Synonyms for tender
ˈtɛn dər

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tender, legal tender, stamp(noun)

   something that can be used as an official medium of payment

   Synonyms:
   seal, ship's boat, pestle, postage, pinnace, attendant, mould, revenue stamp, cast, mold, cutter, bid, postage stamp, attender, supply ship, legal tender, stamp, impression

   Antonyms:
   unchewable, gristly, coriaceous, hardened, leathery, leatherlike, thickened, painless, fibrous, pugnacious, tough, weather-beaten, rugged, calloused, hard-bitten, old, hard-boiled, tough-skinned, inured, unsentimental, chewy, stringy, sinewy, rubbery, leathered, callous, cartilaginous, hempen, toughened, stable, enured, tough-minded, unloving

2. attendant, attender, tender(noun)

   someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

   Synonyms:
   cutter, ship's boat, pinnace, meeter, legal tender, bid, accompaniment, co-occurrence, listener, attendee, hearer, attender, auditor, concomitant, stamp, attendant, supply ship

   Antonyms:
   enured, gristly, leathery, inured, unloving, tough, leatherlike, hard-boiled, toughened, sinewy, stringy, coriaceous, leathered, rubbery, hard-bitten, hempen, unchewable, tough-skinned, hardened, fibrous, old, pugnacious, calloused, cartilaginous, painless, unsentimental, tough-minded, thickened, weather-beaten, rugged, stable, chewy, callous

3. bid, tender(noun)

   a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

   Synonyms:
   play, bidding, bid, command, supply ship, pinnace, attender, cutter, ship's boat, stamp, dictation, attendant, legal tender

   Antonyms:
   hard-boiled, old, tough-skinned, hempen, fibrous, calloused, pugnacious, coriaceous, unloving, unchewable, hardened, thickened, unsentimental, tough, hard-bitten, inured, rubbery, enured, toughened, cartilaginous, weather-beaten, leatherlike, stringy, sinewy, painless, chewy, rugged, gristly, stable, tough-minded, leathery, callous, leathered

4. tender(noun)

   car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

   Synonyms:
   bid, ship's boat, pinnace, attender, cutter, supply ship, stamp, attendant, legal tender

   Antonyms:
   tough, fibrous, rugged, tough-minded, enured, thickened, weather-beaten, calloused, unsentimental, leatherlike, tough-skinned, hempen, stable, toughened, sinewy, hard-bitten, pugnacious, gristly, chewy, unloving, leathery, stringy, inured, leathered, hard-boiled, unchewable, painless, rubbery, callous, old, coriaceous, cartilaginous, hardened

5. tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter(noun)

   a boat for communication between ship and shore

   Synonyms:
   bid, ship's boat, cutting tool, pinnace, attender, cutter, supply ship, stamp, stonecutter, attendant, cutlery, carver, legal tender

   Antonyms:
   hempen, unloving, tough, painless, pugnacious, unsentimental, cartilaginous, leatherlike, stringy, rugged, callous, stable, unchewable, leathery, calloused, hardened, rubbery, tough-skinned, chewy, weather-beaten, inured, hard-bitten, old, enured, fibrous, gristly, hard-boiled, leathered, thickened, toughened, tough-minded, coriaceous, sinewy

6. tender, supply ship(adj)

   ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

   Synonyms:
   bid, ship's boat, pinnace, attender, cutter, supply ship, stamp, attendant, legal tender

   Antonyms:
   leatherlike, toughened, tough, leathery, fibrous, inured, leathered, hard-boiled, sinewy, rubbery, pugnacious, thickened, calloused, weather-beaten, enured, rugged, hempen, tough-minded, unchewable, stable, cartilaginous, gristly, unsentimental, hard-bitten, hardened, painless, callous, old, stringy, tough-skinned, chewy, unloving, coriaceous

7. tender(adj)

   given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

   "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"

   Synonyms:
   sensitive, crank, cranky, lovesome, warm, raw, fond, tippy, affectionate, sore, untoughened

   Antonyms:
   tough-skinned, cartilaginous, callous, toughened, rugged, fibrous, stable, hempen, weather-beaten, leatherlike, calloused, unsentimental, hard-bitten, pugnacious, rubbery, sinewy, chewy, stringy, gristly, leathery, thickened, old, tough, unloving, unchewable, coriaceous, inured, leathered, tough-minded, hard-boiled, enured, painless, hardened

8. sensitive, sore, raw, tender(adj)

   hurting

   "the tender spot on his jaw"

   Synonyms:
   stark naked, sensitive, bare-assed, new, sore, fond, cranky, crank, raw, warm, naked as a jaybird, unsanded, natural, peeled, in the altogether, painful, cutting, in the raw, affectionate, crude, mad, tippy, afflictive, bare-ass, raw(a), rude(a), naked, bleak, huffy, lovesome, sensible, untoughened, in the buff

