Tender and Vicious

Opposite meaning words

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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Vicious is an antonym for tender.

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

Usage example: she made a vicious effort to destroy the lives of the people who had wronged her

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Tender is an antonym for vicious.

Nearby Word: viciously

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

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

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