Advertisement
Advertisement
mild-mannered
adjective as in mild
Weak matches
- amiable
- clement
- compassionate
- complaisant
- deferential
- docile
- dull
- easy
- equable
- feeble
- flat
- forbearant
- forbearing
- forgiving
- good-humored
- good-natured
- good-tempered
- humane
- indulgent
- insipid
- jejune
- kind
- lenient
- meek
- merciful
- obeisant
- obliging
- pacific
- patient
- peaceable
- placid
- serene
- spiritless
- submissive
- subservient
- tender
- unassuming
- vapid
adjective as in pleasant
Strongest matches
Advertisement
Discover More
Example Sentences
Shuster: “I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women.”
He is a mild-mannered and generous guy, not the kind of person prone to fits of pique or rage.
Where Kate is mild-mannered and middle-class, Cressy, 24, is a wild, blue-blooded aristocrat with bohemian heritage.
Given a screeching demagogue and an evenhanded, mild-mannered technocrat, people will always be more drawn to the former.
But the mild-mannered Anderson remains one of the most polarizing figures in American filmmaking.
He was a mild-mannered man, tall, rather pale, with refined features and a low-toned pleasant voice.
Francis Powell, usually mild-mannered man, went so far as to move to report progress.
He's a mild-mannered librarian by profession, but he'd been a real radical in the sixties and wrestled a little in high school.
"I've a reason to become suspicious," I told her in a voice that I hoped was as mild-mannered as her own.
These cringing, mild-mannered men are the worst sort of tyrants, when they have the power.
Synonym of the day
Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!
By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.
On this page you'll find 153 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mild-mannered, such as: balmy, bland, calm, gentle, mellow, and moderate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse