Synonyms and antonyms of Kind and gentle and sensitive in American Thesaurus

gentle (adjective)

a gentle person is kind and calm

nice (adjective)

friendly, kind, and pleasant

sensitive (adjective)

showing that you care about someone or something and do not want to cause offense

generous (adjective)

kind, friendly, and helpful

warm (adjective)

kind and friendly in a way that makes other people feel comfortable

kind (adjective)

behaving in a way that shows you care about other people and want to help them

caring (adjective)

kind, helpful, and sympathetic toward other people

warm-hearted (adjective)

friendly, kind, and generous

tender (adjective)

gentle in a way that shows that you care about someone or something

good (adjective)

kind, generous, and willing to help

altruistic (adjective)

thinking or behaving in a way that shows you care about other people and their interests more than you care about yourself

angelic (adjective)

kind and good

avuncular (adjective)

an avuncular man is kind and helpful to younger or less experienced people

be big of someone (to do something) ()

used for saying that someone has been kind or generous, especially when you do not really think that they have

benevolent (adjective)

formal used about people’s behavior and actions

benign (adjective)

formal kind and nice

big-hearted (adjective)

kind and generous toward other people

charitable (adjective)

a charitable person has a kind attitude toward other people and does not judge them or criticize them too severely

Christian (adjective)

behaving in a kind way

compassionate (adjective)

feeling sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation because you understand and care about them

complimentary (adjective)

saying nice things about someone or something

considerate (adjective)

thinking about the feelings and needs of other people

diplomatic (adjective)

able to deal with people in a sensitive way that does not upset or offend them

empathetic (adjective)

able to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them

empathic (adjective)

able to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them

fatherly (adjective)

typical of a good kind father

gentle (adjective)

used about people’s behavior

gently (adverb)

in a kind way, being careful not to frighten or upset someone

good-hearted (adjective)

kind, generous, and helpful

good-natured (adjective)

kind and friendly, and not easily annoyed

gracious (adjective)

showing kindness and good manners

have a heart of gold ()

to be a very kind person

humane (adjective)

caring about the quality of people’s or animal’s lives and trying to be kind to them

humanitarian (adjective)

caring about someone who is in a very bad situation or receiving unfair treatment

in all innocence ()

without intending to upset or harm someone

innocent (adjective)

not intended to harm or upset anyone

kind (adjective)

used about someone’s appearance

kind (adjective)

used about things that someone says or does, especially when you are thanking them

kind-hearted (adjective)

kind and generous

kindly (adverb)

in a kind way

kindly (adjective)

old-fashioned a kindly person behaves in a kind way toward other people

lovely (adjective)

mainly British kind, pleasant, and easy to like

lovely (adjective)

used about kind things that people do

magnanimous (adjective)

formal willing to forgive people, or willing to be kind and fair

maternal (adjective)

showing approval typical of a kind and caring mother

meek (adjective)

quiet, gentle, and easily persuaded by other people to do what they want

mellow (adjective)

gentle, wise, and easy to talk to, especially because of age and experience

merciful (adjective)

mainly literary showing kindness toward someone, even when other people might punish or be cruel to them

mercifully (adverb)

mainly literary in a kind way, when other people might have been cruel

mild (adjective)

a mild person is gentle and does not often become angry

mild-mannered (adjective)

gentle and kind

paternal (adjective)

showing approval typical of a kind and caring father

sensibility (noun)

formal the ability to experience deep emotions, especially as a reaction to literature or art

sensitively (adverb)

in a way that shows that you care about someone or something and do not want to cause damage or offense

soft (adjective)

kind and sympathetic to other people

soft (adjective)

soft words, looks, or actions are gentle and not severe or angry

soft-hearted (adjective)

kind and generous toward other people

softly (adverb)

in a way that is gentle and not severe or harsh

softly (adverb)

in a gentle way, without a lot of force or pressure

solicitous (adjective)

formal behaving in a way that shows you care about someone’s health, feelings, safety, etc.

someone’s heart is in the right place ()

used for saying that someone tries to be kind and do good things even though it does not always seem like this

someone wouldn’t hurt a fly ()

someone who is very gentle

someone wouldn’t hurt a fly ()

used for saying that someone is very gentle and would not do anything to hurt or upset anyone

sweet (adjective)

kind, gentle, or nice to other people

sweetly (adverb)

in a pleasant, kind, and gentle way

sympathetic (adjective)

kind to someone who has a problem and willing to understand how they feel

tender-hearted (adjective)

kind and sensitive

thoughtful (adjective)

kind, and showing that you consider that what other people want or need is important

thoughtfully (adverb)

in a kind way that shows you consider that what other people want or need is important

unselfish (adjective)

unselfish people always think about what other people want and need instead of thinking about themselves