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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'tender'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) tender, legal tender, stamp
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. (noun) attendant, attender, tender
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. (noun) bid, tender
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. (noun) tender
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. (noun) tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter
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. (adj) tender, supply ship
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. (adj) tender
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
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. (adj) sensitive, sore, raw, tender
hurting
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. (adj) tender
young and immature
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. (adj) affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm
having or displaying warmth or affection
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. (adj) tender
easy to cut or chew
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. (adj) tender, untoughened
physically untoughened
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. (adj) crank, cranky, tender, tippy
(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. (verb) tender
(of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
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. (verb) tender
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. (verb) offer, bid, tender
propose a payment
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. (verb) tender
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. (verb) tender, tenderize, tenderise
make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
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
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'tender'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 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
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