What are the opposite words for unkind?
We often come across situations where we need to describe someone who is not behaving kindly. In such situations, antonyms for the word "unkind" can come in handy. Some of the most common antonyms for "unkind" include kind, compassionate, caring, friendly, sympathetic, generous, and warm-hearted. These words describe the opposite of being unkind and suggest a genuine concern for others. Expressing such positive attributes can help in building strong relationships, improving communication, and garnering a positive response from others. So, the next time you need to describe someone who is truly kind and compassionate, do not hesitate to use one of these antonyms for "unkind.
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- good
- loving
- respectful
- sociable
- friendly
- courteous
- benevolent
- generous
- mild
- angelic
- noble
- amiable
- compassionate
- cordial
- ethical
- fair
- gracious
- humane
- kind
- tender
- benign
- charitable
- civil
- congenial
- decent
- genial
- gentle
- humanitarian
- kindly
- merciful
- polished
- principled
- warm
- all
- friendly, agreeable
- sweet, kind, and usually beautiful
- charitable, kind
- giving, generous
- civic, community
- affable
- having tender feelings
- friendly, compatible
- friendly, sociable
- gentle, mannerly
- respectable, appropriate
- impartial, unprejudiced
- intimate, companionable
- giving, big-hearted
- extremely nice and happy
- having a mild or kind nature
- kind, giving
- kind, compassionate
- giving, compassionate
- generous, good
- expressing adoration
- kind, sparing
- gentle, temperate, nonirritating
- dignified, excellent
- mannerly, civilized
- courteous, mannerly
- friendly, outgoing
- affectionate, loving
- not nice
- moderately hot
- compassionate, kindly
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
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good
- good.
- loving
- respectful
- sociable
- friendly
- courteous
- benevolent
-
generous
- greathearted,
- ungrudging,
- Open-handed,
- high minded,
- highminded,
- more open handed,
- more open-handed,
- more soft-touch,
- more softtouch,
- more ungrudging,
- most soft touch,
- most softtouch,
- most ungrudging,
- open handed,
- pro fuse,
- pro-fuse,
- soft-touch,
- un grudging,
- un selfish,
- un stinting,
- un-grudging,
- un-selfish.
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mild
- demulcent,
- ho-hum,
- lenitive,
- mild-mannered,
- wimpy,
- good tempered,
- goodtempered,
- ho hum,
- hohum,
- in sipid,
- in-sipid,
- mild mannered,
- more demulcent,
- more forbearant,
- more ho hum,
- more ho-hum,
- more hohum,
- more lenitive,
- more mild mannered,
- more mild-mannered,
- more mildmannered,
- more mollifying,
- more nothing,
- more pabulum,
- more tempered,
- most forbearant,
- most ho hum,
- most ho-hum,
- most hohum,
- most lenitive,
- most mild mannered,
- most mild-mannered,
- most mildmannered,
- most mollifying,
- most nothing,
- most pabulum,
- most tempered,
- nothing much,
- sub missive,
- un assuming,
- wimpiest.
- angelic
- noble
-
amiable
- copacetic,
- buddy-buddy,
- sweet-tempered,
- pussycat,
- buddy buddy,
- buddybuddy,
- de lightful,
- de-lightful,
- downright neighborly,
- home cooking,
- more buddy buddy,
- more buddy-buddy,
- more buddybuddy,
- more copacetic,
- more pussycat,
- more sweet tempered,
- more sweet-tempered,
- most buddy-buddy,
- most buddybuddy,
- most pussycat,
- most sweet-tempered,
- most sweettempered,
- palsy walsy,
- palsywalsy,
- sweet tempered,
- sweettempered.
- compassionate
- cordial
- ethical
- fair
- gracious
- humane
- kind
- tender
- benign
- charitable
- civil
-
congenial
- Conversable,
- co-operative,
- amical,
- co operative,
- like minded,
- likeminded,
- more amical,
- more conversable,
- more well suited,
- more well-suited,
- more wellsuited,
- most amical,
- most conversable,
- most well suited,
- most well-suited,
- most wellsuited,
- regular fellow,
- right neighborly,
- well suited,
- well-suited,
- wellsuited.
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decent
- be fitting,
- be coming,
- be-coming,
- be-fitting,
- de cent,
- de-cent,
- moderately good,
- more sufficing,
- most sufficing,
- on and up,
- on the and up,
- on the up,
- on the up up,
- on up,
- on up and up,
- on up up,
- re served,
- re-served,
- straight shooting,
- un defiled,
- un exceptional,
- un impeachable,
- un tarnished,
- un-blemished,
- un-defiled,
- un-exceptional,
- un-impeachable,
- un-objectionable,
- un-tarnished.
- genial
-
gentle
- disciplined,
- low-toned,
- peaceful,
- wellborn,
- Dovelike,
- Well-born,
- blue blooded,
- blueblooded,
- upper-class,
- dove like,
- dove-like,
- laid back,
- low pitched,
- low toned,
- lowpitched,
- lowtoned,
- more brahmin,
- more disciplined,
- more dove like,
- more dove-like,
- more dovelike,
- more low toned,
- more low-toned,
- more lowtoned,
- more muted,
- more sweettempered,
- more upper class,
- more upperclass,
- more well born,
- more well-born,
- more wellborn,
- most brahmin,
- most disciplined,
- most dove like,
- most dove-like,
- most low-toned,
- most lowtoned,
- most muted,
- most sweet tempered,
- most upper class,
- most upper-class,
- most upperclass,
- most well born,
- most well-born,
- most wellborn,
- un troubled,
- un-troubled,
- upperclass,
- well born.
- humanitarian
- kindly
- merciful
- polished
- principled
- warm
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all
- kind.
- friendly, agreeable
- sweet, kind, and usually beautiful
- charitable, kind
- giving, generous
- civic, community
- affable
- having tender feelings
- friendly, compatible
- friendly, sociable
- gentle, mannerly
- respectable, appropriate
-
impartial, unprejudiced
- fair.
- intimate, companionable
- giving, big-hearted
- extremely nice and happy
- having a mild or kind nature
- kind, giving
- kind, compassionate
- giving, compassionate
-
generous, good
- kind.
- expressing adoration
- kind, sparing
-
gentle, temperate, nonirritating
- mild.
- dignified, excellent
- mannerly, civilized
- courteous, mannerly
- friendly, outgoing
- affectionate, loving
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not nice
- considerate,
- feeling,
- friendly,
- gentle,
- giving,
- helpful,
- kind,
- nice,
- pleasant,
- pleasing,
- polite,
- sympathetic,
- thoughtful.
-
moderately hot
- warm.
- compassionate, kindly
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
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unweaved
- Antonyms:
- put together, twist, tangle.