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Wiktionary3.2 / 5 votes

  1. gentlyadverb

    Antonyms:
    roughly

  2. gentlyadverb

    Antonyms:
    roughly

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 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

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How to use gently in a sentence?

  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.


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