adjective
1.
Synonyms: gentle 1, balmy, bland, faint, mild, smooth, soft
Antonyms: caustic
2.
Synonyms: forbearing , charitable, clement, easy, indulgent, merciful, tolerant
Related Word: condoning, excusing, forgiving, pardoning; benign, benignant, kindly; compassionate, tender; humoring, indulging, pampering, mollycoddling, spoiling
Contrasted words: rigid, rigorous, stringent; austere, severe
Antonyms: stern; exacting
3.
Synonyms: amiable 1, complaisant, easy, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered, mild, obliging