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kindest

ADJECTIVE

generous, good

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affectionate amiable charitable compassionate considerate cordial courteous friendly gentle gracious humane kindhearted kindly loving sympathetic thoughtful tolerant

STRONG

humanitarian understanding

WEAK

all heart altruistic amicable beneficent benevolent benign big bleeding-heart bounteous clement congenial eleemosynary good-hearted heart in right place indulgent lenient mild neighborly obliging philanthropic propitious soft touch softhearted tenderhearted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aloof antagonistic cold cool cruel disagreeable discourteous disliking hard harsh hateful inattentive inconsiderate indifferent inhumane mean merciless nasty rough rude severe thoughtless uncaring uncompassionate unfeeling unfriendly unkind unmindful unsociable unsympathetic violent

WEAK

bad bitter ungenerous

Example Sentences

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The owner was the kindest man I had ever met and his son followed in his footsteps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

A man told me that the kindest thing I can do is to tell the truth about that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"Leo was loved by everyone. Everyone said how special he was. He was the kindest little boy you could ever hope to meet," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Bossert described his longtime collaborator as “one of the kindest people you could hope to know and work alongside.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Even the kindest ones are tired of walking her to the nurse’s office.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart