Gentle
Gentle adjective - Not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect.
Successful and gentle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Gentle".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Gentle and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gentle" instead an adjective "Successful".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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There's a musical lilt that goes soft and gentle after Sandman releases its bomb over the water, indicating that Daniels' plea was successful and the pilots chose not to bomb the town despite orders.
Source: Film / Outbreak -
Instead Danny is the soft spoken Gentle Giant unable to reveal his feelings while it's his less successful quirky brother that the female lead is interested in.
Source: Series / Baby Daddy -
Becomes a Brick Joke later — after a successful heist, Chappie and Ninja do a "gimme ten", then while Ninja is wincing and shaking his hands Chappie turns and gives Amerika a very gentle fist-bump.
Source: Film / Chappie
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