Synonyms for mild
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1. mild(adj)

   moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

   "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"

   Synonyms:
   balmy, soft, modest, meek

   Antonyms:
   deep, intensive, keen, wicked, blood-and-guts, violent, thick, strong, profound, wild, overwhelming, proud, smart, tearing, trigger-happy, concentrated, consuming, uttermost(a), big, unrelenting, inclement, main(a), raging, terrible, extreme, intense, exquisite, severe, utmost(a), aggravated, bad, unabated, brutal, screaming(a), intensified, terrific, vehement, fierce, cold

2. meek, mild, modest(adj)

   humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

   "meek and self-effacing"

   Synonyms:
   tame, low, small, humble, lowly, meek, soft, minor, modest, spiritless, balmy, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

   Antonyms:
   intensive, raging, terrible, smart, blood-and-guts, unrelenting, proud, uttermost(a), brutal, violent, main(a), screaming(a), keen, utmost(a), inclement, terrific, wild, deep, wicked, vehement, consuming, thick, trigger-happy, severe, unabated, extreme, bad, concentrated, intense, cold, tearing, aggravated, fierce, strong, big, profound, intensified, exquisite, overwhelming

3. balmy, mild, soft(adj)

   mild and pleasant

   "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"

   Synonyms:
   crackers, round the bend, flaccid, subdued, bats, nutty, buggy, modest, sonant, soft, delicate, gentle, flabby, wacky, kooky, daft, fruity, easy, kookie, indulgent, voiced, nuts, bonkers, dotty, cracked, haywire, meek, piano, easygoing, loco, diffuse, batty, loony, lenient, barmy, diffused, around the bend, balmy, cushy, loopy, whacky

   Antonyms:
   deep, wild, strong, fierce, big, main(a), violent, trigger-happy, concentrated, unabated, extreme, terrific, overwhelming, intensive, screaming(a), exquisite, consuming, proud, thick, uttermost(a), raging, inclement, unrelenting, bad, terrible, keen, brutal, cold, aggravated, blood-and-guts, vehement, intense, utmost(a), smart, tearing, wicked, profound, severe, intensified

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1. mild(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   soft, meek, bland, kind, tranquil, pleasant, calm, placid, clement, gentle, indulgent, mollifying, soothing, tender, assuasive, lenitive

   Antonyms:
   strong, harsh, disagreeable, violent, severe, irritating

2. mild(adjective)

   Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity.

   Synonyms:
   calm, indulgent, soft, clement, assuasive, kind, tranquil, mollifying, pleasant, tender, gentle, soothing, bland, lenitive, placid, meek

   Antonyms:
   disagreeable, irritating, harsh, strong, severe, violent

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

1. mild

   Synonyms:
   accountable, complaisant, compliant, conditional, constitutional, contingent, docile, ductile, gentle, humble, lenient, limited, lowly, meek, responsible, submissive, yielding

   Antonyms:
   absolute, arbitrary, arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, coercive, commanding, compulsive, compulsory, controlling, despotic, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, exacting, haughty, imperative, imperious, irresponsible, lordly, overbearing, peremptory, positive, supreme, tyrannical, unconditional, unequivocal

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. mild

   Synonyms:
   moderate, lenient, calm, gentle, genial, tempered, soft, meek, tender, placid

   Antonyms:
   violent, wild, fierce, savage, strong, severe, merciless, harsh, bitter

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

1. mild(a.)

   Synonyms:
   tender, kind, gentle, merciful, clement, compassionate, indulgent, pacific, not severe, not harsh, not cruel

2. mild(a.)

   Synonyms:
   soft, gentle, bland, pleasant, not violent, not intense

3. mild(a.)

   Synonyms:
   lenitive, assuasive, mollifying, soothing, emollient, demulcent, not acrid, not corrosive

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. mild(a)

   Synonyms:
   gentle, indulgent, tender, merciful, clement, lenient, bland, demulcent, lenitive, emollient, mitigative

   Antonyms:
   severe, drastic, rigorous, violent, harsh

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "mild":

   benign, slight, soft, low-tar, moderate, sweet, gentle, light, minor, léger, light-duty, lenient, fresh, lightweight, légère, modest, smooth, non-malignant, low, latif, small, slightly

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How to use mild in a sentence?

1. Eric Brewer:

   As long as the President just has mild to moderate symptoms, I wouldn't expect any major shifts in either how our national security apparatus operates or the actions of our adversaries.

2. Esmael Mangudadatu:

   Basit Usman was shot in the shoulder and he can't move the right side of his body because of a mild stroke, he has aides who were also badly hit from the encounter.

3. RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo):

   Adversity presents itself in various forms from mild to the intensive extreme. Therefore, each form necessitates a different approach that matches or exceeds the intensity in the moment.

4. Richard Isaacson:

   Those are drugs for symptomatic people with mild or worse dementia, those drugs work for symptoms but don't slow disease progression.

5. Oystein Berentsen:

   Land storage capacity is now limited but OPEC keeps increasing production so the oil price is relentlessly trending down. Short-term further pressure can be expected and rallies will be sold. Iran may return to the market in January which is causing concern of increasing oversupply amid a mild winter.

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