Barb and Kindness

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Barb noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.

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Kindness is an antonym for barb in topics: point, pointed comment.

Nearby Words: barbed, barber, barbel

Kindness noun - An act of kind assistance.

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Barb is an antonym for kindness.

Nearby Words: kind, kindly, kindliness

hidden	hidden barb	hidden kindness
occasional	occasional barb	occasional kindness

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