Synonyms of tender

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tender 1 of 3

adjective

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1

as in sensitive

easily injured without careful handling

a tender wound

tender plants that cannot take the cold

tender pride that got bruised when his girlfriend dumped him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensitive
• fragile
• delicate
• frail
• weak
• soft
• vulnerable
• brittle
• friable
• feeble
• susceptible
• tenuous
• puny
• slight
• yielding
• breakable
• perishable
• flimsy
• frangible
• eggshell
• crushable
• nonhardy
• unresistant
• resistless

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• tough
• firm
• strong
• substantial
• hard
• robust
• hardy
• solid
• stiff
• sound
• sturdy
• durable
• resistant
• rugged
• stout
• flinty
• hardened
• tempered
• strengthened
• infrangible
• unbreakable
• nonbreakable
• toughened
• inured

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• tough
• firm
• strong
• substantial
• hard
• robust
• hardy
• solid
• stiff
• sound
• sturdy
• durable
• resistant
• rugged
• stout
• flinty
• hardened
• tempered
• strengthened
• infrangible
• unbreakable
• nonbreakable
• toughened
• inured

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2

as in affectionate

feeling or showing love

a tender embrace between father and daughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affectionate
• loving
• adoring
• warm
• passionate
• tenderhearted
• fond
• devoted
• caring
• kind
• compassionate
• impassioned
• warmhearted
• fervent
• mushy
• forgiving
• sentimental
• considerate
• humane
• romantic
• erotic
• amorous
• friendly
• understanding
• motherly
• cordial
• doting
• amatory
• ardent
• fatherly
• sappy
• brotherly
• sisterly
• infatuated
• enamored
• lovesick
• erotical
• lovey-dovey

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• dry
• distant
• indifferent
• aloof
• reserved
• detached
• cool
• remote
• unbending
• unloving
• unfeeling
• frosty
• pitiless
• offish
• standoffish
• uncaring
• cold
• uninvolved
• antisocial
• unconcerned
• hard-hearted
• callous
• disaffected
• unsentimental
• frigid
• ruthless
• heartless
• cold-eyed
• pitiless
• unfriendly
• unromantic
• soulless
• hard-boiled
• cold-blooded

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• dry
• distant
• indifferent
• aloof
• reserved
• detached
• cool
• remote
• unbending
• unloving
• unfeeling
• frosty
• pitiless
• offish
• standoffish
• uncaring
• cold
• uninvolved
• antisocial
• unconcerned
• hard-hearted
• callous
• disaffected
• unsentimental
• frigid
• ruthless
• heartless
• cold-eyed
• pitiless
• unfriendly
• unromantic
• soulless
• hard-boiled
• cold-blooded

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3

as in compassionate

having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others

an especially tender teacher who loves having kids with special educational needs in her class

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

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

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4

as in weak

lacking bodily strength

a very tender child who always seems to be sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weak
• frail
• feeble
• weakened
• soft
• softened
• delicate
• faint
• languid
• vulnerable
• disabled
• slight
• infirm
• wimpy
• asthenic
• exhausted
• fragile
• tired
• injured
• low
• unsubstantial
• enfeebled
• debilitated
• paralyzed
• prostrate
• prostrated
• incapacitated
• effete
• wasted
• weary
• sapped
• wimpish
• enervated
• challenged
• drained
• hurt
• down-and-out
• damaged
• invalid
• decrepit
• unsteady
• susceptible
• powerless
• impotent
• rocky
• breakable
• impaired
• lame
• flimsy
• yielding
• woozy
• flagging
• dizzy
• broken-down
• groggy
• unsound
• resistless
• harmed
• unresistant
• worn-out

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• strong
• powerful
• mighty
• sinewy
• virile
• beefy
• muscular
• tough
• rugged
• husky
• hard
• stout
• hardy
• robust
• athletic
• lusty
• brawny
• stalwart
• sturdy
• vigorous
• hardened
• fit
• healthy
• energetic
• strapping
• competent
• capable
• sound
• strengthened
• toughened
• fortified
• vitalized
• able-bodied
• hale
• energized
• inured
• red-blooded
• recovering
• invigorated
• convalescing
• recuperating

