Delicate
Delicate adjective - Satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness.
Understanding and delicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead an adjective "Delicate".
Nearby Words: delicacy, delicately
Understanding
Understanding adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Delicate and understanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delicate" instead an adjective "Understanding".
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- While carrying Eldraad in "The Hand of Fear", he uses a delicate touch, parts of the action choreographed like a dance; but notice how he manhandles Sarah Jane in "The Ark in Space" and "The Android Invasion", in a way intended to give the impression he had no understanding of handling women.
Source: Ping-Pong Naïveté
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Understanding and Delicate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delicate/understanding
Delicate & Understanding. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/delicate/understanding>.
Understanding or Delicate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/delicate/understanding.
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