kindly
The word “kindly” has 2 syllables: kind-ly
It's pronounced as /ˈkaɪndli/
What is synonym and antonym for kindly?
In the thesaurus, “kindly” has 28 synonyms and 52 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for kindly along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for kindly
- beneficial
- benevolent
- compassionate
- considerately
- courteously
- enough
- fairly
- favorable
- friendly
- gentle
- good
- gracious
- graciously
- helpful
- kind
- nice
- nicely
- politely
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- reasonably
- relatively
- something
- somewhat
- sympathetic
- thoughtful
- thoughtfully
Antonyms for kindly
- atrocious
- awfully
- bad
- barbaric
- barbarous
- bestial
- brutal
- brute
- brutish
- callous
- contemptuously
- cruel
- cruelly
- disadvantageous
- disdainfully
- disrespectfully
- especially
- exceeding
- exceedingly
- exceptionally
- extremely
- fiendish
- greatly
- heartless
- heavily
- highly
- inconsiderately
- inhuman
- inhumane
- insensate
- insensitive
- merciless
- particularly
- pitiless
- rudely
- ruthless
- sadistic
- savage
- scornfully
- terribly
- thoughtlessly
- truculent
- unfavorable
- unfeeling
- unfriendly
- unhelpful
- unkind
- unkindly
- unprofitable
- unsympathetic
- very
- vicious
Meanings of kindly
- adjective
- Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
- Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent.
- Lawful.
- Natural; inherent to the kind or race.
- adverb
- In a kind manner, out of kindness.
- In a favourable way.
- Used to make a polite request: please.
- With kind acceptance; used with take.
- Kind of, somewhat.
- Readily.
- Naturally.
Example Sentences
- She kindly offered her help to the elderly woman crossing the street.
- The teacher kindly explained the lesson to the confused student.
- He smiled kindly at the children playing in the park.
- Would you kindly pass me the salt?
- The waiter kindly brought our drinks to the table without us asking.
On this page you'll find 80 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to kindly, such as: atrocious, awfully, bad, barbaric, barbarous, beneficial, benevolent.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- mercilessly
- pitilessly
- resentfully
- ruthlessly
- soullessly
- unfeelingly
- ungraciously
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- venomously
gallantly
- amiably
- attentively
- boldly
- bravely
- cordially
- courageously
- fearlessly
- firmly
- gamely
- gently
- graciously
- heroically
- honorably
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- manfully
- politely
- respectfully
- tactfully
- thoughtfully
- valiantly
handsomely
- bountifully
- cheerfully
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- kindly
- nicely
- thoughtfully
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ill-naturedly
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- disagreeably
- fiendishly
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