Synonyms for TENDER
ˈtɛn dərten·der

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tender

   Friendly, as said of persons, signifies having the disposition of a friend; as said of acts, it signifies befitting or worthy of a friend. The adjective friendly does not reach the full significance of the nouns "friend" and "friendship;" one may be friendly to those who are not his friends, and to be in friendly relations often signifies little more than not to be hostile. In its application to persons, accessible is used of public and eminent persons, who might, if disposed, hold themselves at a distance from others. Companionable and sociable refer to manner and behavior, cordial and genial express genuine kindliness of heart. We speak of a cordial greeting, a favorable reception, a neighborly call, a sociable visitor, an amicable settlement, a kind interest, a friendly regard, a hearty welcome. The Saxon friendly is stronger than the Latin amicable; the amicable may be merely formal; the friendly is from the heart. Fond is commonly applied to an affection that becomes, or at least appears, excessive. Affectionate, devoted, and tender are almost always used in a high and good sense; as, an affectionate son; a devoted friend; "the tender mercy of our God," Luke i, 78. Compare FRIENDSHIP.

   Synonyms:
   accessible, affable, affectionate, amicable, brotherly, companionable, complaisant, cordial, favorable, fond, friendly, genial, hearty, kind, kindly, loving, neighborly, sociable, social, well-disposed

   Antonyms:
   adverse, alienated, antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, cold, contentious, disaffected, distant, estranged, frigid, hostile, ill-disposed, indifferent, inimical, unfriendly, unkind, warlike

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tenderverb

   Synonyms:
   offer, proffer, propose, bid, produce, present

   Antonyms:
   withhold, withdraw, retain, appropriate

2. tender

   Synonyms:
   delicate, frail, impressible, susceptible, yielding, soft, effeminate, weak, feeble, compassionate, affectionate, careful, jealous, gentle, mild, meek, pitiful, merciful, pathetic

   Antonyms:
   strong, sturdy, hardy, robust, tough, iron, pitiless, unmerciful, cruel, hard-hearted, careless, liberal, lavish, unchary, ungentle, rough, rude, coarse, unsentimental, unmoving, unfeeling, unimpressive, unimpassioned, unimpressed

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tender, legal tender, stampnoun

   something that can be used as an official medium of payment

   Synonyms:
   seal, ship's boat, pestle, postage, pinnace, attendant, mould, revenue stamp, cast, mold, tender, cutter, bid, postage stamp, attender, supply ship, legal tender, stamp, impression

   Antonyms:
   unchewable, gristly, coriaceous, hardened, leathery, leatherlike, thickened, painless, fibrous, pugnacious, tough, weather-beaten, rugged, calloused, hard-bitten, old, hard-boiled, tough-skinned, inured, unsentimental, chewy, stringy, sinewy, rubbery, leathered, callous, cartilaginous, hempen, toughened, stable, enured, tough-minded, unloving

2. attendant, attender, tendernoun

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

   Synonyms:
   cutter, ship's boat, pinnace, meeter, legal tender, bid, accompaniment, co-occurrence, listener, tender, attendee, hearer, attender, auditor, concomitant, stamp, attendant, supply ship

   Antonyms:
   enured, gristly, leathery, inured, unloving, tough, leatherlike, hard-boiled, toughened, sinewy, stringy, coriaceous, leathered, rubbery, hard-bitten, hempen, unchewable, tough-skinned, hardened, fibrous, old, pugnacious, calloused, cartilaginous, painless, unsentimental, tough-minded, thickened, weather-beaten, rugged, stable, chewy, callous

3. bid, tendernoun

   a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

   Synonyms:
   play, bidding, bid, command, tender, supply ship, pinnace, attender, cutter, ship's boat, stamp, dictation, attendant, legal tender

   Antonyms:
   hard-boiled, old, tough-skinned, hempen, fibrous, calloused, pugnacious, coriaceous, unloving, unchewable, hardened, thickened, unsentimental, tough, hard-bitten, inured, rubbery, enured, toughened, cartilaginous, weather-beaten, leatherlike, stringy, sinewy, painless, chewy, rugged, gristly, stable, tough-minded, leathery, callous, leathered

