TENDERLY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

tenderly

adverb

Definition of tenderly

as in lovingly

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Recent Examples of tenderly Greene, who loves to blur the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, uses this premise as a way to tenderly explore these people’s lives. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026 Léo’s tenderly nostalgic reminiscences of past love affairs are slapped down by Emma, who brusquely dismisses his pleasant recollections as mere male projection. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Mining the moribund annals of art history, the duo create tenderly wrought paintings and drawings that often revisit the aesthetics of the Hapsburg and Ottoman Empires, which overtook large swaths of the artists’ native Croatia for centuries. — Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 The sense the gallery creates is of all three artists tenderly reunited and singing together in unison. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 The first portion of Psalm 23 describes God as a shepherd who protects, tenderly cares for, and leads his people, even in the darkest of times. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026 Panettiere tenderly conveys the turmoil of being a kid who’s just trying to keep it together in the face of unthinkable circumstances. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Acuña swung and missed and hopped on his left leg before walking tenderly back to the dugout. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 24 July 2026 Caught in each other’s orbit, tenderly touching their matching neck scars, lovingly attuned to one another. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenderly

Adverb

The marionettes – or puppets – come in all shapes and sizes, many crafted from wood; some depict humans, others fantastical creatures, all intricately and lovingly made.

— Kelly Kasulis Cho, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026
Amazingly, the all-sand island has its own garden area, lovingly tended by the staff, where herbs, fruits, and even vegetables grow for guest dinners.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovingly

Adverb

Rooms Like the resort as a whole, all the 124 accommodations—81 suites and 43 villas—are graciously grand, with the smallest suites stretching over nearly 1,000 square feet.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
All of these girls, all of them, so beautiful, dancing to the same song every night, skin against the cold security of the pole, the stage, accepting the proffered bills graciously.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of graciously

Adverb

To be a builder is to be high agency, to contribute benevolently to society, to be the man in the arena.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Vance Joseph tried outfitting himself in a modest tone, even if his unit hasn’t exactly acted benevolently toward its training camp counterpart.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025