Hard-boiled and Tender

Opposite meaning words

Hard-boiled adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Usage example: a hard-boiled Puritan schoolmaster who was as unyielding as New England granite

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Tender is an antonym for hard-boiled.

Tender adjective - Feeling or showing love.

Usage example: a tender embrace between father and daughter

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Hard-boiled is an antonym for tender.

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Tender and Hard-boiled. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hard-boiled/tender

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