Brutality and Tenderheartedness
Opposite meaning words
Brutality
Brutality noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: the police were accused of brutality for using excessive force in making arrests
Tenderheartedness is an antonym for brutality.
Tenderheartedness
Tenderheartedness noun - Sympathetic concern for the well-being of others.
Usage example: a hard-nosed businessman, better known for his tough-mindedness than for his tenderheartedness
Brutality is an antonym for tenderheartedness.
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Tenderheartedness and Brutality. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brutality/tenderheartedness
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