Need another word that means the same as “affectionate”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “affectionate” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Affectionate” are: fond, lovesome, tender, loving, adoring, devoted, caring, doting, warm, soft, unselfish, kind, kind-hearted, kindly, comforting, expressive, open, forthcoming, emotional, communicative, responsive, unreserved, unrestrained, effusive, expansive, gushing, cuddly, friendly, approachable
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “affectionate” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| adoring | Feeling or expressing deep affection, love, or admiration. A gift from an adoring fan. |
| approachable | Easily approached. A friendly approachable person. |
| caring | Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others. Caring friends. |
| comforting | Serving to improve a person’s mood or restore a sense of physical well-being. We would like to thank our family and friends for their support and their comforting words. |
| communicative | Willing, eager, or able to talk or impart information. The communicative process in literary texts. |
| cuddly | Endearing and pleasant to cuddle, especially as a result of being soft or plump. She was short and cuddly. |
| devoted | Dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use. Devoted friends. |
| doting | Extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring. She was spoiled outrageously by her doting father. |
| effusive | Showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. Insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship. |
| emotional | Determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason. An emotional speech. |
| expansive | (of a person or their manner) relaxed and genially frank and communicative. Expansive domestic economic policies. |
| expressive | Conveying (a specified quality or idea. She has big expressive eyes. |
| fond | Having an affection or liking for. I m very fond of Mel. |
| forthcoming | Ready or made available when wanted or needed. Financial support was not forthcoming. |
| friendly | Easy to understand or use. We want friendly relations with all countries. |
| gushing | Extravagantly demonstrative. A gushing hydrant. |
| kind | Agreeable, conducive to comfort. A dry climate kind to asthmatics. |
| kind-hearted | Having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition. |
| kindly | Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity. Kindly criticism. |
| lovesome | Having or displaying warmth or affection. |
| loving | Enjoying the specified activity or thing. Her music loving son. |
| open | Of textures full of small openings or gaps. His eyes showed open admiration as they swept over her. |
| responsive | Denoting or relating to a website whose page design changes automatically according to the size of the screen on which it is viewed. Children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience. |
| soft | Used chiefly as a direction or description in music soft in a quiet subdued tone. The moon s pale light cast soft shadows. |
| tender | (of a part of the body) sensitive to pain. She covered his face with tender kisses. |
| unreserved | Not set apart for a particular purpose or booked in advance. He has had their unreserved support. |
| unrestrained | Not restrained or restricted. Unrestrained laughter. |
| unselfish | Not greedy. Unselfish devotion. |
| warm | Having or displaying warmth or affection. If there is anything a little too warm in the play it can easily be left out. |
| adoring | Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent. A gift from an adoring fan. |
| affection | The action or process of affecting or being affected. An affection of the skin. |
| amatory | Relating to or induced by sexual love or desire. His amatory exploits. |
| amiable | Disposed to please. The amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically. |
| attached | Used of buildings joined by common sidewalls. A ground floor bedroom with a toilet attached. |
| balmy | Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular. It used to drive my husband balmy. |
| caring | Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others. Caring friends. |
| cherish | Hold (something) dear. I cherish the letters she wrote. |
| clement | (of weather or climate) physically mild. Clement weather. |
| cognomen | The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member’s given name. |
| compassionate | Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others. Heard the soft and compassionate voices of women. |
| dedicated | Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose. A team of dedicated doctors. |
| delicate | A delicate fabric or garment. A delicate violin passage. |
| doting | Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent. Deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain. |
| enamored | Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness. Narcissus was a beautiful Greek youth who became enamored of his own reflection. |
| epithet | An epithet used as a term of abuse. Old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet dirty. |
| fond | Having a strong preference or liking for. Fond of his nephew. |
| infatuated | Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness. An infatuated teenager. |
| loving | Feeling or showing love or great care. Loving glances. |
| mawkish | Sentimental in an exaggerated or false way. The mawkish smell of warm beer. |
| melodrama | Behaviour or events that resemble melodrama. He gloated like a villain in a Victorian melodrama. |
| moniker | A name. His real moniker is Dave Kennedy. |
| nickname | Give a nickname to. An area nicknamed Sniper s Alley. |
| romantic | A person with romantic beliefs or attitudes. A romantic moonlight ride. |
| sentimental | Given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality. Sentimental soap operas. |
| smitten | (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming. Conscience smitten. |
| sobriquet | A person’s nickname. She was a vast and haughty person who answered to the sobriquet Duchesse. |
| surname | Give a surname to. Eddie Penham so aptly surnamed had produced a hand painted sign for us. |
| tender | Make a tender of in legal settlements. Be tender of a lady s reputation. |
| warm | An act of warming something or oneself. If there is anything a little too warm in the play it can easily be left out. |
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