Synonyms for gentle
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Soft
mild, moderate, tender, soothing; see faint 3, mild 2, soft 2, 3.
Kind
tender, considerate, benign, sensitive; see kind 1.
Tamed
domesticated, tame, docile, broken, housebroken, disciplined, educated, trained, cowed, civilized, tractable, pliable, taught, cultivated, obedient to the rein.
Antonyms wild*, savage, untamed.
Well-born
highbred, blue-blooded, aristocratic; see noble 3, refined 2. See syn. study at soft.
See gentle in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Of a kindly, considerate character:
mild, soft, softhearted, tender1, tenderhearted. See kindFree from severity or violence, as in movement:
balmy1, delicate, faint, mild, smooth, soft. See calm, strongOf small intensity:
light2, moderate, slight, soft. See strongEasily managed or handled:
docile, meek, mild, tame. See wildNot steep or abrupt:
easy, gradual, moderate. See rise
verb
To ease the anger or agitation of:
appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten. Idiom: pour oil on troubled water. See calmTo train to live with and be of use to people:
domesticate, domesticize, master, tame. See wildTo make (an animal) docile:
break, bust, master, tame. See wild
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