gentleness

The word “gentleness” has 3 syllables: gen-tle-ness

It's pronounced as /ˈdʒɛn.təl.nəs/


What is synonym and antonym for gentleness?

In the thesaurus, “gentleness” has 104 synonyms and 107 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for gentleness

  • affability
  • agreeability
  • agreeableness
  • altruism
  • amenability
  • amenity
  • amiability
  • amiableness
  • amicability
  • amicableness
  • amity
  • attentiveness
  • attractiveness
  • bashfulness
  • beneficence
  • benevolence
  • benignancy
  • benignity
  • carefulness
  • caution
  • charitableness
  • charity
  • cheerfulness
  • cheeriness
  • civility
  • clemency
  • comity
  • compassionateness
  • complaisance
  • compliance
  • considerateness
  • consideration
  • cordiality
  • courteousness
  • courtesy
  • delicacy
  • delightfulness
  • diffidence
  • empressement
  • enjoyableness
  • faintheartedness
  • flexibility
  • forbearance
  • fragility
  • friendliness
  • generosity
  • geniality
  • gentility
  • good-heartedness
  • good-naturedness
  • good-temperedness
  • graciousness
  • greatheartedness
  • hesitancy
  • humaneness
  • indulgence
  • kindheartedness
  • kindliness
  • kindness
  • laxness
  • lenience
  • leniency
  • likability
  • likableness
  • magnanimity
  • mannerliness
  • manners
  • meekness
  • mellowness
  • mercifulness
  • mildness
  • modesty
  • niceness
  • obedience
  • patience
  • personableness
  • philanthropy
  • pleasantness
  • pleasingness
  • pliability
  • pliancy
  • politeness
  • reserve
  • responsiveness
  • shyness
  • smoothness
  • softheartedness
  • softness
  • sunniness
  • sweetness
  • sweetness and light
  • tameness
  • tenderheartedness
  • tenderness
  • thoughtfulness
  • timidity
  • timidness
  • timorousness
  • tolerance
  • understanding
  • unselfishness
  • warmheartedness
  • warmth
  • willingness

Antonyms for gentleness

  • audaciousness
  • audacity
  • barbarity
  • barbarousness
  • bestiality
  • biliousness
  • boorishness
  • brashness
  • brass
  • brassiness
  • brazenness
  • brutality
  • brutishness
  • callousness
  • cantankerousness
  • cheek
  • cheekiness
  • churlishness
  • chutzpa
  • chutzpah
  • cold-bloodedness
  • contentiousness
  • contrariness
  • crankiness
  • cruelty
  • crust
  • disagreeableness
  • discourtesy
  • dourness
  • effrontery
  • exactingness
  • face
  • firmness
  • fussiness
  • gall
  • grimness
  • grouchiness
  • gruffness
  • grumpiness
  • hard-heartedness
  • hardness
  • harshness
  • hatefulness
  • heartlessness
  • hostility
  • hutzpa
  • hutzpah
  • imperviousness
  • implacability
  • impoliteness
  • incivility
  • inconsiderateness
  • inflexibility
  • inhumanity
  • insensitivity
  • irascibility
  • irascibleness
  • irritability
  • malevolence
  • maliciousness
  • meanness
  • mercilessness
  • nerve
  • nerviness
  • obduracy
  • obdurateness
  • obstinacy
  • orneriness
  • peevishness
  • pertness
  • petulance
  • pitilessness
  • presumption
  • presumptuousness
  • quarrelsomeness
  • querulousness
  • rigidity
  • rigidness
  • rigor
  • rigorousness
  • roughness
  • rudeness
  • ruthlessness
  • sauce
  • sauciness
  • savageness
  • savagery
  • severity
  • sourness
  • spitefulness
  • sternness
  • strictness
  • stringency
  • stubbornness
  • temerity
  • testiness
  • thoughtlessness
  • toughness
  • unfeelingness
  • unfriendliness
  • ungraciousness
  • unkindliness
  • unkindness
  • unpleasantness
  • vinegar
  • virulence
  • vitriol

Meanings of gentleness

  • noun
    1. The state of being gentle.

Example Sentences

  • Her gentleness calmed the frightened child instantly.
  • He spoke with a gentleness that earned everyone's trust.
  • The gentleness of her touch revealed deep compassion.
  • In moments of anger, he reminded himself to act with gentleness.
  • The kitten responded well to the caretaker’s gentleness.

