Synonyms for softened
soft·ened

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1. softenedadjective

   toned down

   Synonyms:
   muted, muffled, dull

   Antonyms:
   loud, unmodulated

2. dull, muffled, muted, softenedadjective

   being or made softer or less loud or clear

   "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets"

   Synonyms:
   thudding, dim, wearisome, quiet, dense, muted, boring, dumb, leaden, tedious, slow, sluggish, obtuse, deadening, subdued, tiresome, muffled, ho-hum, irksome, hushed, dull

   Antonyms:
   loud, unmodulated

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1. List of paraphrases for "softened":

   eased, mitigated, relaxed, dimmed

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1. Plato:

   Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil.

2. Jerome Powell:

   Similarly, Trump also softened his stance on China after sharp falls in stock prices. He has offered an olive branch to China and there's no reason China would not want to accept it.

3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt:

   Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

4. Sam Khater:

   Mortgage rates have increased 1.5 % points over the last three months alone, the fastest three-month rise since May of 1994, the increase in mortgage rates has softened purchase activity such that the monthly payment for those looking to buy a home has risen by at least 20 % from a year ago.

5. Lynn Franco:

   Expectations... weakened further with consumers citing rising prices, especially at the gas pump, and the war in Ukraine as factors, meanwhile, purchasing intentions for big-ticket items like automobiles have softened somewhat over the past few months as expectations for interest rates have risen.