Synonyms & Antonyms : Paternal





Paternal



( Adjective )


My paternal grand-father expired few days back.

Synonyms:

Careful

Fatherly

Patronizing

Kind-Hearted

Contextual Examples:

My father is careful in his business dealings. He never signs a paper without proper judgment.

My boss has a fatherly attitude to all the employees.

He is patronizing so long as my business proposals are profitable to him as well as to me.

Our principal is a kind – hearted while dealing with the students.



Antonyms:

Careless

Rough

Rude

Indifferent

Contextual Examples:

I try not to be careless in accounts which I consider are basic to success in any business.

Before taking a business decision I make rough estimates and then prune them before implementation of projects.

It is rude to interrupt when somebody is speaking.

My boss is not indifferent to the welfare of his subordinates.




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