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tender
Synonyms and Antonyms of tender
- a tender wound
- tender plants that cannot take the cold
- tender pride that got bruised
durable, firm, flinty, hard, hardy, resistant, robust, rugged, solid, sound, stiff, stout, strong, sturdy, substantial
- a tender embrace between father and daughter
- an especially tender teacher who loves having kids with special educational needs in her class
considerate, solicitous, thoughtful
affable, amicable, benign, companionable, comradely, cordial, friendly, genial, gentle, good, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, mild, neighborly, nice, pleasant, sweet, warm
clement, forbearing, forgiving, lenient, merciful, soft
patient, pitying, tolerant, understanding
altruistic, brotherly, charitable, freehanded, generous, greathearted, humanitarian, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, noble, openhearted, philanthropic (also philanthropical), selfless, unselfish, unsparing
- a very tender child who always seems to be sick
- His tender comments on how to improve her writing style were gratefully received.
tender
Synonyms and Antonyms of tender
- Money from that board game is not legal tender and can't be exchanged for goods or services.
tender
Synonyms and Antonyms of tender
- The coach tendered his resignation and started a new career as a physical therapist.
run by (or run past)
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