Kind

/kaɪnd/

Synonyms for "kind" (345 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (69)

Noun(15 words)

sort genre typeanimal speciesbenevolentcalculate by categorycaring categories categorycategory basedcategory of abbreviationscategory of energycategory specificchildclass related

accommodating advantageous affable affectionate agreeable altruistic amiable amicableanimal kingdomapproachable auspicious beneficent beneficial benevolent benign benignant bloodbody buildbody-build bon

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bonny brand braw breed brood brotherly bueno capital cast character characteristic characteristics charitable chivalrous christian christlike christly clan class clement cogent color commendable compassionate complaisant

Adjective(9 words)

attentivebenevolent actbenign factorbenign fungus speciesbenign influencebenign tonecareful attemptcheerfulcompassionate care

Strong matches (104)

complexion compliant composition conciliatory congenial considerate constituents constitution cooperative cordial courteous crasis cut decent deme denomination description designation dharma diathesis

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Noun(15 words)

consideratecourteous remarkderivativedetail typeemotional communicationformfr. sortefriendly generation generousgentle pullgentle reminderilksitalian formakind of

Adjective(14 words)

courteous tonefriendly atmospherefriendly classroomfriendly earthlingfriendly earthling storyfriendly letterfriendly termgenialgentle persongentle touchgood peoplegood personhumaner kindest

Related words (172)

kindhearted kindly kindly-disposed label large laudable lenient line lineagelong sufferinglong-suffering longanimous lot loving magnanimous make makeup manner mark maternal

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matriclan merciful mild model mold mould moulder mouldy nation nature neighborlike neighborly neighbourly nice noble number obliging openhearted order overindulgent overpermissive patient patriclan peaceable people permissive persuasion philanthropic phratry phyle phylum physique placableplant kingdompleasant profitable property propitious providential quality race range rate regal responsive royal school sept shape simpatico sisterly skillful sociable soft softhearted somatotype sort sound sparing species spirit splendid stamp stem stirps stock strain streak stripe style suchness sweet sweet-tempered sympathetic sympathique sympathizing system temper temperament tendency tender tenderhearted tenorthe like ofthe likes ofthoughtful tolerant tone totem tribe type understanding unhostile unresentful unrevengeful useful valid variety vein versionvery goodvirtuous warm warm-hearted warmhearted way well-affected well-disposed well-intentioned well-meaning well-meant

Noun(25 words)

kindheartedlike standard englishlinguagens humanasmore benignnaturesneighborly bondoffspringorganism typeromanian formăsamaritansmiling expressionsort relatedsortsstory endingsupport sweettender bidtenderly spokenthoughtful actiontype based

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type oftype of mattervarietal varietywell mannered

Adjective(1 words)

mild

Adjective(13 words)

mildnice exclamationnicer nicest peaceful pityingprosocial orientationruthful sweetest tenderest tolerantwarm tonewarmest

Adverb(1 words)

most common humanity

Verb(1 words)

warmed

How these synonyms differ

benevolent - 'Benevolent' is formal and often institutional, a benevolent ruler, a benevolent organization. It implies kindness from a position of power.
compassionate - 'Compassionate' adds empathy, you feel others' suffering and are moved to act. Deeper than everyday kindness.
considerate - 'Considerate' means thinking about others' needs before they ask, it's proactive kindness, not just reactive warmth.
generous - 'Generous' focuses specifically on giving, time, money, or spirit. Kindness is broader than generosity.
gentle - 'Gentle' emphasizes softness of manner, a kind person helps, but a gentle person does so without any rough edges.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

8 entries

category class classification groupmoral traitpersonality traitquality type

More specific

12 entries

breed caring charitable compassionate considerateeducational toolform gentlemath problemmeasurement devicescience experimentvariety

Collocations

8 entries

a kind ofdifferent kindskind actkind gesturekind personkind teacherkind wordskinds of

Inflections

3 entries

kinder kindest kinds

Derivations

2 entries

kindly kindness

Antonyms

1 entries

unkind

similar

22 entries

accommodating accommodative beneficent benevolent benign benignant charitable considerate forgiving gentle good-hearted good-natured gracious hospitable kind-hearted kindhearted

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Translations

152 translations across 75 languages.

Afrikaans

2 entries

soort noun (type, race, category)
tipe noun (type, race, category)

Albanian

2 entries

lloj noun (type, race, category)
soj noun (type, race, category)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

εἶδος noun (type, race, category)

Arabic

1 entries

نوع noun (type, race, category)

Armenian

1 entries

տեսակ noun (type, race, category)

Aromanian

1 entries

soie noun (type, race, category)

Assamese

1 entries

ধৰণ noun (type, race, category)

Basque

3 entries

genero noun (type, race, category)
klase noun (type, race, category)
tipo noun (type, race, category)

Bengali

2 entries

প্রকার noun (type, race, category)
প্রজাতি noun (type, race, category)

Buginese

1 entries

jinisi noun (type, race, category)

Bulgarian

4 entries

вид noun (type, race, category)
порода noun (type, race, category)
раса noun (type, race, category)
сорт noun (type, race, category)

Burmese

1 entries

မျိုး noun (type, race, category)

Catalan

3 entries

classe noun (type, race, category)
gènere noun (type, race, category)
tipus noun (type, race, category)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

جۆڕ noun (type, race, category)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

類 /类 noun (type, race, category)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

類 /类 noun (type, race, category)

Danish

2 entries

art noun (type, race, category)
slags noun (type, race, category)

