Tender and Truculent

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

Usage example: an especially tender teacher who loves having kids with special educational needs in her class

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Truculent is an antonym for tender.

Truculent adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: truculent warlords who spared not even the children

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Tender is an antonym for truculent.

Nearby Word: truculently

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Truculent and Tender. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tender/truculent

Tender & Truculent. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/tender/truculent>.

Truculent or Tender. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/tender/truculent.

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