   Antonyms:
   stable, coriaceous, toughened, painless, gristly, tough-minded, pugnacious, fibrous, leathery, unloving, rugged, tough-skinned, leathered, stringy, enured, hard-boiled, rubbery, hempen, cartilaginous, tough, hardened, thickened, inured, unsentimental, leatherlike, callous, old, unchewable, calloused, sinewy, hard-bitten, chewy, weather-beaten

9. tender(adj)

   young and immature

   "at a tender age"

   Synonyms:
   sensitive, crank, cranky, lovesome, warm, raw, fond, tippy, affectionate, sore, untoughened

   Antonyms:
   leathered, fibrous, enured, stable, sinewy, cartilaginous, inured, calloused, hard-boiled, old, unchewable, chewy, painless, hard-bitten, hardened, unloving, rubbery, gristly, unsentimental, tough-skinned, coriaceous, leathery, tough, rugged, thickened, hempen, weather-beaten, leatherlike, toughened, stringy, tough-minded, pugnacious, callous

10. affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm(adj)

    having or displaying warmth or affection

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

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

    Antonyms:
    fibrous, hempen, enured, gristly, calloused, tough, leathery, hard-bitten, leathered, callous, hardened, tough-minded, unchewable, rubbery, pugnacious, hard-boiled, stringy, sinewy, old, tough-skinned, thickened, painless, rugged, chewy, stable, inured, weather-beaten, toughened, unloving, cartilaginous, leatherlike, coriaceous, unsentimental

11. tender(adj)

    easy to cut or chew

    "tender beef"

    Synonyms:
    sensitive, crank, cranky, lovesome, warm, raw, fond, tippy, affectionate, sore, untoughened

    Antonyms:
    unsentimental, fibrous, chewy, gristly, sinewy, pugnacious, painless, hardened, rubbery, enured, hard-boiled, hempen, inured, rugged, toughened, leathered, tough, coriaceous, thickened, stable, callous, unloving, leatherlike, stringy, calloused, old, tough-skinned, cartilaginous, tough-minded, unchewable, leathery, hard-bitten, weather-beaten

12. tender, untoughened(adj)

    physically untoughened

    "tender feet"

    Synonyms:
    sensitive, crank, cranky, lovesome, warm, raw, fond, tippy, affectionate, sore, untoughened

    Antonyms:
    pugnacious, callous, hardened, painless, leathery, sinewy, hard-boiled, leathered, enured, leatherlike, coriaceous, old, chewy, tough-skinned, toughened, cartilaginous, tough-minded, rubbery, stringy, tough, weather-beaten, thickened, fibrous, unloving, stable, rugged, hard-bitten, gristly, calloused, hempen, unchewable, unsentimental, inured

13. crank, cranky, tender, tippy(adj)

    (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

    Synonyms:
    untoughened, pettish, crank, peckish, petulant, sensitive, fond, peevish, tetchy, irritable, warm, raw, fractious, nettlesome, scratchy, techy, tippy, cranky, sore, affectionate, lovesome, testy

    Antonyms:
    thickened, leathery, toughened, hard-boiled, chewy, tough, unchewable, leathered, rugged, unloving, leatherlike, inured, unsentimental, weather-beaten, stable, cartilaginous, callous, coriaceous, hempen, sinewy, painless, pugnacious, stringy, enured, hardened, rubbery, old, calloused, tough-skinned, hard-bitten, gristly, tough-minded, fibrous

14. tender(verb)

    (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition

    "tender green shoots"

    Synonyms:
    sensitive, crank, cranky, lovesome, warm, raw, fond, tippy, affectionate, sore, untoughened

    Antonyms:
    old, hardened, fibrous, leathered, tough, unchewable, leatherlike, rubbery, stringy, unsentimental, unloving, gristly, callous, inured, tough-minded, thickened, hard-boiled, painless, hard-bitten, hempen, stable, weather-beaten, calloused, tough-skinned, pugnacious, rugged, toughened, leathery, coriaceous, cartilaginous, sinewy, enured, chewy

15. tender(verb)

    offer or present for acceptance

    Synonyms:
    bid, tenderize, tenderise, offer

    Antonyms:
    tough, rubbery, painless, inured, leathery, hardened, stable, sinewy, fibrous, thickened, unsentimental, hempen, enured, coriaceous, gristly, old, unloving, hard-bitten, pugnacious, toughened, weather-beaten, calloused, hard-boiled, rugged, callous, stringy, tough-minded, unchewable, chewy, cartilaginous, leathered, leatherlike, tough-skinned

16. offer, bid, tender(verb)

    propose a payment

    "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

    Synonyms:
    declare oneself, tenderize, put up, pop the question, entreat, press, beseech, tenderise, conjure, offer up, propose, offer, extend, wish, call, proffer, bid, adjure, provide, volunteer, invite

