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. 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.

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. Ovid:

   By faithful study of the nobler arts, our nature's softened, and more gentle grows.

4. Julian Evans-Pritchard:

   The latest surveys suggest that China’s economy contracted (in August) as virus disruptions weighed heavily on services activity. Industry also continued to come off the boil as supply chain bottlenecks worsened and demand softened.

5. Ann Skelton:

   There was one mom who originally wanted to get her biological child back but she has softened her position and she accepts now that it's not really possible.