Thesaurus
Synonyms and Antonyms of gentled
- employees soon learned that their hot-tempered boss needed to be gentled several times a day
calmed, comforted, consoled, contented, hushed, quieted, soothed, tranquilized (also tranquillized)
delighted, gladdened, gratified, pleased
adulated, blarneyed, flattered, overpraised, soft-soaped
quenched, sated, satiated, satisfied
catered (to), humored, indulged
blandished, cajoled, coaxed, sweet-talked, wheedled
babied, coddled, mollycoddled, pampered, spoiled (or chiefly British spoilt)
aggravated, annoyed, antagonized, bothered, bugged, burned (up) (or burnt (up)), chafed, crossed, exasperated, galled, got, grated, irked, irritated, nettled, peeved, piqued, put out, rankled, riled, roiled, ruffled, vexed (also vext)
harassed, harried, persecuted, pestered
agitated, discomforted, distressed, disturbed, fretted, perturbed, unhinged, unsettled, upset, worried
- soothingly gentled his cat's head as she was being treated by the vet
- adding a bit of sugar to the salsa will gentle the hot spiciness of the chili peppers
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