TENDER-MINDED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

tender-minded

adjective

Definition of tender-minded

as in sentimental

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What was once a contemporary exploration of horror has become a sentimental aesthetic, with this particular version of 2011 looking ironically idealistic because younger viewers never had to live inside it.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
In a sentimental moment before Game 2 of the Wild Card Series, Bellinger caught the ceremonial first pitch from his father, Clay Bellinger, who played for the Yankees from 1999-2001.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of sentimental

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South Africa, with their feisty but ingenious coach Rassie Erasmus, in charge since 2018, have continued their dynasty through set-piece power and zealous defensive pressure.

— Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Moore plays Mona Friedman, a meek housewife who hasn’t sung in front of anyone since church choir and is unexpectedly cast in a community-theater production — then transforms into a zealous method actor willing to wage war over a marginal role.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of zealous

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Musk, as the documentary makes clear, is a genuine if flawed technocratic visionary, a messianic opportunist, and something of a crackpot.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, which resulted in the emergence of the messianic Gush Emunim movement and the planting of settlements in the West Bank, changes within Israeli society have alienated many American Jews, as well as secular, left-wing Israelis.

— Adam Louis-Klein, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026

Definition of messianic

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