gentle

The word “gentle” has 2 syllables: gen-tle

It's pronounced as /ˈdʒɛn.təl/

What is synonym and antonym for gentle?

In the thesaurus, “gentle” has 226 synonyms and 212 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gentle along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for gentle

adulate
affable
agreeable
allay
alleviate
amiable
appease
aristocrat
aristocratic
assuage
baby
baffle
balmy
benign
biddable
bill
bland
blandish
blarney
blue blood
blue-blooded
bounce
brahmin
buffer
buffering
cajole
calm
canoodle
caress
clear
clement
cloudless
coax
coddle
comfort
compassionate
conciliate
considerate
console
content
cool
courteous
cradle
cuddle
cultivated
cultured
cushion
cushioning
dampen
dandle
dead
deaden
delicate
delight
delightful
disarm
disciplined
docile
domesticated
dove-like
dreamy
dulcify
dull
ease
easy
elegant
elevated
embrace
emollient
enfold
ennobled
equable
exalted
faint
fair
feeble
feel up
fine
flatter
fondle
genial
genteel
gentlefolk
gentlefolks
gentlemanly
gentleperson
gladden
gradual
grand
gratify
great
halcyon
high
high-level
highborn
highbred
hug
humane
humor
hush
hushed
imperceptible
indulge
ingratiate
kindly
kingly
knead
knightly
ladylike
laid back
lenient
light
lighten
lofty
lordly
love
low
low-pitched
low-toned
magnate
magnifico
manageable
massage
meek
mellow
merciful
mild
mitigate
moderate
modulate
mogul
mollify
mollycoddle
muffled
muted
nabob
neck
nestle
noble
nonabrasive
nose
nuzzle
obtund
overpraise
pacific
pacify
pamper
pat
patrician
paw
peaceful
pet
placate
placid
pleasant
please
pleasing
pliable
polished
polite
princely
propitiate
queenly
quench
quiet
rainless
refined
regal
relieve
restful
royal
sate
satiate
satisfy
senior
sensitive
serene
silent
silk-stocking
sleek
slick
slight
slow
smooth
snuggle
socialite
soft
soft-soap
soften
softened
softening
softhearted
soothe
soothing
spoil
spoon
still
stilly
stroke
subdued
sunny
sunshiny
superior
sweet-talk
sweet-tempered
sweeten
swell
sympathetic
tame
taught
temper
temperate
tender
tractable
trained
tranquil
tranquilize
tranquillize
untroubled
upper-class
upper-crust
warmhearted
well-born
well-bred
wellborn
wheedle

Antonyms for gentle

abased
abrading
abrasive
affront
aggravate
agitate
agitated
anger
annoy
antagonize
baseborn
bastard
bitter
blaring
blasting
bleak
blustering
blustery
boisterous
booming
boor
bother
brazen
breezy
bug
callous
canaille
caustic
chafe
clamorous
clangorous
clarion
clear
cloudy
coarse
common
commoner
crashing
cross
crude
cruel
deafening
degraded
dinning
dirty
disagreeable
discomfort
discordant
dismal
distress
disturb
earsplitting
enflame
enrage
exasperate
excited
exquisite
fellah
fierce
foggy
forceful
forcible
foul
fret
gall
get
gloomy
grate
grating
gray
grey
grim
gruff
gusty
harass
hard
harry
harsh
hateful
hazy
healthy
heavy
heavy-handed
heighten
humble
ignoble
illegitimate
impolite
incense
inclement
inferior
inflame
infuriate
insult
intelligent
intemperate
intense
intensify
ire
irk
irritable
irritate
irritating
junior
knavish
loud
low
lower-class
lowly
madden
mean
merciless
misty
nasty
nettle
noisy
nonaristocratic
obstreperous
odorous
offend
oppressive
ordinary
outrage
overcast
overloud
peasant
peeve
peon
persecute
perturb
pester
piercing
pique
pitiless
plain
plangent
pleb
plebeian
powerful
proletarian
provoke
put out
putrid
rainy
rankle
raucous
raw
resounding
rile
ringing
rip-roaring
roaring
roil
roturier
rough
roughened
roughening
rouse
roused
rude
ruffle
rugged
savage
scathing
severe
sharp
sharpen
showery
shrill
significant
slight
smart
sonorous
squally
squealing
stentorian
stern
stiff
stormy
strident
strong
subordinate
sunless
surly
thundering
thunderous
troubled
trumpetlike
turbulent
tyrannic
tyrannical
uncivil
uncompassionate
uncontrolled
unfeeling
unfriendly
ungenteel
ungentle
unhappy
unhinge
unkind
unmannerly
unrefined
unsettle
unsophisticated
upset
vex
violent
vociferous
wild
windy
worry

Meanings of gentle

noun
1. A person of high birth.
2. A maggot used as bait by anglers.
3. A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
verb
1. To become gentle.
2. To ennoble.
3. (animal husbandry) to break; to tame; to domesticate.
4. To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.
adjective
1. Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
2. Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
3. Docile and easily managed.
4. Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
5. Polite and respectful rather than rude.
6. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

Example Sentences

He spoke in a gentle voice that calmed everyone in the room.
The breeze was so gentle it barely moved the leaves.
She gave the injured bird a gentle touch.
His gentle nature made him well-liked by all his classmates.
Use a gentle cleanser to avoid irritating your skin.

On this page you'll find 438 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gentle, such as: abased, abrading, abrasive, adulate, affable, affront, aggravate.

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