Fearful and Gentle

Fearful

Fearful adjective - Causing fear.

Gentle and fearful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gentle" instead an adjective "Fearful".

Gentle

Gentle adjective - Not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect.

Fearful and gentle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fearful" instead an adjective "Gentle".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Firebird Trilogy Crapsack World: Three Zed, with its strict eugenics program culling any children who are too compassionate, gentle, friendly or fearful.
  • Three Zed from Fusion Fire and Crown Of Fire has a strict eugenics program culling any children who are too compassionate, gentle, friendly, or fearful.
  • She's depicted mostly as a gentle, somewhat timid and fearful Pokemon.
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