1. (adj)charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity Synonyms: kindly, philanthropic, sympathetic, benevolent, beneficent, likeable, good-hearted, harmonic, large-hearted, likable, charitable, freehearted, appealing, openhearted, eleemosynary Antonyms: malign, unkind, unkindly
2. (adverb)kindly pleasant and agreeable Synonyms: good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted, sympathetic, charitable, benevolent Antonyms: unkind, malign, unkindly
3. (adverb)kindly in a kind manner or out of kindness Antonyms: unkind, malign, unkindly
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'kindly'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. kindly 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 significa Synonyms: friendly, accessible, companionable, genial, neighborly, affable, complaisant, hearty, sociable, affectionate, cordial, kind, social, amicable, favorable, kindly, tender, brotherly, fond, loving, well-disposed Antonyms: adverse, belligerent, distant, ill-disposed, unfriendly, alienated, cold, estranged, indifferent, unkind, antagonistic, contentious, frigid, inimical, warlike, bellicose, disaffected, hostile