GENTLENESS Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For GENTLENESS
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| cruelty | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering • feelings of extreme heartlessness • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||||||||
| forcefulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • physical energy or intensity | ||||||||
| harshness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance • excessive sternness | ||||||||
| roughness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • an unpolished unrefined quality • used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather • rowdy behavior • the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion • harsh or severe speech or behavior | ||||||||
| sternness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding • uncompromising resolution | ||||||||
| violence | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) • the property of being wild or turbulent • a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. | ||||||||
