Gentle and Uphill

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

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Uphill is an antonym for gentle.

Uphill adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Usage example: an uphill battle to eradicate poverty in an area of the state that has never known anything else

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Gentle is an antonym for uphill.

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

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