gentle as a lamb

ADJECTIVE

tame

Synonyms

STRONGEST

docile gentle harmless manageable mild subdued

STRONG

acclimatized bridled broken busted civilized cultivated disciplined habituated harnessed muzzled overcome trained yoked

WEAK

amenable biddable domestic fearless housebroken kindly meek obedient pliable pliant submissive tractable unafraid unresisting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

harsh rough violent

WEAK

bright exciting interesting unmanageable untamed wild

Example Sentences

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But Kelso, winner of an alltime record $1,977,896 before his retirement last March, was as gentle as a lamb.

From Time Magazine Archive

And the irony of it was that he was as gentle as a lamb.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen

Then it will be Lavinia’s turn to be mad as a hornet—unless she discovers your clever scheme and, gentle as a lamb and sweet as a kitten, somehow persuades you to share.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Jett� shall find me as gentle as a lamb.

From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various

For while he was obedient to my hand, and was as gentle as a lamb with me, he would not suffer another to mount him.

From The Coming of the King by Hocking, James

gentle as a lamb

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