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fragile, soft adj.
young, inexperienced adj.
affectionate, loving adj.
painful, sore adj.

ADJECTIVE

fragile, soft

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate supple

STRONG

breakable dainty frail

WEAK

effete feeble weak

Antonyms

STRONG

unbreakable

WEAK

OK callous experienced hard healthy mature older rough tough uncaring unfeeling unloving unpained

ADJECTIVE

young, inexperienced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

raw

STRONG

green rookie sensitive

WEAK

callow childish childlike immature impressionable new unripe vernal vulnerable wet behind the ears youthful

Antonyms

WEAK

OK callous experienced hard healthy mature older rough tough uncaring unfeeling unloving unpained

ADJECTIVE

affectionate, loving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gentle mild mushy poignant romantic sentimental soft thoughtful touching warm

STRONG

caring compassionate demonstrative forgiving kind moving sensitive yielding

WEAK

all heart amorous benevolent bleeding-heart charitable commiserative considerate emotional evocative fond humane lenient lovey-dovey merciful responsive softhearted solicitous sympathetic tenderhearted ticklish tolerant touchy warmhearted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hard harsh indifferent loud pragmatic rough strong unaffecting uncaring unfeeling unkind unromantic violent

STRONG

cruel mean unemotional

WEAK

OK callous experienced healthy mature older tough unloving unpained

ADJECTIVE

painful, sore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aching bruised delicate inflamed raw

STRONG

acute irritated sensitive smarting

WEAK

hypersensitive oversensitive thin-skinned ticklish touchy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy

STRONG

insensitive

WEAK

OK callous experienced hard mature older rough tough uncaring unfeeling unloving unpained

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tenderer

Because they are made with un-hydrogenated fats that are liquid at room temperature, they have a moister, tenderer texture than butter cakes.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2021

Oftentimes, if you scratch a gearhead’s chrome-plated obsession, what you uncover is something tenderer than a Proustian remembrance.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021

Out of the darkness of these ugly times, and the tenderer moments conjured in a family of seven children, Butterworth weaves an enthralling tapestry of melodrama, wryness and suspense.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2018

Make your chicken work for you Two big benefits of meat-pounding: tenderer, speedier meat.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2018

The higher you get in the scale of being, the grander, the nobler, and the tenderer you will become.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll