Kindly and Slighting

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Kindly adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.

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Slighting is an antonym for kindly.

Nearby Words: kind, 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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Kindly is an antonym for slighting.

Nearby Words: slight, slighted, slightingly

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

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