TENDER-MINDED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

tender-minded

adjective

Definition of tender-minded

as in sentimental

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Houston could soar within it because Parton imbued it with a musical and sentimental purity that made room for the enormity of her expressiveness.

— Ann Powers, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Ditsy floral quilt toppers add a sentimental anchor to bedrooms, while vintage pieces threaded throughout the rest of the property have been lovingly sourced by the experts at New York’s The Somerset House.

— Dipal Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sentimental

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There, zealous volunteer Becky (McKaley Miller) attempts to recruit the two non-believers as summer church camp counselors — an idea that, in the cold light of day, suddenly strikes Grayson as a good one.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 July 2026
But, within a minute of frantic play, Enzo Fernández, Argentina’s most zealous midfielder, went flying into Pau Cubarsí, a young Spain defender.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of zealous

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On the battlefield, Zelenskyy was optimistic, saying Ukraine had almost completely regained control of the Dnipropetrovsk region, with only about 10 square kilometers and three small villages remaining outside Ukrainian control.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Mexican producers are optimistic that the border reopening might staunch over a year of financial bleeding.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of optimistic

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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
There, Marlon must cross the polluted waters of the festering Guanabara Bay in search of a former commander turned messianic cult leader to stop the spread of their paramilitary group.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 June 2026

Definition of messianic

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