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TENDERNESS Antonyms

There are 6 antonyms of the word tenderness. (opposite meanings)
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callousness
nounn
noun

• devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

cruelty
nounn
noun

• a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

• feelings of extreme heartlessness

• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

hardness
nounn
noun

• the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

• a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering

• devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

• the quality of being difficult to do

• excessive sternness

harshness
nounn
noun

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

• the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• excessive sternness

insensitivity
nounn
noun

• the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment

roughness
nounn
noun

• a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

• the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

• an unpolished unrefined quality

• used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather

• rowdy behavior

• the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

• harsh or severe speech or behavior

Alternatives for CALLOUSNESS

Alternatives for CRUELTY

Alternatives for HARDNESS

Alternatives for HARSHNESS

Alternatives for INSENSITIVITY

Alternatives for ROUGHNESS

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