How is the word kind distinct from other similar nouns?
Some common synonyms of kind are character, description, nature, sort, and type. While all these words mean «a number of individuals thought of as a group because of a common quality or qualities,» kind may suggest natural grouping.
a zoo seemingly having animals of every kind
Where would character be a reasonable alternative to kind?
The synonyms character and kind are sometimes interchangeable, but character implies a group marked by distinctive likenesses peculiar to the type.
research on the subject so far has been of an elementary character
When could description be used to replace kind?
While the synonyms description and kind are close in meaning, description implies a group marked by agreement in all details belonging to a type as described or defined.
not all acts of that description are actually illegal
When would nature be a good substitute for kind?
While in some cases nearly identical to kind, nature may imply inherent, essential resemblance rather than obvious or superficial likenesses.
two problems of a similar nature
When can sort be used instead of kind?
The words sort and kind can be used in similar contexts, but sort often suggests some disparagement.
the sort of newspaper dealing in sensational stories
When is it sensible to use type instead of kind?
Although the words type and kind have much in common, type may suggest strong and clearly marked similarity throughout the items included so that each is typical of the group.
one of three basic body types
- affectionate
- amiable
- charitable
- compassionate
- considerate
- cordial
- courteous
- friendly
- gentle
- gracious
- humane
- kindhearted
- kindly
- loving
- sympathetic
- thoughtful
- tolerant
- humanitarian
- understanding
- all heart
- altruistic
- amicable
- beneficent
- benevolent
- benign
- big
- bleeding-heart
- bounteous
- clement
- congenial
- eleemosynary
- good-hearted
- heart in right place
- indulgent
- lenient
- mild
- neighborly
- obliging
- philanthropic
- propitious
- soft touch
- softhearted
- tenderhearted
- brand
- set
- sort
- type
- variety
- breed
- classification
- family
- genus
- ilk
- kin
- order
- race
- description
- lot
- manner
- nature
- number
- set
- sort
- style
- variety
- way
- breed
- complexion
- connection
- denomination
- designation
- essence
- fiber
- gender
- habit
- ilk
- likes
- mold
- persuasion
- stamp
- stripe
- temperament
- tendency
- tribe
On this page you’ll find 231 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to kind, such as: affectionate, amiable, charitable, compassionate, considerate, and cordial.
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What is another word for kind?
The word kind is most commonly used in two very different ways: as an adjective meaning benevolent and as a noun meaning type. There are several synonyms for each.
benevolent
Kind is an adjective describing someone (or their actions) as good and benevolent. The adjectives loving and caring can mean the same thing.
Synonyms that imply that a person is generally kind include the related words kindly and kindhearted (and the similar words goodhearted, bighearted, warmhearted, and tenderhearted). The term good-natured is sometimes used in this way.
Being kind is often thought of as more than simply being polite or nice. (See more about the difference between kind and nice in the section below.)
Words that imply an active form of benevolence include charitable, compassionate, and altruistic.
Considerate and thoughtful suggest that a person actively thinks about how to treat others well. The word empathetic is often used in this way.
type
Kind is also commonly used to mean type, as in What kind/type of car are you shopping for? The words class, category, and sort can be used to mean the same thing. The words brand and breed both have more specific meanings, but can also be used in general contexts (often in a slightly figurative way).
This is the sense of kind used in one of a kind.
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How is kind different from nice?