On this page you'll find 211 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gentleness, such as: affability, agreeability, agreeableness, altruism, amenability, amenity, amiability.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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pacifism

  • accord
  • affability
  • amenability
  • amiability
  • amicability
  • amity
  • anti-imperialism
  • antiaggression
  • antimilitarism
  • armistice
  • benevolence
  • cessation
  • complaisance
  • conciliation
  • concord
  • cordiality
  • friendliness
  • friendship
  • geniality
  • gentleness
  • graciousness
  • kindliness
  • love
  • mildness
  • neutrality
  • nonaggression
  • nonagression
  • nonviolence
  • order
  • pacification
  • pacificism
  • passiveness
  • passivity
  • peaceableness
  • placability
  • pleasantness
  • reconciliation
  • sociability
  • treaty
  • truce
  • unanimity
  • union
  • unity

quality

quarter

  • 25 cents
  • McMansion
  • RV
  • abode
  • accommodate
  • accommodations
  • affection
  • altruism
  • apartment
  • apartment house
  • area
  • assignment
  • backyard
  • barrack
  • barracks
  • barrio
  • bearing
  • belt
  • benevolence
  • bestow
  • billet
  • bivouac
  • board
  • boardinghouse
  • brief
  • bungalow
  • bunk
  • business
  • cabin
  • camp
  • canton
  • care
  • casita
  • castle
  • chalet
  • chamber
  • charge
  • charity
  • cleave
  • clemency
  • commiseration
  • compassion
  • condo
  • condominium
  • cottage
  • countryseat
  • cut
  • cut up
  • department
  • detail
  • devotion
  • diggings
  • direction
  • dismember
  • district
  • division
  • domain
  • domicile
  • domiciliate
  • dorm
  • dormitory
  • double-wide
  • duplex
  • dwelling
  • empathy
  • encamp
  • enclave
  • ensconce
  • entertain
  • establish
  • estate
  • farmhouse
  • favor
  • fireside
  • flat
  • flophouse
  • forbearance
  • fourth
  • generosity
  • gentleness
  • ghetto
  • goodness
  • goodwill
  • grace
  • grange
  • habitation
  • hacienda
  • hall
  • harbor
  • hearth
  • hearthstone
  • hermitage
  • home
  • homestead
  • hooch
  • hood
  • hootch
  • house
  • house trailer
  • houseboat
  • housing
  • hovel
  • humaneness
  • humanitarianism
  • hut
  • hutch
  • inner city
  • install
  • job
  • kindliness
  • kindness
  • lenience
  • leniency
  • lenity
  • locality
  • location
  • lodge
  • lodgement
  • lodging
  • lodging house
  • lodgment
  • love
  • magnanimity
  • manor
  • manor house
  • manse
  • mansion
  • meekness
  • mercifulness
  • mercy
  • mildness
  • mobile home
  • motor home
  • nabe
  • neck of the woods
  • neighborhood
  • nest
  • niceness
  • nobility
  • old town
  • one-fourth
  • operation
  • pad
  • palace
  • parsonage
  • part
  • penthouse
  • philanthropy
  • pity
  • place
  • point
  • portion
  • position
  • post
  • precinct
  • province
  • put up
  • quad
  • quadrant
  • quartern
  • ranch
  • ranch house
  • recreational vehicle
  • rectory
  • region
  • residence
  • residency
  • roof
  • room
  • rooming house
  • roost
  • salon
  • saltbox
  • section
  • sector
  • secure
  • semester
  • semi
  • settle
  • shack
  • shanty
  • shed
  • shelter
  • side
  • skid row
  • slum
  • softness
  • span
  • split level
  • spot
  • stable
  • station
  • stomping ground
  • suite
  • sympathy
  • take in
  • tenderness
  • tenement
  • tenement house
  • tent
  • term
  • territory
  • town house
  • townhome
  • tract house
  • trailer
  • triplex
  • turf
  • twenty-five cents
  • two bits
  • understanding
  • vicarage
  • villa
  • walk-up
  • ward
  • worship
  • zone
  • zoo

magnanimity

  • affection
  • altruism
  • benevolence
  • bigheartedness
  • care
  • charity
  • chivalry
  • clemency
  • commiseration
  • compassion
  • devotion
  • empathy
  • favor
  • forbearance
  • generosity
  • gentleness
  • goodness
  • goodwill
  • grace
  • high-mindedness
  • humaneness
  • humanitarianism
  • kindliness
  • kindness
  • lenience
  • leniency
  • lenity
  • love
  • meekness
  • mercifulness
  • mercy
  • mildness
  • niceness
  • nobility
  • nobleness
  • philanthropy
  • pity
  • quarter
  • softness
  • sympathy
  • tenderness
  • understanding
  • worship

saintliness

  • asceticism
  • beatitude
  • blessedness
  • chastity
  • conduct
  • consecration
  • decency
  • devotion
  • devoutness
  • divineness
  • divinity
  • ethicality
  • ethicalness
  • faith
  • gentleness
  • godliness
  • good habits
  • goodness
  • grace
  • hallowedness
  • holiness
  • honor
  • humility
  • ideals
  • incorruptibility
  • incorruption
  • integrity
  • inviolability
  • justice
  • manners
  • mercy
  • moral code
  • morality
  • morals
  • mores
  • philosophy
  • piety
  • piousness
  • prayerfulness
  • priestliness
  • principle
  • principles
  • probity
  • purity
  • rectitude
  • religiosity
  • religiousness
  • reverence
  • righteousness
  • rightness
  • sacredness
  • sacrosanctity
  • sainthood
  • saintship
  • sanctity
  • solemnity
  • spirituality
  • standards
  • unction
  • uprightness
  • venerableness
  • virtue
  • virtuousness
  • worship
  • worthiness
  • zeal

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