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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How to say gently in sign language?

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How to use gently in a sentence?

1. Di Maio:

   The key to the process is to design the pressure release rate not to stress the dough, which likes to expand gently, we mainly studied how dough behaves with and without yeast -- how the softness changes with leavening( rising), and how the dough responds to a temperature program during baking.

2. Angel Blessing:

   Angels around us, angels beside us, angels within us. Angels are watching over you when times are good or stressed. Their wings wrap gently around you, whispering you are loved and blessed.

3. Goa Kerle:

   We need those who can violently shake the world in a gentle way, not those who gently shake it in a violent way.

4. William Ellery Channing:

   To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich, to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart, to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never, in a word to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common, this is to be my symphony.

5. Chairman Crispin Maunder:

   The oil price is creeping up gently, we see it coming back and we have heavy helicopters on order from 2017 onwards.