4. tendernoun

   car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

   Synonyms:
   bid, ship's boat, pinnace, attender, cutter, supply ship, stamp, attendant, legal tender

   Antonyms:
   tough, fibrous, rugged, tough-minded, enured, thickened, weather-beaten, calloused, unsentimental, leatherlike, tough-skinned, hempen, stable, toughened, sinewy, hard-bitten, pugnacious, gristly, chewy, unloving, leathery, stringy, inured, leathered, hard-boiled, unchewable, painless, rubbery, callous, old, coriaceous, cartilaginous, hardened

5. tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutternoun

   a boat for communication between ship and shore

   Synonyms:
   tender, bid, ship's boat, cutting tool, pinnace, attender, cutter, supply ship, stamp, stonecutter, attendant, cutlery, carver, legal tender

   Antonyms:
   hempen, unloving, tough, painless, pugnacious, unsentimental, cartilaginous, leatherlike, stringy, rugged, callous, stable, unchewable, leathery, calloused, hardened, rubbery, tough-skinned, chewy, weather-beaten, inured, hard-bitten, old, enured, fibrous, gristly, hard-boiled, leathered, thickened, toughened, tough-minded, coriaceous, sinewy

6. tender, supply shipadjective

   ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

   Synonyms:
   tender, bid, ship's boat, pinnace, attender, cutter, supply ship, stamp, attendant, legal tender

   Antonyms:
   leatherlike, toughened, tough, leathery, fibrous, inured, leathered, hard-boiled, sinewy, rubbery, pugnacious, thickened, calloused, weather-beaten, enured, rugged, hempen, tough-minded, unchewable, stable, cartilaginous, gristly, unsentimental, hard-bitten, hardened, painless, callous, old, stringy, tough-skinned, chewy, unloving, coriaceous

7. tenderadjective

   given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

   "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"

   Synonyms:
   sensitive, crank, cranky, lovesome, warm, raw, fond, tippy, affectionate, sore, untoughened

   Antonyms:
   tough-skinned, cartilaginous, callous, toughened, rugged, fibrous, stable, hempen, weather-beaten, leatherlike, calloused, unsentimental, hard-bitten, pugnacious, rubbery, sinewy, chewy, stringy, gristly, leathery, thickened, old, tough, unloving, unchewable, coriaceous, inured, leathered, tough-minded, hard-boiled, enured, painless, hardened

8. sensitive, sore, raw, tenderadjective

   hurting

   "the tender spot on his jaw"

   Synonyms:
   stark naked, sensitive, tender, bare-assed, new, sore, fond, cranky, crank, raw, warm, naked as a jaybird, unsanded, natural, peeled, in the altogether, painful, cutting, in the raw, affectionate, crude, mad, tippy, afflictive, bare-ass, raw(a), rude(a), naked, bleak, huffy, lovesome, sensible, untoughened, in the buff

   Antonyms:
   stable, coriaceous, toughened, painless, gristly, tough-minded, pugnacious, fibrous, leathery, unloving, rugged, tough-skinned, leathered, stringy, enured, hard-boiled, rubbery, hempen, cartilaginous, tough, hardened, thickened, inured, unsentimental, leatherlike, callous, old, unchewable, calloused, sinewy, hard-bitten, chewy, weather-beaten

9. tenderadjective

   young and immature

   "at a tender age"

   Synonyms:
   sensitive, crank, cranky, lovesome, warm, raw, fond, tippy, affectionate, sore, untoughened

   Antonyms:
   leathered, fibrous, enured, stable, sinewy, cartilaginous, inured, calloused, hard-boiled, old, unchewable, chewy, painless, hard-bitten, hardened, unloving, rubbery, gristly, unsentimental, tough-skinned, coriaceous, leathery, tough, rugged, thickened, hempen, weather-beaten, leatherlike, toughened, stringy, tough-minded, pugnacious, callous

10. affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warmadjective

    having or displaying warmth or affection

    "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

    Synonyms:
    crank, fond, tender, sensitive, adoring, partial(p), doting, untoughened, fond(p), raw, quick, lovesome, ardent, warm, tippy, cranky, sore, affectionate, strong

    Antonyms:
    fibrous, hempen, enured, gristly, calloused, tough, leathery, hard-bitten, leathered, callous, hardened, tough-minded, unchewable, rubbery, pugnacious, hard-boiled, stringy, sinewy, old, tough-skinned, thickened, painless, rugged, chewy, stable, inured, weather-beaten, toughened, unloving, cartilaginous, leatherlike, coriaceous, unsentimental

11. tenderadjective

    easy to cut or chew

    "tender beef"

    Synonyms:
    sensitive, crank, cranky, lovesome, warm, raw, fond, tippy, affectionate, sore, untoughened

    Antonyms:
    unsentimental, fibrous, chewy, gristly, sinewy, pugnacious, painless, hardened, rubbery, enured, hard-boiled, hempen, inured, rugged, toughened, leathered, tough, coriaceous, thickened, stable, callous, unloving, leatherlike, stringy, calloused, old, tough-skinned, cartilaginous, tough-minded, unchewable, leathery, hard-bitten, weather-beaten

12. tender, untoughenedadjective

    physically untoughened

    "tender feet"

    Synonyms:
    tender, sensitive, crank, cranky, lovesome, warm, raw, fond, tippy, affectionate, sore, untoughened

    Antonyms:
    pugnacious, callous, hardened, painless, leathery, sinewy, hard-boiled, leathered, enured, leatherlike, coriaceous, old, chewy, tough-skinned, toughened, cartilaginous, tough-minded, rubbery, stringy, tough, weather-beaten, thickened, fibrous, unloving, stable, rugged, hard-bitten, gristly, calloused, hempen, unchewable, unsentimental, inured

13. crank, cranky, tender, tippyadjective

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

    Synonyms:
    untoughened, pettish, crank, peckish, petulant, tender, sensitive, fond, peevish, tetchy, irritable, warm, raw, fractious, nettlesome, scratchy, techy, tippy, cranky, sore, affectionate, lovesome, testy

    Antonyms:
    thickened, leathery, toughened, hard-boiled, chewy, tough, unchewable, leathered, rugged, unloving, leatherlike, inured, unsentimental, weather-beaten, stable, cartilaginous, callous, coriaceous, hempen, sinewy, painless, pugnacious, stringy, enured, hardened, rubbery, old, calloused, tough-skinned, hard-bitten, gristly, tough-minded, fibrous

14. tenderverb

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

    "tender green shoots"

    Synonyms:
    sensitive, crank, cranky, lovesome, warm, raw, fond, tippy, affectionate, sore, untoughened

    Antonyms:
    old, hardened, fibrous, leathered, tough, unchewable, leatherlike, rubbery, stringy, unsentimental, unloving, gristly, callous, inured, tough-minded, thickened, hard-boiled, painless, hard-bitten, hempen, stable, weather-beaten, calloused, tough-skinned, pugnacious, rugged, toughened, leathery, coriaceous, cartilaginous, sinewy, enured, chewy

15. tenderverb

    offer or present for acceptance

    Synonyms:
    bid, tenderize, tenderise, offer

    Antonyms:
    tough, rubbery, painless, inured, leathery, hardened, stable, sinewy, fibrous, thickened, unsentimental, hempen, enured, coriaceous, gristly, old, unloving, hard-bitten, pugnacious, toughened, weather-beaten, calloused, hard-boiled, rugged, callous, stringy, tough-minded, unchewable, chewy, cartilaginous, leathered, leatherlike, tough-skinned

16. offer, bid, tenderverb

    propose a payment

    "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

    Synonyms:
    declare oneself, tenderize, put up, tender, pop the question, entreat, press, beseech, tenderise, conjure, offer up, propose, offer, extend, wish, call, proffer, bid, adjure, provide, volunteer, invite