Dutch

2 entries

soort noun (type, race, category)
type noun (type, race, category)

Esperanto

1 entries

speco noun (type, race, category)

Estonian

3 entries

liik noun (type, race, category)
sort noun (type, race, category)
tõug noun (type, race, category)

Finnish

4 entries

-lainen noun (type, race, category)
laatu noun (type, race, category)
laji noun (type, race, category)
luokka noun (type, race, category)

French

3 entries

acabit noun (type, race, category)
genre noun (type, race, category)
sorte noun (type, race, category)

Georgian

3 entries

სახეობა noun (type, race, category)
ტიპი noun (type, race, category)
ჯიში noun (type, race, category)

German

2 entries

Art noun (type, race, category)
Sorte noun (type, race, category)

Hawaiian

1 entries

ʻano noun (type, race, category)

Hebrew

1 entries

מִין noun (type, race, category)

Hindi

3 entries

तरह noun (type, race, category)
दयालु noun (type, race, category)
प्रकार noun (type, race, category)

Hungarian

2 entries

fajta noun (type, race, category)
típus noun (type, race, category)

Icelandic

2 entries

gerð noun (type, race, category)
tegund noun (type, race, category)

Ingrian

1 entries

sorttu noun (type, race, category)

Irish

2 entries

gné noun (type, race, category)
sórt noun (type, race, category)

Italian

2 entries

genere noun (type, race, category)
tipo noun (type, race, category)

Japanese

1 entries

種類 noun (type, race, category)

Javanese

4 entries

bangsa noun (type, race, category)
jinis noun (type, race, category)
rupa noun (type, race, category)
warna noun (type, race, category)

Khmer

1 entries

ប្រភេទ noun (type, race, category)

Korean

1 entries

종류 noun (type, race, category)

Lao

1 entries

ຊະນິດ noun (type, race, category)

Latin

1 entries

genus noun (type, race, category)

Latvian

3 entries

suga noun (type, race, category)
veids noun (type, race, category)
šķirne noun (type, race, category)

Lithuanian

2 entries

rūšis noun (type, race, category)
veislė noun (type, race, category)

Low German

1 entries

Art noun (type, race, category)

Luxembourgish

3 entries

Aart noun (type, race, category)
Genre noun (type, race, category)
Zort noun (type, race, category)

Makasar

1 entries

jinisi noun (type, race, category)

Malay

1 entries

jenis noun (type, race, category)

Maltese

1 entries

razza noun (type, race, category)

Manchu

1 entries

ᡥᠠᠴᡳᠨ noun (type, race, category)

Maore Comorian

1 entries

aina noun (type, race, category)

Marathi

1 entries

प्रकार noun (type, race, category)

Mongolian

3 entries

зүйл noun (type, race, category)
төрөл noun (type, race, category)
төрөл зүйл noun (type, race, category)

Māori

1 entries

kano noun (type, race, category)

Nanai

1 entries

хачин noun (type, race, category)

Norwegian

1 entries

slag noun (type, race, category)

Old Irish

1 entries

cenéle noun (type, race, category)

Oromo

1 entries

gosa noun (type, race, category)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

جنس noun (type, race, category)
صنف noun (type, race, category)
صوی noun (type, race, category)
فن noun (type, race, category)

Persian

3 entries

تیپ noun (type, race, category)
نوع noun (type, race, category)
گونه noun (type, race, category)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Sort noun (type, race, category)

Polish

4 entries

autorament noun (type, race, category)
rasa noun (type, race, category)
rodzaj noun (type, race, category)
typ noun (type, race, category)

Portuguese

4 entries

categoria noun (type, race, category)
classe noun (type, race, category)
género noun (type, race, category)
raça noun (type, race, category)

Punjabi

2 entries

ਕਿਸਮ noun (type, race, category)
ਵਰਗ noun (type, race, category)

Romanian

2 entries

fel noun (type, race, category)
gen noun (type, race, category)

Russian

4 entries

вид noun (type, race, category)
разнови́дность noun (type, race, category)
род noun (type, race, category)
сорт noun (type, race, category)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

gnè noun (type, race, category)
seòrsa noun (type, race, category)

Somali

1 entries

nooc noun (type, race, category)

Spanish

4 entries

calaña noun (type, race, category)
estofa noun (type, race, category)
forma noun (type, race, category)
género noun (type, race, category)

Swedish

4 entries

art noun (type, race, category)
slag noun (type, race, category)
sort noun (type, race, category)
typ noun (type, race, category)

Tagalog

1 entries

uri noun (type, race, category)

Telugu

2 entries

జాతి noun (type, race, category)
రకము noun (type, race, category)

Thai

3 entries

ชนิด noun (type, race, category)
ประเภท noun (type, race, category)
อย่าง noun (type, race, category)

Turkish

1 entries

tür noun (type, race, category)

Ukrainian

2 entries

вид noun (type, race, category)
тип noun (type, race, category)

Urdu

1 entries

نوع noun (type, race, category)

Venetan

2 entries

sòrt noun (type, race, category)
sòrta noun (type, race, category)

Vietnamese

1 entries

loại noun (type, race, category)

Welsh

1 entries

math noun (type, race, category)

Sample sentences

37 total sentences available.

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I can't live that kind of life.

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You were kind to help me.

Source: tatoeba (15969)

You'll have to manufacture some kind of excuse.

Source: tatoeba (16439)

How kind you are!

Source: tatoeba (16443)

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