SOLICITOUSNESSES Synonyms: 165 Similar and Opposite Words

solicitous 1 of 2

adjective

sə-ˈli-sə-təs

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

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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

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solicitousness

2 of 2

noun

as in carefulness

attention accompanied by protectiveness and responsibility the touching solicitousness with which he watched over his younger brother

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Recent Examples of solicitous

Adjective

Helen, who has the most solicitous husband in the world, believes that divorced people give up too easily. —

Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026 And Trump has nothing to lose from being friendly, even solicitous to Mamdani. —

Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

Noun

The idea reverberates in recent efforts within domestic-violence advocacy to reframe victims’ solicitousness as a survival mechanism. —

Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for solicitous

Recent Examples of Synonyms for solicitous

Adjective

The firm functions with the structure and resources often associated with larger practices while maintaining a more personal and attentive client experience.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Not in a formal sense, but in a way that reflected their lives, attentive, patient, evolving.

— Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026