Gentle and Thunderous

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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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Thunderous is an antonym for gentle.

Thunderous adjective - Marked by a high volume of sound.

Usage example: the last thunderous chord of the symphony rang throughout the hall

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Gentle is an antonym for thunderous.

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