Gentle and Smarting

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

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Smarting is an antonym for gentle.

Smarting adjective - Causing intense discomfort to one's skin.

Usage example: we had to press on, despite the smarting sleet that was blowing in our faces

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Gentle is an antonym for smarting.

Nearby Words: smartness, smarted

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

Gentle & Smarting. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gentle/smarting>.

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