antonyms for kind
- aloof
- antagonistic
- cold
- cool
- cruel
- disagreeable
- discourteous
- disliking
- hard
- harsh
- hateful
- inattentive
- inconsiderate
- indifferent
- inhumane
- mean
- merciless
- nasty
- rough
- rude
- severe
- thoughtless
- uncaring
- uncompassionate
- unfeeling
- unfriendly
- unkind
- unmindful
- unsociable
- unsympathetic
- violent
- bad
- bitter
- ungenerous
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WORDS RELATED TO KIND
- considerate
- cooperative
- friendly
- generous
- handy
- helpful
- hospitable
- kind
- neighborly
- obliging
- on deck
- on tap
- polite
- unselfish
- user friendly
- all over
- attached
- caring
- crazy over
- dear
- devoted
- doting
- fond
- friendly
- huggy
- kind
- lovey-dovey
- loving
- mushy
- nutty about
- partial
- soft on
- sympathetic
- tender
- warm
- warmhearted
- Robin Hood
- all heart
- benevolent
- big
- big-hearted
- bleeding heart
- charitable
- considerate
- generous
- good
- good scout
- human
- humane
- humanitarian
- kind
- magnanimous
- openhanded
- philanthropic
- self-sacrificing
- affable
- amicable
- attractive
- benign
- breezy
- buddy-buddy
- charming
- cheerful
- clubby
- complaisant
- cool
- copacetic
- cordial
- cozy
- delightful
- downright neighborly
- easy
- engaging
- friendly
- genial
- good-humored
- good-natured
- gracious
- kind
- kindly
- lenient
- lovable
- mellow
- mild
- obliging
- palsy-walsy
- pleasant
- pleasing
- princely
- responsive
- right
- righteous
- sociable
- sweet-tempered
- swell
- tight
- warm
- warmhearted
- winning
- accordant
- agreeing
- amiable
- civil
- clubby
- concordant
- cordial
- courteous
- cozy
- empathic
- good-humored
- harmonious
- kind
- kindly
- like-minded
- mellow
- neighborly
- pacific
- peaceable
- peaceful
- polite
- regular
- right nice
- sociable
- square-shooting
- sympathetic
- understanding
- array
- choice
- collection
- combination
- combo
- diversity
- garbage
- group
- hodgepodge
- jumble
- kind
- medley
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- mixture
- mélange
- potpourri
- selection
- sort
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kind
Amiable combines the senses of lovable or lovely and loving; the amiable character has ready affection and kindliness for others, with the qualities that are adapted to win their love; amiable is a higher and stronger word than good-natured or agreeable. Lovely is often applied to externals; as, a lovely face. Amiable denotes a disposition desirous to cheer, please, and make happy. A selfish man of the world may have the art to be agreeable; a handsome, brilliant, and witty person may be charming or even attractive, while by no means amiable. The engaging, winning, and winsome add to amiability something of beauty, accomplishments, and grace. The benignant are calmly kind, as from a height and a distance. Kind, good-natured people may be coarse and rude, and so fail to be agreeable or pleasing; the really amiable are likely to avoid such faults by their earnest desire to please. The good-natured have an easy disposition to get along comfortably with every one in all circumstances. A sweet disposition is very sure to be amiable, the loving heart bringing out all that is lovable and lovely in character.
Synonyms:
agreeable, amiable, attractive, benignant, engaging, gentle, good-natured, harming, lovable, lovely, loving, pleasant, pleasing, sweet, winning, winsomeAntonyms:
acrimonious, churlish, crabbed, cruel, crusty, disagreeable, dogged, gruff, hateful, ill-conditioned, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, morose, sour, sullen, surly, unamiable, unlovely
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kindnoun
Synonyms:
style, character, description, designation, denomination, genus, species, sort, class, nature, set, breed -
kindadjective
Synonyms:
benevolent, benign, tender, indulgent, humane, clement, lenient, compassionate, gentle, good, gracious, forbearing, kind-heartedAntonyms:
unkind, harsh, severe, cruel, hard, illiberal
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kind, sort, form, varietyadjective
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
«sculpture is a form of art»; «what kinds of desserts are there?»
Synonyms:
course, figure, flesh, frame, shape, conformation, sort, chassis, physical body, multifariousness, potpourri, soma, assortment, diverseness, human body, contour, grade, sorting, cast, form, mannikin, mannequin, physique, phase, word form, change, configuration, class, variant, motley, variety show, pattern, bod, miscellany, signifier, smorgasbord, miscellanea, descriptor, salmagundi, manikin, variety, strain, anatomy, mixture, mixed bag, var., diversity, material body, manakin, buildAntonyms:
unkindly, unsympathetic, harsh, stinging, rough, hurtful, unforgiving, unkind, edged, inhospitable, cutting -
kindadjective
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
«kind to sick patients»; «a kind master»; «kind words showing understanding and sympathy»; «thanked her for her kind letter»
Synonyms:
tolerant, genialAntonyms:
inhospitable, unforgiving, harsh, edged, cutting, unkind, unkindly, rough, hurtful, stinging, unsympathetic -
kind, genialadjective
agreeable, conducive to comfort
«a dry climate kind to asthmatics»; «the genial sunshine»;»hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet»
Synonyms:
tolerant, mental, genial, cordial, affable, amiableAntonyms:
edged, unkindly, cutting, unsympathetic, inhospitable, unforgiving, hurtful, unkind, rough, harsh, stinging -
kind, tolerantadjective
tolerant and forgiving under provocation
«our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke»
Synonyms:
large-minded, resistant, broad, patient of, liberal, tolerant, genialAntonyms:
hurtful, unsympathetic, unkindly, stinging, inhospitable, unforgiving, edged, harsh, rough, cutting, unkind
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kindadjective
Synonyms:
benevolent, beneficent, benignant, humane, gracious, friendly, kindly, complacent, complaisant, generous, obliging, bounteous, accommodating, philanthropic, compassionate, mild, benign, clement, good, amiable, charitable, gentle, lenient, indulgent, forbearing, tender, sympathetic, bland, affectionate, loving, good-natured, tender-hearted, kind-hearted -
kindnoun
Synonyms:
race, genus, family, breed, species, set, class -
kindnoun
Synonyms:
sort, nature, character, manner, description, style
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kindadjective
Synonyms:
indulgent, compassionate, merciful, lenient, clement, benignant, gracious, benevolent, kind-hearted, forbearing, benign, beneficent, humane, obliging -
kindnoun
Synonyms:
variety, genus, species, strain, breed, nature, genre, sort, style, character, description, kidney
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List of paraphrases for «kind»:
type, sort, genus, nature, art, genre, types, guy, form, species, gender, class, kinds, model, gen, like, nice, sweet, way, category, rate
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Randolph Bourne:
Society is one vast conspiracy for carving one into the kind of statue likes, and then placing it in the most convenient niche it has.
