GENTLES Synonyms

• lessen the intensity of or calm

• satisfy (thirst)

• provide physical relief, as from pain

• make easier

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• overcome or allay

• make peace with

• (of weather) free from storm or wind

• steadiness of mind under stress

• wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

• not agitated; without losing self-possession

• make calm or still

• make steady

• become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

• cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

• freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

• a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state

• the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

• freedom from constraint or embarrassment

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• move gently or carefully

• lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

• make easier

• lessen the intensity of or calm

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

• make less rigid or softer

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

• the property of being smooth and shiny

• the Slavic language of Poland

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• a preparation used in polishing

• make (a surface) shine

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

• bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

• characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

• free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound

• (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots

• a period of calm weather

• an untroubled state; free from disturbances

• the absence of sound

• a disposition free from stress or emotion

• with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')

• not showy or obtrusive

• in a softened tone

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• become quiet or quieter

• make calm or still

• give reassurance to; give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• make less taut

• become loose or looser or less tight

• cause to feel relaxed

• become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

• make less severe or strict

• become less severe or strict

• make less active or fast

• provide physical relief, as from pain

• free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

• lessen the intensity of or calm

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• relieve oneself of troubling information

• provide relief for

• free from a burden, evil, or distress

• take by stealing

• grant exemption or release to

• alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

• make (images or sounds) soft or softer

• lessen in force or effect

• give in, as to influence or pressure

• protect from impact

• make less severe or harsh

• make soft or softer

• become soft or softer

• give moral or emotional strength to

• cause to feel better

• not subject to change or variation especially in behavior

• a person loved by another person

• in a steady manner

• not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

• securely in position; not shaky

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

• relating to a person who does something regularly

• not easily excited or upset

• make steady

• support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

• To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a drug.

• To make (something or someone) tranquil.

• To become tranquil.