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tender


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SHOWING LOVE AND AFFECTION


He gave his mother a tender kiss on the cheek.

Synonyms and examples


affectionate
She was an affectionate child.
loving
He grew up in a loving family.
caring
You're a very caring person.
warm
He had a warm smile.
warm-hearted
As a child, he was tender and warm-hearted.
cuddly
The child was quite cuddly as she fell asleep.
lovey-dovey
informaldisapproving
Ugh, I hate how lovey-dovey they are.

Antonyms and examples


cool
Her mother was very cool towards him.
cold
He was cold and unfriendly.
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A person who shows love and affection to someone or something is affectionate.

PAINFUL


The glands in my neck feel really tender.

Synonyms and examples


painful
Her ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
sore
My feet are sore from walking around all day.
sensitive
My face was bright red and sensitive to the touch.
excruciating
His injury caused excruciating headaches.
agonizing
She felt an agonizing blow to the back of her head.
severe
See your doctor if the pain is severe.
bad
The pain was so bad that I couldn't walk.
unbearable
The pain was unbearable. I could hardly breathe.
acute
They treat patients with acute pain from surgery and accidents.
chronic
Hundreds of people are living with chronic pain.
sharp
He complained of a sharp pain that felt like a knife going into his back.

Antonym and example


painless
It is a completely painless procedure.
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pain
agony
soreness
ache
discomfort
sting
throb
throbbing
stab
stabbing pain
twinge
hurt
smart
rub
act up
play up
UKinformal
be killing you
informal
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Pain is a feeling of physical suffering that you get from an injury or an illness. You can also talk about things that cause pain. You can call the things that cause you physical pain painful.

BREAKING EASILY


The bugs feed on tender new shoots.

Synonyms and examples


weak
If trees do not get enough water they become weak.
strong
Steel is a very strong material.
flimsy
There was only a flimsy inflatable raft between him and the raging river
rickety
We climbed up the rickety wooden stairs.
fragile
Some objects are too fragile to be moved between the museums.
delicate
She carefully wrapped up the delicate glass ornaments.
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feeble
puny
weedy
UKinformaldisapproving
frail
ailing
doddery
mainly UKinformal
sickly
defenceless
UK
vulnerable
faint
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If a person is weak, they are not physically strong. A weak object, material, etc. breaks easily.

tender | American Thesaurus


tender


adjective
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The nurse bathed the patient with tender care. He talks tough but has a tender heart.

Synonyms


soft
gentle
delicate
dainty
kind
good
compassionate
sympathetic
considerate
understanding
thoughtful
caring
softhearted
warmhearted
loving
affectionate
fond
sentimental
merciful
benevolent
benign
generous

Antonyms


tough
hard
mean
cruel
brutal
inhuman
sadistic
vicious
unsympathetic
unkind
inconsiderate
uncaring
hardhearted
cold-hearted
hateful
merciless
pitiless
ruthless
Grandfather is recovering, but is still in tender health.

Synonyms


weak
weakly
fragile
frail
feeble
delicate
vulnerable

Antonyms


hardy
strong
robust
sturdy
rugged
vigorous
hale
flourishing
thriving
She left home at the tender age of thirteen.

Synonyms


young
youthful
juvenile
underage
immature
inexperienced
unsophisticated
impressionable
callow
green

Antonyms


old
elderly
advanced
full-grown
grown-up
mature
experienced
seasoned
practiced
worldly
worldly-wise
sophisticated
The area around the wound is very tender. Since the scandal, bankruptcy is a tender subject in this office.

Synonyms


sensitive
painful
requiring delicacy
sore
aching
raw
swollen
inflamed

Antonym


insensitive

tender


verb
If I may tender a suggestion to the committee—.

Synonyms


present
present formally
make formal offer of
offer
proffer
prefer
submit
put forward
lay before
place
volunteer
give
hold out
advance
propound
propose
extend
suggest
hand in

Antonyms


withhold
withdraw
retract
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