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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | valiant |
| Synonyms: | benevolent, big, bold, brave, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, great-hearted, heroic, high-minded, honorable, intrepid, lofty, magnanimous, manly, noble-minded, polite, quixotic, spirited, sublime, true, valorous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, frightened, humble, unchivalrous |
| Main Entry: | courteous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gentle, mannerly |
| Synonyms: | affable, attentive, ceremonious, civil, civilized, complaisant, considerate, courtly, cultivated, debonair, elegant, gallant, genteel, gracious, polished, polite, refined, respectful, soft-spoken, suave, thoughtful, urbane, well-behaved, well-bred, well-mannered, well-spoken |
| Antonyms: | bad-mannered, discourteous, impolite, rude, uncivil, uncourteous, unmannerly, unrefined |
| Main Entry: | delicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careful, tactful |
| Synonyms: | accurate, adept, cautious, considerate, deft, detailed, diplomatic, discreet, expert, foresighted, heedful, masterly, minute, politic, precise, proficient, prudent, sensitive, skilled, tactical, wary |
| Antonyms: | indelicate, inelegant, insensitive, uncareful, unscrupulous |
| Main Entry: | discreet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious, sensible |
| Synonyms: | alert, attentive, awake, cagey, calculating, careful, chary, circumspect, civil, conservative, considerate, controlled, diplomatic, discerning, discriminating, gingerly, guarded, having foresight, heedful, intelligent, judicious, like a clam, moderate, noncommittal, not rash, observant, on lookout, politic, precautious, prudent, reasonable, reserved, restrained, safe, sagacious, strategic, tactful, temperate, thoughtful, vigilant, wary, watchful, wise, worldly-wise |
| Notes: | discreet means 'judicious, prudent, showing discernment,' while discrete means 'detached, separate' and 'individually distinct' |
| Antonyms: | careless, foolish, incautious, indiscreet, rash, reckless, thoughtless, uncareful, undiscerning |
| Main Entry: | forbearing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tolerant |
| Synonyms: | being big, charitable, clement, considerate, easy, forgiving, gentle, going easy on, going easy with, humane, humanitarian, indulgent, lenient, living with, long-suffering, longanimous, merciful, mild, moderate, patient, soft-shell, thoughtful |
| Antonyms: | impatient, intolerant, merciless, strict, uncontrolled |
| Main Entry: | gallant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, splendid |
| Synonyms: | attentive, bold, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, daring, dashing, dauntless, dignified, doughty, fearless, fire-eating, game*, glorious, gracious, grand, gritty, hairy*, heroic, honorable, intrepid, lionhearted, lofty, magnanimous, noble, plucky, polite, quixotic, stately, stouthearted, suave, thoughtful, urbane, valiant, valorous |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, timid, ungentlemanly, unmannerly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | generous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | giving, big-hearted |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, big, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, considerate, easy, equitable, excellent, fair, free, good, greathearted, helpful, high-minded, honest, honorable, hospitable, just, kind, kindhearted, kindly, lavish, liberal, lofty, loose, magnanimous, moderate, munificent, noble, open-handed, philanthropic, prodigal, profuse, reasonable, soft-touch, thoughtful, tolerant, ungrudging, unselfish, unsparing, unstinting, willing |
| Antonyms: | greedy, mean, miserly, selfish, stingy |
| Main Entry: | gentle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having a mild or kind nature |
| Synonyms: | affable, agreeable, amiable, benign, biddable, bland, compassionate, considerate, cool*, cultivated, disciplined, docile, domesticated, dove-like, easy, genial, humane, kindly, laid back, lenient, manageable, meek, mellow, merciful, moderate, pacific, peaceful, placid, pleasant, pleasing, pliable, quiet, soft, softhearted, sweet-tempered, sympathetic, tame, taught, temperate, tender, tractable, trained, warmhearted |
| Notes: | genteel means marked by refinement in taste and manners; a gentile is a person who does not acknowledge your God or denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; gentle means soft and mild or having or showing a kindly or tender nature |
| Antonyms: | crude, rough, troubled, unkind, violent, wild |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gingerly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careful |
| Synonyms: | calculating, cautious, chary, circumspect, considerate, dainty, delicate, discreet, fastidious, guarded, hesitant, reluctant, safe, squeamish, suspicious, timid, wary |
| Antonyms: | careless, rash, rough, uncareful, uncautious |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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