Synonyms for gently
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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.2 / 5 votes

1. gentlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   roughly

2. gentlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   roughly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. gentlyadverb

   in a gradual manner

   "a gently sloping terrain"

   Synonyms:
   mildly, softly, lightly

2. gently, mildlyadverb

   in a gentle manner

   "he talked gently to the injured animal"

   Synonyms:
   mildly, softly, lightly

3. lightly, softly, gentlyadverb

   with little weight or force

   "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"

   Synonyms:
   quietly, thinly, piano, softly, light, mildly, lightly

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "gently":

   smoothly, softly, mildly, delicately, nicely, slowly, carefuily, easy, lightly, carefully, slightly, quietly, kindly

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1. Chinese Proverb:

   Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.

2. Hassan Al Thawadi:

   In relation to drunk fans it will be as it is anywhere else, anyone who is rowdy, anyone who breaches the law, will be very gently - depending on how they react - taken care of in a manner to make sure that people are not disrupting the public order, everyone will be able to have fun and be exposed to Qatari culture.

3. Miyuki Maruping:

   Children need role models... who can gently guide them to nature with excitement, optimism and an attitude of a lifelong learner.

4. Phil Crosby:

   You have to lead people gently toward what they already know is right.

5. John Kennedy:

   Here’s what everybody’s been trying to tell you today. And I say this gently. Your user agreement sucks, the purpose of that user agreement is to cover Facebook’s rear-end. It’s not to inform Facebook’s users about their rights.