Synonyms of kindness

kindness

noun

ˈkīn(d)-nəs 

1

as in service

an act of kind assistance

what a kindness to allow us to use your car for the funeral

Synonyms & Similar Words

• service
• grace
• mercy
• courtesy
• privilege
• benevolence
• indulgence
• blessing
• favor
• benefit
• turn
• advantage
• waiver
• boon
• dispensation
• liberty
• godsend
• license
• manna
• licence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interference
• obstacle
• hindrance
• impediment
• hurdle

2

as in sympathy

the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune

out of the kindness of your heart, would you at least consider adopting this stray cat?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sympathy
• compassion
• heart
• generosity
• mercy
• pity
• humanity
• kindliness
• feelings
• feeling
• sensitivity
• ruth
• kindheartedness
• commiseration
• good-heartedness
• responsiveness
• charity
• warmheartedness
• love
• affection
• largeheartedness
• empathy
• regard
• bigheartedness
• softheartedness
• sensibility
• altruism
• benevolence
• goodwill
• rapport
• humaneness
• affinity
• humanism
• philanthropy
• humanitarianism
• benignity
• benignancy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• inhumanity
• cruelty
• coldness
• callousness
• disinterest
• mercilessness
• unconcern
• hatred
• pitilessness
• coldheartedness
• hard-heartedness
• hostility
• harshness
• inhumanness
• animosity
• dislike
• antipathy

3

as in tenderness

sympathetic concern for the well-being of others

with touching kindness, the couple offered the stranded tourists a place to stay for the night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tenderness
• generosity
• humaneness
• attentiveness
• warmth
• benevolence
• beneficence
• kindliness
• kindheartedness
• tenderheartedness
• thoughtfulness
• benignity
• warmheartedness
• good-heartedness
• friendliness
• considerateness
• benignancy
• patience
• mercifulness
• compassionateness
• softheartedness
• graciousness
• affability
• niceness
• tolerance
• understanding
• pleasantness
• leniency
• altruism
• charitableness
• magnanimity
• clemency
• unselfishness
• good-naturedness
• philanthropy
• good-temperedness
• charity
• greatheartedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cruelty
• savagery
• brutality
• inhumanity
• callousness
• unkindness
• barbarity
• heartlessness
• ruthlessness
• savageness
• brutishness
• bestiality
• mercilessness
• severity
• insensitivity
• thoughtlessness
• toughness
• hard-heartedness
• inconsiderateness
• barbarousness
• unkindliness
• cold-bloodedness
• sternness
• unfeelingness
• harshness
• pitilessness
• meanness
• virulence
• malevolence
• grimness
• maliciousness
• spitefulness
• hatefulness
• vitriol

Examples of kindness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ciotti doesn’t remember much kindness toward his family growing up. —D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024

Dusty Wood: There'll be never a way to repay the kindness, of strangers that opened up the possibility of giving the best chance to my sister. —Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024

Watch the video above to see how kindness turned a bitter situation into a refreshing moment! —Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024

This sentiment encapsulates the essence of Cemetery Sun’s mission: to spread kindness and understanding in an often chaotic world. —Ben Welles, SPIN, 20 Sep. 2024