gentled
Soothed into docility
Gentled is the past tense of gentle used as a verb, meaning to make calm or tame.
The word appears most often with animals: She gentled the skittish horse with soft words.
It can apply to people or abstract things made milder or more manageable: Time had gentled his anger.
Bred under human care
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- trainedTaught a skill
- handledManaged or controlled
- halteredFitted with headgear
bridled · accustomed · habituated · desensitized · schooled · conditioned · subdued · docile
domesticated
Bred under human care
haltered · bridled · accustomed · habituated · desensitized · schooled · conditioned · subdued · docile · manageable
soothed
Calmed or comforted
- quietedMade less loud
- settledNo longer in question
- tranquilizedDrugged into calm unconsciousness
stilled · pacified · hushed · lulled · composed · unruffled · placid · serene · peaceful · relaxed
mellowed
Became softer, calmer
lightened · cushioned · muted · toned · smoothed · rounded · blunted · dulled · weakened · lessened
gentledwild
Not domesticated or controlled
feral · untamed · unbroken · savage · undomesticated
- be gentleAct with care
- gentle giantLarge but kindhearted being
- gentle breezeMild movement of air
- gentle reminderPolite prompt to remember
- gentle nudge
- gentle tone
gentle, gently, gentleness, gentler, gentlest, gentling, ungentle