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CRUEL Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word cruel. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For CRUEL

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merciful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• showing or giving mercy

adjective satellite

• (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious

benevolent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• intending or showing kindness

adjective satellite

• showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

• generous in providing aid to others

• generous in assistance to the poor

caring
adjectiveadj
noun

• a loving feeling

adjective satellite

• feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others

compassionate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• showing or having compassion

verb

• share the suffering of

gentle
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having or showing a kindly or tender nature

• quiet and soothing

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• easily handled or managed

• having little impact

• marked by moderate steepness

verb

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

• stroke soothingly

kind
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

noun

• a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

adjective satellite

• agreeable, conducive to comfort

• tolerant and forgiving under provocation

loving
adjectiveadj
adjective

• feeling or showing love and affection

sympathetic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

• expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward

• (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

adjective satellite

• showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

• having similar disposition and tastes

• relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body

tender
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

• easy to cut or chew

• physically untoughened

noun

• something that can be used as an official medium of payment

• someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

• a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

• car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

• a boat for communication between ship and shore

• ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

adjective satellite

• hurting

• young and immature

• having or displaying warmth or affection

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

• (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition

verb

• offer or present for acceptance

• propose a payment

• make a tender of; in legal settlements

• make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

Alternatives for MERCIFUL

Alternatives for BENEVOLENT

Alternatives for CARING

Alternatives for COMPASSIONATE

Alternatives for GENTLE

Alternatives for KIND

Alternatives for LOVING

Alternatives for SYMPATHETIC

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