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Zak Farmer , 31:
I kind of imagined when I had Ellie that she was going to be this calm baby, and we’d always go hiking in the woods, and she’d watch the butterflies go by, that’s really nice, and we definitely have those moments together, but she is a really active kid.
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Jon Scieszka:
When I sit down I don’t really think, «Who is my target audience?» I think about, «What’s the best way to tell this story?» I try to imagine my audience really being grabbed by it, including the kind of knucklehead guys sitting in the back who often don’t think stories are for them.
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Mayim Bialik:
I think what I would have liked to tell my younger self about my mental health is that there are answers, for me, some of those answers I had to wait years to find and I needed to get different help, which ended up being really the right kind of help.
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Cui Ernan:
The core issue is: What kind of job can they find and what kind of pay can they get for a new job? if they lower their expectations for their pay or for the role that they are working in then it’s not that hard for them to find a job.
Translations for kind
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- tipe, soortAfrikaans
- نوع, حنون, لطيفة, لطيفArabic
- প্রজাতি, প্রকারBengali
- classe, tipus, maco, amable, gènereCatalan, Valencian
- laskavýCzech
- caredig, mwynWelsh
- venlig, art, naturalier, natur, slags, rarDanish
- Sorte, liebenswürdig, gütig, nett, aufmerksam, lieb, freundlich, Art, mildGerman
- είδοςGreek
- specoEsperanto
- forma, gentil, género, amable, cariñoso, bondadoso, clase, tipoSpanish
- tõug, liik, sortEstonian
- تیپ, گونه, نوع, مهربانPersian
- tyyppi, säyseä, laatu, samalla mitalla, -lainen, oma, jonkinlainen, ystävällinen, luontoissuoritus, auttavainen, ominainen, eräänlainen, myötämielinen, sävyisä, kiltti, luokka, lajiFinnish
- gentil, acabit, genre, gentille, nature, sorte, favorableFrench
- sórt, gnéIrish
- seòrsa, gnèScottish Gaelic
- तरह, दया, प्रकारHindi
- kedvesHungarian
- բարի, տեսակArmenian
- tegund, gerð, góður, vinalegurIcelandic
- genere, gentile, carino, tipoItalian
- סוגHebrew
- 優しい, 種類, 親切Japanese
- macemJavanese
- სახეობა, ტიპი, ჯიშიGeorgian
- ប្រភេទKhmer
- 친절하다, 종류Korean
- جۆڕKurdish
- benignus, mitisLatin
- léif, Zort, Genre, Aart, frëndlechLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຊະນິດLao
- geras, malonus, veislė, meilus, rūšis, mielasLithuanian
- mīļš, šķirne, veids, laipns, suga, labsLatvian
- ദയMalayalam
- jenisMalay
- type, ras, aardig, mooi, natura, gelijke munt, categorie, prettig, leuk, natuur, lief, gunstig, slag, mild, aard, soort, genreDutch
- vennlig, slag, snillNorwegian
- ਵਰਗ, ਕਿਸਮPanjabi, Punjabi
- typ, rasa, rodzaj, miłyPolish
- categoria, raça, amável, classe, género, tipoPortuguese
- gen, amabil, fel, bun, drăguțRomanian
- любезный, разновидность, род, сорт, вид, добрыйRussian
- कृपाSanskrit
- ljubazan, dobrodušan, prijatanSerbo-Croatian
- prijazenSlovene
- sort, natura, typ, snäll, art, slagSwedish
- ainaSwahili
- கருணைTamil
- జాతి, రకముTelugu
- uriTagalog
- türTurkish
- نوعUrdu
- loạiVietnamese
- vayant, vayante, djinti, djinteyeWalloon
- 类Chinese
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