milder

Not so severe

Milder is the comparative form of mild.

Something milder is gentler, less intense, or less severe than something else: The doctor prescribed a milder painkiller.

Weather that is milder is warmer or more temperate: We're expecting milder temperatures this weekend.

A milder flavor is less sharp or pungent: This cheese is milder than the aged cheddar.

gentler

softer

More yielding to touch

kinderMore benevolent
gentlerMore softly inclined

soothing

calming

Inducing a settled state

gentlerMore softly inclined
easierLess difficult
smootherMore even, less coarse

temperate

warmer

Higher in temperature

balmierMore mild and warm
gentlerMore softly inclined

subdued

softer

More yielding to touch

quieterMore subdued in volume
fainterLess perceptible, or swooner
subtlerMore delicately understated

toned-down · dimmer · paler

flavor

blander

More lacking in flavor

subtlerMore delicately understated
smootherMore even, less coarse
mellowerLess intense, more subdued

tamer · delicate · lighter

Categories

Taste Comparisonssweeter, saltier, sourer, spicier, blander
weather comparativeshotter, colder, wetter, drier, windier

Opposites

intensity/severity

More severe or unkind

stronger · fiercer · rougher · sharper · severer

temperature/climate

More severe or unkind

colder · hotter · icier · rawer · bitterer

flavor intensity

More intensely flavored

hotter · stronger · sharper · tangier · zestier

Phrases

put it mildlyDescribe with deliberate restraint
mild wintersSeasons with gentle cold
mild weatherModerate atmospheric conditions
mild climateModerate atmospheric conditions
mild cheddarLightly aged dairy block
mild flavorLow-intensity seasoning profile

Family

mild, mildly, mildness, mildest

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