Synonyms for gentle
ˈdʒɛn tl

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1. gentle, soft(adj)

   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, diffused

   Antonyms:
   untamed, intense, steep, lowborn, unkind, loud, heavy, wild

2. gentle(adj)

   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, blue

   Antonyms:
   heavy, wild, untamed, loud, unkind, lowborn, steep, intense

3. gentle(adj)

   quiet and soothing

   "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"

   Synonyms:
   blue-blooded, aristocratical, aristocratic, soft, easy, docile, patrician, blue

   Antonyms:
   untamed, heavy, steep, lowborn, intense, unkind, wild, loud

4. aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician(adj)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   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-spirited

   Antonyms:
   lowborn, heavy, unkind, steep, untamed, intense, wild, loud

5. docile, gentle(adj)

   easily handled or managed

   "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"

   Synonyms:
   blue-blooded, aristocratical, aristocratic, soft, easy, teachable, docile, patrician, blue

   Antonyms:
   untamed, steep, wild, heavy, lowborn, loud, unkind, intense

6. easy, gentle, soft(adj)

   having little impact

   "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"

   Synonyms:
   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, loose

   Antonyms:
   wild, heavy, unkind, loud, untamed, lowborn, steep, intense

7. easy, gentle(verb)

   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, easygoing

   Antonyms:
   steep, unkind, untamed, intense, wild, loud, lowborn, heavy

8. pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle(verb)

   cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

   "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

   Synonyms:
   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, season

   Antonyms:
   loud, lowborn, steep, heavy, unkind, intense, untamed, wild

9. ennoble, gentle, entitle(verb)

   give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

   Synonyms:
   lenify, appease, mollify, pacify, gruntle, title, dignify, placate, ennoble, assuage, entitle, conciliate

   Antonyms:
   unkind, intense, lowborn, loud, heavy, wild, steep, untamed

10. gentle(verb)

    stroke soothingly

    Synonyms:
    appease, lenify, mollify, gruntle, pacify, placate, ennoble, assuage, entitle, conciliate

    Antonyms:
    steep, unkind, untamed, wild, heavy, loud, intense, lowborn

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1. gentle(adjective)

   Polite and respectful rather than rude

   He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up.

   Synonyms:
   respectful, kind, friendly, polite

   Antonyms:
   rude

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. 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, winsome

   Antonyms:
   acrimonious, churlish, crabbed, cruel, crusty, disagreeable, dogged, gruff, hateful, ill-conditioned, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, morose, sour, sullen, surly, unamiable, unlovely

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. gentle

   Synonyms:
   courteous, polite, highbred, mild, bland, tame, docile, amiable, meek, soft, placid, tender

   Antonyms:
   rough, rude, coarse, fierce, savage

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. gentle(a.)

   Synonyms:
   mild, bland, moderate, clement, lenient, merciful, kind, tender, compassionate, indulgent, meek, soft, humane, of a sweet disposition, not rough, not harsh

2. gentle(a.)

   Synonyms:
   tame, docile, peaceable, quiet, tractable, pacific, dove-like, not wild, not refractory

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1. gentle(a)

   Synonyms:
   well-born, genteel, high-born, docile, tractable, tame, subdued, mild, quiet, peaceable, meek, unobtrusive, bland, soothing, pacific, clement, tender, humane, courteous, cultivated, deferential

   Antonyms:
   drastic, refractory, vicious, brusque, harsh, rough, severe, rigorous, intractable, indocile

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1. List of paraphrases for "gentle":

   sweet, soft, mild, fresh, nice, soft-spoken, moderate, smooth

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1. Mary Jane Minkin:

   The vagina and the vulva are the most sensitive tissues in the body— to harsh soaps, fragrances, and all other possible allergens, when people think of ‘clean’ they tend to think of harsh, deodorizing soaps, but please don't use these. The less soap, the better. If you want to use a soap, use gentle pH balanced washes.

2. Book of Proverbs:

   Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

3. George Floyd:

   Knowing my brother is to love my brother, he's a gentle giant, he don't hurt anybody.

4. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   All the time we hear "Love is Blind." But it's not true. Blind is the Infatuation, while Love is All-seeing and All-accepting amazing aspect of life. Love is Strong and Permanent vis-a-vis Infatuation that is Fragile and Transitory. In my view, Love is like Silk, which is delicate, gentle, illuminating and soft - and yet so strong that no force on earth can tear it apart easily. Love is accepting each other for good qualities as well as flaws, and for strengths as much as weaknesses. Love is working together through the challenges of life, and overcoming obstacles with Synergy. I would summarize Love in three T's: Trust, Transparency and Teamwork.

5. Saint Francis de Sales:

   Nothing is so powerful as gentleness nothing is so gentle as true strength.

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