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101benign — adjective 1) a benign grandfatherly role Syn: kindly, kind, warmhearted, good natured, friendly, warm, affectionate, agreeable, genial, congenial, cordial, approachable, tenderhearted, gentle, sympathetic, compassionate, car …
102feeling — 1. noun 1) assess the fabric by feeling Syn: (sense of) touch, feel, tactile sense, using one s hands 2) a feeling of nausea Syn: sensation, sense, consciousness 3) I had a feeling that I would win …
103gracious — adjective 1) a gracious hostess Syn: courteous, polite, civil, chivalrous, well mannered, mannerly, decorous; tactful, diplomatic; kind, benevolent, considerate, thoughtful, obliging, accommodating, indulgent, magnanimous …
104humane — adjective the humane treatment of animals Syn: compassionate, kind, considerate, understanding, sympathetic, tolerant; lenient, forbearing, forgiving, merciful, mild, gentle, tender, clement, benign, humanitarian, benevolent, charitable; …
105merciful — adjective 1) God is merciful Syn: forgiving, compassionate, clement, pitying, forbearing, lenient, humane, mild, kind, softhearted, tenderhearted, gracious, sympathetic, humanitarian, liberal, tolerant, indulgent …
106mild — adjective 1) a mild tone of voice Syn: gentle, tender, softhearted, tenderhearted, sensitive, sympathetic, warm, placid, calm, tranquil, serene, peaceable, good natured, mild mannered, amiable, affable, genial …
107sentimental — adjective 1) she kept the vase for sentimental reasons Syn: nostalgic, tender, emotional, affectionate Ant: practical, dispassionate 2) the film is too sentimental Syn: mawkish, overemotional …
108sympathetic — adjective 1) a sympathetic listener Syn: compassionate, caring, concerned, solicitous, empathetic, understanding, sensitive; commiserative, pitying, consoling, comforting, supportive, encouraging; considerate, kind, tenderhearted; informal boo …
109tender — I adjective 1) a gentle, tender man Syn: caring, kind, kindly, kindhearted, softhearted, tenderhearted, compassionate, sympathetic, warm, warmhearted, solicitous, fatherly, motherly, maternal, gentle, mild, benevolent …
110justify — 1 vindicate, defend, *maintain, assert Analogous words: *prove, demonstrate: *support, uphold, back Contrasted words: *disprove, refute, confute 2 account, rationalize, * …
