Synonyms of tender

1. tender, legal tender, stamp, medium of exchange, monetary system: usage: something that can be used as an official medium of payment
2. attendant, attender, tender, assistant, helper, help, supporter: usage: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
3. bid, tender, offer, offering: usage: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
4. tender, car, railcar, railway car, railroad car: usage: car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
5. tender, ship's boat, pinnace, cutter, boat: usage: a boat for communication between ship and shore
6. tender, supply ship, ship: usage: ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

1. tender, give, gift, present: usage: offer or present for acceptance
2. offer, bid, tender: usage: propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
3. tender, offer, proffer: usage: make a tender of; in legal settlements
4. tender, tenderize, tenderise, change, alter, modify: usage: make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat"

1. tender (vs. tough), protective, sentimental, soft: usage: given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
2. sensitive, sore, raw, tender, painful (vs. painless): usage: hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"
3. tender, young (vs. old), immature: usage: young and immature; "at a tender age"
4. affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm, loving (vs. unloving): usage: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
5. tender (vs. tough), chewable, cuttable, crisp, crispy, flaky, flakey, tenderized, tenderised, edible#1, comestible#1, eatable: usage: easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"
6. tender (vs. tough), untoughened, delicate, soft, weak: usage: physically untoughened; "tender feet"
7. crank, cranky, tender, tippy, unstable (vs. stable): usage: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
8. tender, delicate (vs. rugged): usage: (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"