GOOD-HEARTED Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

good-hearted

adjective

ˈgu̇d-ˈhär-təd

Definition of good-hearted

as in compassionate

having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others a good-hearted doctor who regularly sees poor patients for free

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Recent Examples of good-hearted This is not an option for Borte, whose film is marked in its best moments by a refreshingly good-hearted tone and a positive view of human nature. — Elena Lazic, Variety, 26 June 2026 Bobby is smart and well-behaved; Skeeter is loud, charismatic, and impulsive, though ultimately good-hearted and well-intentioned. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026 Sudano said his son was a good kid who was outgoing, always joking and good-hearted. — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 17 June 2026 That show landed in the summer of 2020, right when the country needed a charming, good-hearted antidote to the terrors of COVID lockdown and an impending election. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for good-hearted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-hearted

Adjective

Perinatal palliative care is an important and compassionate option.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Rodriguez described her daughter as kind, compassionate and full of life.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of compassionate

Adjective

To George, there are benevolent choices that businessmen owe to those who their work touches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
With new ownership, the Lakers’ braintrust no longer has the protection of the benevolent Buss family or the baseball-centric Mark Walter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of benevolent

Adjective

The five years between home playoff games were not kind to fans of the South Siders.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
For her performance as Thelma, the kind young stranger who shares a bus trip with the elderly woman returning to her long-ago home in Bountiful, Saint won the 1954 Outer Critics Circle Special Award.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of kind

Adjective

That her means of exit is abandoning her newborn twins is less than sympathetic, but in a different era Cathy would have options beyond a domesticity that never suited her in the first place.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
In my experience, many corporate teams drift between sympathetic over-activation (burnout) and dorsal shutdown (disengagement).

— Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of sympathetic

Adjective

The service Enthusiastic, thoughtful, and caring, the service here is warm and heartfelt.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
As Toby Ziegler and Josiah Bartlett could tell you, the only way to change is the world is with a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026