    Antonyms:
    fibrous, unchewable, callous, hardened, tough, pugnacious, hempen, calloused, rugged, toughened, unloving, tough-minded, cartilaginous, hard-bitten, stable, leatherlike, chewy, tough-skinned, leathered, leathery, painless, hard-boiled, unsentimental, stringy, thickened, rubbery, old, weather-beaten, enured, inured, coriaceous, sinewy, gristly

17. tenderverb

    make a tender of; in legal settlements

    Synonyms:
    bid, tenderize, tenderise, offer

    Antonyms:
    tough, inured, unsentimental, leathery, leathered, weather-beaten, gristly, pugnacious, leatherlike, calloused, stringy, cartilaginous, fibrous, enured, hempen, rugged, toughened, tough-minded, thickened, callous, painless, old, hardened, coriaceous, unchewable, hard-bitten, sinewy, hard-boiled, stable, chewy, unloving, tough-skinned, rubbery

18. tender, tenderize, tenderiseverb

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

    "tenderize meat"

    Synonyms:
    bid, tenderize, tender, tenderise, offer

    Antonyms:
    hardened, sinewy, cartilaginous, weather-beaten, leatherlike, hard-bitten, unchewable, stringy, toughened, unsentimental, painless, chewy, leathered, unloving, fibrous, callous, thickened, hard-boiled, tough, rugged, pugnacious, gristly, calloused, old, leathery, tough-minded, coriaceous, enured, tough-skinned, stable, inured, rubbery, hempen

Matched Categories

1. • Assistant
   • Auction
   • Boat
   • Car
   • Change
   • Medium Of Exchange
   • Offer
   • Present

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. tenderadjective

   Synonyms:
   soft, delicate, not firm

2. tenderadjective

   Synonyms:
   weak, feeble, young, infantile, youthful, not strong

3. tenderadjective

   Synonyms:
   effeminate, feminine, womanly, not hardy, not robust

4. tenderadjective

   Synonyms:
   sensitive, easily pained

5. tenderadjective

   Synonyms:
   compassionate, kind, affectionate, sympathetic, pitiful, merciful, lenient, mild, tender-hearted

6. tenderadjective

   Synonyms:
   pathetic, affecting, touching

7. tenderadjective

   Synonyms:
   painful (to speak of or treat of), unpleasant, disagreeable

8. tenderverb

   Synonyms:
   offer, proffer, present, volunteer

9. tendernoun

   Synonyms:
   attendant

10. tendernoun

    Synonyms:
    offer, proffer, proposal

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tenderadjective

   Synonyms:
   delicate, fragile, sensitive, susceptible, pathetic, touching, plaintive, sympathetic, pitiful, compassionate, kind

   Antonyms:
   tough, strong

2. tendernoun

   Synonyms:
   attendant, offer, proposal, overture, proposition

3. tenderverb

   Synonyms:
   offer, present, proffer, propose

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "tender":

   tendering, bidding, bid, tenders, solicitation, bids, offers, offer, offerings, supply, tenderers, submission, tenderness, offering, provides, pre-bid

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How to use TENDER in a sentence?

1. Edgar Allan Poe:

   Children are never too tender to be whipped. Like tough beefsteaks, the more you beat them, the more tender they become.

2. Clara Long:

   I did talk to kids who were taking care of very tender age children themselves. There doesn't appear to be child care there, they're left to fend for themselves. Older kids are taking care of the babies.

3. Jane Russell:

   I'm afraid I am a born romantic. I never had any doubt that I could fulfill any man's dream if I chose to. My mother had given me the key: tender, loving care.

4. Jennifer Conrad:

   This wasn’t a publicity stunt of any kind for her. She’s just got a tender heart. And she has really made my son's year. So, thank you! i am so grateful for the opportunity I had to take him to his homecoming and witness so many people coming together to support a really good cause. We had a fantastic time!

5. Kay Ingram:

   Women prefer men who have something tender about them -- especially the legal kind.