Affectionate
Antonyms of AFFECTIONATE
- cool, dry, unfeeling, estranged, bellicose, frosty, standoffish, inimical, detached, uninvolved, warlike, disaffected, distant, alienated, frigid, offish, adverse, unfriendly, antisocial, antagonistic, unromantic, unbending, cold-eyed, belligerent, unconcerned, aloof, unsociable, unkind, remote, unsentimental, contentious, reserved, uncaring, cold, undemonstrative, indifferent, hostile, Disliking, pitiless.
Examples of usage:
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His Excellency the Governor came to see me off, and gave me an affectionate shake of the hands. "Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846" by James Richardson
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Your ever affectionate, Stephen Ogilvie. "The Altar Steps" by Compton MacKenzie
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I have ever found her a brilliant, charming companion, and a warm, affectionate friend. "Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville" by Mary Somerville
