Kind and Slighting

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Kind adjective - Given to or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and happiness of others.

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Slighting is an antonym for kind.

Nearby Words: kindly, kindness, kindliness

Slighting adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.

Usage example: slighting remarks about the general lack of musical talent among the contestants

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Kind is an antonym for slighting.

Nearby Words: slight, slighted, slightingly

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Slighting and Kind. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kind/slighting

Kind & Slighting. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kind/slighting>.

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