Desperate and Gentle

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Desperate

Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.
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Gentle is an antonym for desperate in extreme topic.
Nearby Words: desperately, desperation

Gentle

Gentle adjective - Not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect.
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Desperate is an antonym for gentle.
Nearby Words: gentling, gently, gentility, gentleness, gentled
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  • That Came Out Wrong: Julian's quite innocent in describing how he feels about waiting around for Landon to finish writing a song ("This is awkward", "He won't go faster"), but his desperate texts are vague enough for Isaiah to assume otherwise ("Just ask him to be gentle").
    Source: Webcomic / This Is Not Fiction
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