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Synonyms for gentle
ˈdʒɛn tlgen·tle
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gentleadjective
Polite and respectful rather than rude
He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up.
Synonyms:
respectful, kind, friendly, politeAntonyms:
rude
English Synonyms and Antonyms
gentle
Amiable combines the senses of lovable or lovely and loving; the amiable character has ready affection and kindliness for others, with the qualities that are adapted to win their love; amiable is a higher and stronger word than good-natured or agreeable. Lovely is often applied to externals; as, a lovely face. Amiable denotes a disposition desirous to cheer, please, and make happy. A selfish man of the world may have the art to be agreeable; a handsome, brilliant, and witty person may be charming or even attractive, while by no means amiable. The engaging, winning, and winsome add to amiability something of beauty, accomplishments, and grace. The benignant are calmly kind, as from a height and a distance. Kind, good-natured people may be coarse and rude, and so fail to be agreeable or pleasing; the really amiable are likely to avoid such faults by their earnest desire to please. The good-natured have an easy disposition to get along comfortably with every one in all circumstances. A sweet disposition is very sure to be amiable, the loving heart bringing out all that is lovable and lovely in character.
Synonyms:
agreeable, amiable, attractive, benignant, engaging, good-natured, harming, kind, lovable, lovely, loving, pleasant, pleasing, sweet, winning, winsomeAntonyms:
acrimonious, churlish, crabbed, cruel, crusty, disagreeable, dogged, gruff, hateful, ill-conditioned, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, morose, sour, sullen, surly, unamiable, unlovely
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Princeton's WordNet
gentle, softadjective
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
"a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"
Synonyms:
aristocratical, indulgent, mild, delicate, easy, piano, balmy, lenient, voiced, soft, docile, patrician, blue, cushy, flabby, subdued, diffuse, flaccid, blue-blooded, aristocratic, sonant, easygoing, diffusedAntonyms:
untamed, intense, steep, lowborn, unkind, loud, heavy, wildgentleadjective
having or showing a kindly or tender nature
"the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"
Synonyms:
blue-blooded, aristocratical, aristocratic, soft, easy, docile, patrician, blueAntonyms:
heavy, wild, untamed, loud, unkind, lowborn, steep, intensegentleadjective
quiet and soothing
"a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"
Synonyms:
blue-blooded, aristocratical, aristocratic, soft, easy, docile, patrician, blueAntonyms:
untamed, heavy, steep, lowborn, intense, unkind, wild, loudaristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patricianadjective
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
"an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"
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down(p), dispirited, racy, gamy, bluish, profane, dismal, dark, disconsolate, gloomy, drear, puritanical, low, naughty, easy, down in the mouth, blue, blueish, gamey, downhearted, juicy, downcast, blasphemous, drab, patrician, docile, blue-blooded, spicy, soft, aristocratic, blue(a), sorry, aristocratical, puritanic, grim, depressed, dingy, dreary, risque, low-spiritedAntonyms:
lowborn, heavy, unkind, steep, untamed, intense, wild, louddocile, gentleadjective
easily handled or managed
"a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"
Synonyms:
blue-blooded, aristocratical, aristocratic, soft, easy, teachable, docile, patrician, blueAntonyms:
untamed, steep, wild, heavy, lowborn, loud, unkind, intenseeasy, gentle, softadjective
having little impact
"an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
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balmy, sluttish, wanton, flaccid, subdued, prosperous, sonant, soft, delicate, flabby, easy, promiscuous, well-off, indulgent, voiced, aristocratical, leisurely, well-to-do, piano, well-fixed, easygoing, patrician, well-situated, comfortable, blue-blooded, diffuse, mild, cushy, aristocratic, docile, lenient, diffused, well-heeled, light, blue, looseAntonyms:
wild, heavy, unkind, loud, untamed, lowborn, steep, intenseeasy, gentleverb
marked by moderate steepness
"an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"
Synonyms:
aristocratical, promiscuous, easy, wanton, sluttish, well-heeled, soft, docile, patrician, blue, aristocratic, well-to-do, well-situated, loose, well-off, prosperous, well-fixed, comfortable, leisurely, light, blue-blooded, easygoingAntonyms:
steep, unkind, untamed, intense, wild, loud, lowborn, heavypacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntleverb
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
"She managed to mollify the angry customer"
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mollify, conciliate, quell, relieve, lenify, stay, placate, quench, allay, ennoble, settle, gruntle, palliate, accommodate, appease, pacify, temper, assuage, propitiate, alleviate, slake, make up, entitle, patch up, reconcile, seasonAntonyms:
loud, lowborn, steep, heavy, unkind, intense, untamed, wildennoble, gentle, entitleverb
give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
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lenify, appease, mollify, pacify, gruntle, title, dignify, placate, ennoble, assuage, entitle, conciliateAntonyms:
unkind, intense, lowborn, loud, heavy, wild, steep, untamedgentleverb
stroke soothingly
Synonyms:
appease, lenify, mollify, gruntle, pacify, placate, ennoble, assuage, entitle, conciliateAntonyms:
steep, unkind, untamed, wild, heavy, loud, intense, lowborn
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
gentleadjective
Synonyms:
well-born, genteel, high-born, docile, tractable, tame, subdued, mild, quiet, peaceable, meek, unobtrusive, bland, soothing, pacific, clement, tender, humane, courteous, cultivated, deferentialAntonyms:
drastic, refractory, vicious, brusque, harsh, rough, severe, rigorous, intractable, indocile
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How to use gentle in a sentence?
Clydesdales are a very gentle breed. When they're young, they're like any other horse -- skittish and more like a kid, more rambunctious. As they get older and more mature -- the more you handle them, the quieter they become.
I have just been condemned, not to a shameful death, which can only apply to felons, but rather to finding your brother again...I seek forgiveness for all whom I know for every harm I may have unwittingly caused them...Adieu, good, gentle sister...I embrace you with all my heart as well as the poor, dear children.
Everything you do is very gentle, you don’t want to do jerky motions ever.
TV and films rarely ever depict normal deaths, for many individuals, death is a gentle, peaceful and pain-free event. Although grieving the loss of loved ones can be a difficult process, some people do speak about their loved ones death as having beena positive experience. We need to demystify death and talk about it more.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Translations for gentle
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- لطيفArabic
- jemnýCzech
- blidDanish
- gemächlich, einfühlsam, sanftmütig, freundlich, sachte, liebenswürdigGerman
- ευγενήςGreek
- mildaEsperanto
- amable, gradual, tierno, suave, medido, tranquiloSpanish
- leuto, hellävarainen, herttainen, vähittäinenFinnish
- douxFrench
- mínIrish
- kedvesHungarian
- lemah lembutIndonesian
- gentileItalian
- עָדִיןHebrew
- 穏やかJapanese
- gentleLatin
- māhū, kāwatawataMāori
- zachtDutch
- skånsomNorwegian
- łagodny, delikatnyPolish
- □ GentilPortuguese
- blândRomanian
- mildSwedish
- şefkatli, hoşgörülü, yumuşak başlı, anlayışlı, yavaş yavaş, nazik, tedricîTurkish
- dịu dàngVietnamese
- מילדYiddish
- 溫和Chinese
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