Gentle and Resounding

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Gentle adjective - Not loud in pitch or volume.

Usage example: the mother spoke in a gentle voice to her child

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Resounding is an antonym for gentle.

Resounding adjective - Marked by a high volume of sound.

Usage example: the emcee announced the winner in a resounding voice that could be heard all the way to the back of the hall

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Gentle is an antonym for resounding.

Nearby Words: resounded, resoundingly

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Resounding and Gentle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gentle/resounding

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