gentle synonyms

gentle

modif.

  1. Soft

    mild, moderate, tender, soothing; see faint 3, mild 2, soft 2, 3.

  2. Kind

    tender, considerate, benign, sensitive; see kind 1.

  3. Tamed

    domesticated, tame, docile, broken, housebroken, disciplined, educated, trained, cowed, civilized, tractable, pliable, taught, cultivated, obedient to the rein.

    Antonyms wild*, savage*, untamed.

  4. Well-born

    highbred, blue-blooded, aristocratic; see noble 3, refined 2. See syn. study at soft.

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