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Antonyms for affectionate
əˈfɛk ʃə nɪtaf·fec·tion·ate

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. affectionate

    Friendly, as said of persons, signifies having the disposition of a friend; as said of acts, it signifies befitting or worthy of a friend. The adjective friendly does not reach the full significance of the nouns "friend" and "friendship;" one may be friendly to those who are not his friends, and to be in friendly relations often signifies little more than not to be hostile. In its application to persons, accessible is used of public and eminent persons, who might, if disposed, hold themselves at a distance from others. Companionable and sociable refer to manner and behavior, cordial and genial express genuine kindliness of heart. We speak of a cordial greeting, a favorable reception, a neighborly call, a sociable visitor, an amicable settlement, a kind interest, a friendly regard, a hearty welcome. The Saxon friendly is stronger than the Latin amicable; the amicable may be merely formal; the friendly is from the heart. Fond is commonly applied to an affection that becomes, or at least appears, excessive. Affectionate, devoted, and tender are almost always used in a high and good sense; as, an affectionate son; a devoted friend; "the tender mercy of our God," Luke i, 78. Compare FRIENDSHIP.

    Antonyms:
    adverse, alienated, antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, cold, contentious, disaffected, distant, estranged, frigid, hostile, ill-disposed, indifferent, inimical, unfriendly, unkind, warlike

    Synonyms:
    accessible, affable, amicable, brotherly, companionable, complaisant, cordial, favorable, fond, friendly, genial, hearty, kind, kindly, loving, neighborly, sociable, social, tender, well-disposed

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warmadjective

    having or displaying warmth or affection

    "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

    Antonyms:
    unloving

    Synonyms:
    crank, fond, tender, sensitive, adoring, partial(p), doting, untoughened, fond(p), raw, quick, lovesome, ardent, warm, tippy, cranky, sore, strong

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  1. affectionateadjective

    Synonyms:
    devoted, fond, loving, ardent

How to use affectionate in a sentence?

  1. Mrs. Patrick Campbell:

    Does it really matter what these affectionate people do-- so long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses!

  2. Mrs. Patrick Campbell:

    Does it really matter what these affectionate people do-- so long as they dont do it in the streets and frighten the horses

  3. Ginger Rogers:

    Perhaps I am old-fashioned, but black and white films still hold an affectionate place in my heart; they have an incomparable mystique and mood.

  4. Leo C. Rosten:

    Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

  5. Jennifer Lopez:

    I'd probably say that he is brilliantly smart, loving, charming, affectionate. And I just admire him in every way. I respect him. I feel like he teaches me things, we talked about how people kind of see him with one type of person and me with another type of person, and the two of us together is like' How did that happen ? ,' and how we're probably more alike and from the same kind of background and, you know, same kind of upbringing and same kind of family and same kind of house.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1986cold
#5680adverse
#9085distant
#12170hostile
#24087indifferent
#27806contentious
#32023affectionate
#36720alienated
#40140unfriendly
#45446estranged
#49221antagonistic
#52117frigid
#55147belligerent
#60499unkind
#64070disaffected
#66269warlike
#88971inimical
#115380bellicose
#185293unloving

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