Gentle and Sharp

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Gentle

Gentle adjective - Not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect.
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Sharp is an antonym for gentle in topics: mild, of noble birth, having a mild or kind nature.
Nearby Words: gentling, gently, gentility, gentleness, gentled

Sharp

Sharp adjective - Having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor.
Usage example: that cheese is so sharp that its rank aroma can practically clear a room
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Gentle is an antonym for sharp in topics: cutting, sudden, hurtful.
Nearby Words: sharpness, sharply, sharpen, sharpened, sharper
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  • Video Game / The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Cute Little Fangs: The teeth that Regis sports are noticeably sharp, but his otherwise gentle and civil disposition makes them weirdly endearing.
    Source: Video Game / The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  • Series / The Muppet Show Gentle Giant: In the Julie Andrews episode, she sings one of her songs in a graveyard while trying to dodge several enormous ugly monsters with sharp fangs that keep pursuing her all over the set.
    Source: Series / The Muppet Show
  • Good Eyes, Evil Eyes When Aizen is revealed to be the Big Bad, his eyes shift a being a gentle droop to sharp and pointy, to reflect the revelation that his kind demeanour was a mask for his true cold, evil personality.
    Source: Good Eyes, Evil Eyes
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