Tender

/ˈtɛn.dɚ/

Synonyms for "tender" (531 found)

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Closest matches (107)

Noun(16 words)

bidaffectionate behavioraffectionate gestureattendant attenderbecame moistbecome moistbidding bids bittersweets boat caressing cherishing chidingcontractor bidcuddling

Verb(2 words)

offer bid

accepting accord aching address administer adoring advance affectionate afford agonizing ailingairline hostessairline stewardessalgetic allergic allot allow amatory amorous anaphylactic

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angry attendant attentive awardbaggage carbatman bellboy bellhop bellman benevolent benign benignant bestowbestow onbid bills bleeding boat bold bootblack boots boxcar brotherly budding burningcabin boycaboose caddie callow car careful caring carriage cash cautious chafedchair carcharitable chewablechore boychristian christlike christly circumspect clement coachcoal carcommend commiserative communicate compassionate compensate compensation complaisant condolent confer conjugal considerate copyboy cordialcovered waggoncreamy cruiser cupbearer curious

Adjective(4 words)

achy affectionate crank cranky

Strong matches (159)

currency dainty dangerousday coachdealdeal outdecent delicate demonstrative devoted dewy difficult diner dinghydining cardish outdispense doledole outdonate

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drawing roomeasy easygoing eatable edible eggshell emotionable emotional empathetic empathic entererrand boyerrand girlextend faithful fee feeble feeling feminine fervent festering fiery filialfit for seaflat flatcar fond footboy forbearant forbearing forgivingfork outfragile frail fraternal freighter galled ganymede gentle giftgift withgig givegive freelygive outgloss gofer gondola good good-natured goosy gracious grant green growing guerdon handhand outheap heartfelt hebe heedfulhelp toholdhold forthhold outhostess human humane hurting husbandly hyperesthetic hyperpathic hypersensitive immature impart impassioned impressionable impubic indemnify inexperienced infirm inflamed ingenuous innocent intact iridescent irritable irritated issue itchy juicy juvenile kind kindhearted kindly kindly-disposed languishing launch lavish lax lenientlet havelight local lovable lovelorn lovesick lovesome lovingluggage vanmail carmail vanmaternal maudlin mawkish mellow

Noun(14 words)

cutter delicate dinghies emotional fondlingfrench proférergentlegentle pullgentle wateringgerman weichjuvenile launchlegal tenderlongboat

Adjective(8 words)

fond fondestgentle hand wateringgentle motifgentle persongentle treatmentloverlike lovesome

Related words (265)

Noun(35 words)

mellowmost meltingmotorboats offer offering offerspaper becomes moistpinnace present proffering proffers proposal proposals proposerequest for proposalrowboats sensitiveservice boatship's boatsloop

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small boatsoft soften softhearted stamp submit submittingsupply shiptenderizetouching policyyawl yawls youngyoung plant stemsyouthful

mellowy melting merciful metemete outmild mindful minor moderate mollified moneymother-of-pearlmoving nacreous naive nervous new new-fledged nice nominate

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nonresistive nonrigid offeroffice boyoffice girlopalescent orderly overrefined oversensible oversensitive overtender overture page painfulpalace carpale parentalparlor carpassenger carpassible passionate pastel paternal patient patinaed paypay by installmentspay onpayment pearly pitying poignant pose pour prefer prepay present presentation prickly profess proffer proposal propose proposition provocative pullmanpullman carpurposeput forwardput upquietrailway carrain rankling raw receptive recompense red reefer refinedrefrigerator carregardful remit remunerate render responsive reward ripening romantic roomette ruthful sad salary sappy satisfy sea-kindly seaworthy semigloss sensible sensitive sentimental serveset beforeshakyshell outship shower sickly simple skiff skittish sleeper slip smarting smokersmoking carsnow snug sober softsoft as puttysoft-colored soft-hued softened softhearted solicitous somber soothing sore soul-stirring specie squire steward stewardess stiff stirring stockcar subdued submission submissive submit subtle suggest supersensitive susceptible sweet sympathetic sympathizing tactful tank tanker tenderhearted tetchythin skinnedthin-skinned thoughtful ticklish tingling tolerant touching touchy trainbearer tricky troublesome truck turn unadult underage understanding undeveloped unfledged unformed uninitiated unlicked unmellowed unripe unseasoned unsound unstable untrained unwell usher uxorious van vehicle venture vernal vessel virginal vouchsafe vulnerable waggon wagon warm warm-hearted warmhearted waterproof watertight weak weatherly whisper-soft wifely yeoman yield yielding young youthful

Adjective(18 words)

moist bedmoist breadmoist cakemoist environmentmoist soil samplesmushy raw sensitivesoft balladsoft fabricsofter softest sore soreststrong likingtippy unhardened untoughened

Adjective(1 words)

nesh

Verb(4 words)

proffered serenaded tenderise tenderize

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

39 entries

advise age alter assistant boatbusiness offercar change cook emotion feeling gift give help helpermedium of exchange

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More specific

14 entries

bid juvenile launchopen tenderpayment plush proposal resignationsealed bidservice boatsofthearted tenderize velvety youthful

Collocations

16 entries

open tendersealed tendertender agetender bidtender caretender documenttender feelingstender hearttender loving caretender meattender momenttender offertender pricetender processtender resignationtender touch

Inflections

5 entries

tendered tenderer tenderest tendering tenders

Derivations

7 entries

tendered tenderer tenderest tendering tenderly tenderness tenders

Antonyms

1 entries

tough

similar

21 entries

chewable comestible crisp crispy cuttable delicate eatable edible flakey flaky immature loving painful protective sentimental soft

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Sample sentences

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This beef is tender.

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This beef is very nice and tender.

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The petals of this rose are very tender.

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The rough material hurt the child's tender skin.

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