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• strong
• powerful
• mighty
• sinewy
• virile
• beefy
• muscular
• tough
• rugged
• husky
• hard
• stout
• hardy
• robust
• athletic
• lusty
• brawny
• stalwart
• sturdy
• vigorous
• hardened
• fit
• healthy
• energetic
• strapping
• competent
• capable
• sound
• strengthened
• toughened
• fortified
• vitalized
• able-bodied
• hale
• energized
• inured
• red-blooded
• recovering
• invigorated
• convalescing
• recuperating

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5

as in gentle

not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect

his tender comments on how to improve her writing style were gratefully received

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gentle
• soothing
• soft
• mellow
• mild
• delicate
• light
• benign
• bland
• smooth
• quiet
• balmy
• serene
• compassionate
• calm
• peaceful
• merciful
• tranquil
• easy
• placid
• pacific
• softening
• nonabrasive
• lenient
• clement
• sleek
• slick
• cushioning
• emollient
• buffering

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• hard
• intense
• rough
• stern
• powerful
• coarse
• exquisite
• severe
• fierce
• harsh
• caustic
• scathing
• forceful
• strong
• ungentle
• savage
• abrasive
• violent
• forcible
• roughened
• rugged
• gruff
• stiff
• irritating
• grim
• rude
• pitiless
• oppressive
• tyrannical
• roughening
• abrading
• heavy-handed
• tyrannic

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• hard
• intense
• rough
• stern
• powerful
• coarse
• exquisite
• severe
• fierce
• harsh
• caustic
• scathing
• forceful
• strong
• ungentle
• savage
• abrasive
• violent
• forcible
• roughened
• rugged
• gruff
• stiff
• irritating
• grim
• rude
• pitiless
• oppressive
• tyrannical
• roughening
• abrading
• heavy-handed
• tyrannic

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tender

2 of 3

noun

as in cash

something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment

money from that board game is not legal tender and can't be exchanged for goods or services

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cash
• money
• coin
• currency
• needful
• dough
• bucks
• green
• gold
• legal tender
• funds
• cabbage
• chips
• kale
• change
• lolly
• scratch
• long green
• lucre
• coinage
• pelf
• bread
• dollar
• wampum
• loot
• sheqels
• shekels
• sheqalim
• shekalim
• money order
• resources
• paper money
• wallet
• moolah
• moola
• shekelim
• jack
• specie
• scrip
• promissory note
• draft
• capital
• finances
• bill
• peanuts
• mint
• banknote
• bundle
• note
• pot
• treasure
• means
• greenback
• roll
• pittance
• big bucks
• pin money
• earth
• petty cash
• pile
• shoestring
• folding money
• dead presidents
• pocket money
• wad
• dime
• check
• boodle
• mad money
• wherewithal
• abundance
• mite
• riches
• chump change
• spending money
• bankroll
• dibs
• bomb
• megabucks
• packet
• wealth
• fortune
• king's ransom
• opulence
• cashier's check

tender

3 of 3

verb

as in to offer

to put before another for acceptance or consideration

the coach tendered his resignation and started a new career as a physical therapist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offer
• give
• proffer
• extend
• run by
• trot out
• run past
• submit
• propose
• hold out
• pose
• volunteer
• give in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take
• accept
• receive
• approve
• okay
• clear
• authorize
• refuse
• confirm
• finalize
• warrant
• reject
• sanction
• ratify
• deny
• accredit
• turn down
• decline
• formalize
• withdraw
• disallow
• rebuff
• approbate
• spurn
• negative
• retract
• disapprove
• rebut
• veto
• homologate
• ignore
• neglect
• disregard
• overlook
• OK

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• take
• accept
• receive
• approve
• okay
• clear
• authorize
• refuse
• confirm
• finalize
• warrant
• reject
• sanction
• ratify
• deny
• accredit
• turn down
• decline
• formalize
• withdraw
• disallow
• rebuff
• approbate
• spurn
• negative
• retract
• disapprove
• rebut
• veto
• homologate
• ignore
• neglect
• disregard
• overlook
• OK

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Phrases Containing tender

• legal tender

• legal tender