Gentle and Sure

Gentle

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

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

Sure

Sure adjective - Having or showing a mind free from doubt.

Gentle and sure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gentle" instead an adjective "Sure".

Nearby Word: surely

Both words in one sentence

  • Friendless Background Oh sure, he got along with his mother and sisters, but his soft, gentle demeanor was not only mocked by essentially everyone but was also a source of serious abuse from his father.
  • Soft Whisper, Goddess of the Dead, is a gentle-natured deity who only wants to make sure that souls pass on peacefully to the afterlife.
  • Literature / Of Mice and Men Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Oh sure, Lennie is dumb as a post and pretty gentle to boot, but Curley's crushed hand will testify that he is not someone you provoke.
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