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caring
adjective as in affectionate
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all over, attached, crazy over, dear, devoted, doting, fond, huggy, kind, lovey-dovey, mushy, nutty about, partial, soft on, tender
adjective as in benevolent
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all heart, altruistic, beneficent, big, big-hearted, bounteous, bountiful, chivalrous, considerate, helpful, humanitarian, kindhearted, liberal, magnanimous, tenderhearted, warmhearted, well-disposed
adjective as in concerned
adjective as in devoted
adjective as in fond
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addicted, adoring, amorous, attached, devoted, doting, keen on, lovesome, lovey-dovey, loving, mushy, partial, predisposed, responsive, romantic, silly over, tender, warm
adjective as in goodhearted
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all heart, altruistic, beneficent, benign, benignant, big, big-hearted, bounteous, bountiful, chivalrous, compassionate, considerate, generous, good, helpful, humane, humanitarian, kind, kindhearted, kindly, liberal, magnanimous, philanthropic, t
adjective as in helpful
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accessible, advantageous, applicable, conducive, constructive, convenient, cooperative, crucial, essential, favorable, friendly, important, invaluable, practical, productive, profitable, significant, suitable, supportive, sympathetic, timely, useful, valuable
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accommodating, benevolent, bettering, considerate, contributive, effectual, efficacious, fortunate, good for, improving, instrumental, kind, neighborly, operative, pragmatic, serendipitous, serviceable, symbiotic, usable, utilitarian
adjective as in loving
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admiring, affectionate, amiable, attentive, benevolent, considerate, cordial, dear, devoted, doting, earnest, faithful, friendly, generous, loyal, passionate, romantic, thoughtful, warm
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attached, concerned, enamored, infatuated, liking, respecting, tender, valuing
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amatory, amorous, anxious, appreciative, ardent, demonstrative, erotic, expressive, fervent, fond, idolatrous, impassioned, kind, reverent, reverential, sentimental, solicitous, warm-hearted, worshipful, zealous
adjective as in parental
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affectionate, benevolent, benign, comforting, devoted, fond, forbearing, gentle, indulgent, kind, loving, matriarchal, motherly, patriarchal, protective, sheltering, supportive, tender, warm, watchful
adjective as in philanthropical
adjective as in softhearted
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all heart, benevolent, big-hearted, bleeding-heart, charitable, compassionate, considerate, emotional, forgiving, generous, gentle, kind, lenient, merciful, moving, sensitive, sentimental, soft, sympathetic, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
adjective as in solicitous
adjective as in sympathetic
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affectionate, bleeding-heart, compassionate, interested, loving, responsive, sensitive, supportive, thoughtful, warm
adjective as in tender
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gentle, mild, mushy, poignant, romantic, sentimental, soft, thoughtful, touching, warm
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compassionate, demonstrative, forgiving, kind, moving, sensitive, yielding
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all heart, amorous, benevolent, bleeding-heart, charitable, commiserative, considerate, emotional, evocative, fond, humane, lenient, lovey-dovey, merciful, responsive, softhearted, solicitous, sympathetic, tenderhearted, ticklish, tolerant, touchy, warmhearted
adjective as in tenderhearted
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affectionate, all heart, benevolent, bleeding-heart, charitable, compassionate, considerate, emotional, forgiving, gentle, humane, kind, kindhearted, lenient, loving, merciful, mushy, sensitive, sentimental, soft, softhearted, sweet, sympathetic, tender-hearted, thoughtful, understanding, warm, warmhearted
noun as in thought
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anxiety, assessment, belief, concern, conclusion, dream, expectation, feeling, hope, image, intention, judgment, knowledge, notion, opinion, plan, prospect, theory, thinking, understanding, view, worry
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aim, appreciation, aspiration, assumption, attentiveness, brainchild, brainstorm, compassion, conception, conjecture, conviction, design, drift, estimation, fancy, guess, hypothesis, inference, intuition, kindness, object, premise, purpose, regard, reverie, solicitude, supposition, sympathy
Example Sentences
He said his party offered "the change that is in tune with those values - to have a decent caring country".
His brother Mark paid tribute to the "most amazing, caring man who was loved by anyone who had the pleasure to meet him".
Dan said he now enjoyed caring for his three dogs, mountain bikes and travelling.
This was the kind of caring person he was.
Humanity is a word we use to describe what is supposed to be our essential nature — caring, compassionate, self-sacrificing.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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