
• hungry
• impatient
• happy
• greedy
• voracious
• interested
• thirsty
• pumped
• antsy
• great
• gung ho
• ready
• enthused
• nuts
• agog
• willing
• crazy
• athirst
• stoked
• juiced
• hopped-up
• wild
• hot
• engaged
• bonkers
• geeked
• champing at the bit
• hepped up
• raring
• obsessed
• chomping at the bit
• gaga
• covetous
• longing
• ambitious
• restless
• amenable
• glad
• restive
• pining
• breathless
• disposed
• inclined
• craving
• appetent
• game
• hankering
• hung up
• unreluctant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• apathetic
• unenthusiastic
• casual
• unconcerned
• disinterested
• uninterested
• nonchalant
• aloof
• detached
• insouciant
• incurious
• impassive
• stolid
• reluctant
• uneager
• unwilling
• lackadaisical
• lukewarm
• averse
• languid
• hesitant
• halfhearted
• languorous
• spiritless
• loath
• disinclined

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of solicitous

Other states and countries have developed crew bases of their own, are more solicitous of producers’ needs and offer more generous incentives. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 June 2026

The service Service in Toronto can be hit or miss, but 1 Hotel’s staff is delightfully solicitous when needed, unobtrusive when not. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026

Elsa lives with her solicitous boyfriend, a firefighter named Bonifacio (Patrick Criado), in a typically gorgeous Almodóvarian apartment in Madrid done up in lusciously bold colors. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 May 2026

The Philharmonic ball, ever solicitous of its elite guests, provides seamstresses, hairdressers and cosmeticians on site for emergency repairs. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026

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