    Antonyms:
    fibrous, unchewable, callous, hardened, tough, pugnacious, hempen, calloused, rugged, toughened, unloving, tough-minded, cartilaginous, hard-bitten, stable, leatherlike, chewy, tough-skinned, leathered, leathery, painless, hard-boiled, unsentimental, stringy, thickened, rubbery, old, weather-beaten, enured, inured, coriaceous, sinewy, gristly

17. tender(verb)

    make a tender of; in legal settlements

    Synonyms:
    bid, tenderize, tenderise, offer

    Antonyms:
    tough, inured, unsentimental, leathery, leathered, weather-beaten, gristly, pugnacious, leatherlike, calloused, stringy, cartilaginous, fibrous, enured, hempen, rugged, toughened, tough-minded, thickened, callous, painless, old, hardened, coriaceous, unchewable, hard-bitten, sinewy, hard-boiled, stable, chewy, unloving, tough-skinned, rubbery

18. tender, tenderize, tenderise(verb)

    make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

    "tenderize meat"

    Synonyms:
    bid, tenderize, tenderise, offer

    Antonyms:
    hardened, sinewy, cartilaginous, weather-beaten, leatherlike, hard-bitten, unchewable, stringy, toughened, unsentimental, painless, chewy, leathered, unloving, fibrous, callous, thickened, hard-boiled, tough, rugged, pugnacious, gristly, calloused, old, leathery, tough-minded, coriaceous, enured, tough-skinned, stable, inured, rubbery, hempen

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tender

   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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tender(v)

   Synonyms:
   offer, proffer, propose, bid, produce, present

   Antonyms:
   withhold, withdraw, retain, appropriate

2. tender

   Synonyms:
   delicate, frail, impressible, susceptible, yielding, soft, effeminate, weak, feeble, compassionate, affectionate, careful, jealous, gentle, mild, meek, pitiful, merciful, pathetic

   Antonyms:
   strong, sturdy, hardy, robust, tough, iron, pitiless, unmerciful, cruel, hard-hearted, careless, liberal, lavish, unchary, ungentle, rough, rude, coarse, unsentimental, unmoving, unfeeling, unimpressive, unimpassioned, unimpressed

Dictionary of English Synonymes(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. tender(a.)

   Synonyms:
   soft, delicate, not firm

2. tender(a.)

   Synonyms:
   weak, feeble, young, infantile, youthful, not strong

3. tender(a.)

   Synonyms:
   effeminate, feminine, womanly, not hardy, not robust

4. tender(a.)

   Synonyms:
   sensitive, easily pained

5. tender(a.)

   Synonyms:
   compassionate, kind, affectionate, sympathetic, pitiful, merciful, lenient, mild, tender-hearted

6. tender(a.)

   Synonyms:
   pathetic, affecting, touching

7. tender(a.)

   Synonyms:
   painful (to speak of or treat of), unpleasant, disagreeable

8. tender(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   offer, proffer, present, volunteer

9. tender(n.)

   Synonyms:
   attendant

10. tender(n.)

    Synonyms:
    offer, proffer, proposal

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tender(a)

   Synonyms:
   delicate, fragile, sensitive, susceptible, pathetic, touching, plaintive, sympathetic, pitiful, compassionate, kind

   Antonyms:
   tough, strong

2. tender(n)

   Synonyms:
   attendant, offer, proposal, overture, proposition

3. tender(v)

   Synonyms:
   offer, present, proffer, propose

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "tender":

   tendering, bidding, bid, tenders, solicitation, bids, offers, offer, offerings, supply, tenderers, submission, tenderness, offering, provides, pre-bid

How to pronounce tender?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

How to say tender in sign language?

How to use tender in a sentence?

1. Mary Caroline Richards:

   Our works and our play. All our pleasures experienced as the pleasure of love. What could be better that? To feel in one's work the tender and flushed substance of one's dearest concern.

2. Linda Barnette:

   I told my supervisors a while back if it happened, I would tender my resignation, i had already decided in my heart that I could not issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. It’s my Christian belief. As a follower of Christ, I could not do it. The Bible teaches The Bible is contrary to His plan.

3. Societe Generale analyst Andrew Holland:

   The disadvantage is that the buyback would have to be done as a tender offer, which would probably have to be at a premium to whatever ABI's shares trade on at the time.

4. Daniel Sui:

   Customers like U.S. beef because it tastes juicy and tender, but Wolfgang's only sells around seven to eight pieces of U.S. imported beef steak each day, the limited supply is because the Chinese government bans feed additives and only 5 percent of U.S. beef is qualified for export.

5. Hindu Drama:

   Who can tell Men?s hearts? The purest comprehend Such contradictions, and can blend The force to bear, the power to feel, The tender bud, the tempered steel.

Images & Illustrations of tender