soft-hearted

[sawft-hahr-tid, soft-] / ˈsɔftˈhɑr tɪd, ˈsɒft- /

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clement adj.
kind-hearted adj.

ADJECTIVE

clement

Synonyms

WEAK

benevolent benign benignant charitable compassionate easy forbearing gentle humane humanitarian indulgent kind kind-hearted kindly lenient merciful mild sympathetic tender tolerant

Antonyms

WEAK

hard hard-hearted harsh mean severe unforgiving violent

ADJECTIVE

kind-hearted

Synonyms

WEAK

altruistic amiable amicable considerate generous good good-natured gracious helpful humane kind merciful responsive sympathetic tender tenderhearted warm warm-hearted

Antonyms

WEAK

hard-hearted

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soft-hearted

"It's Baz, that doesn't really fit," she says of the soft-hearted director.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

And of all his storied roles, Duvall says his favorite was indeed that of the soft-hearted cowboy McCrae in "Lonesome Dove."

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

He played the titular Dawson Leery, a soft-hearted and naive high schooler coming of age in a small Massachusetts town.

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026

But I am soft-hearted — you may say soft-headed — regarding this good-hearted TV galaxy, willing to go wherever the cosmic winds do blow, always hoping for it to live long and prosper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026

This Wang Lung cried, although he was a man so soft-hearted that he could not kill an ox.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

soft-hearted

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