What are some alternative words for soften?
Synonyms for soften
ˈsɔ fən, ˈsɒf ən
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Princeton's WordNet
soften(verb)
make (images or sounds) soft or softer
Synonyms:
relent, buffer, yield, moderate, cushion, mince, break, damp, weaken, dampendampen, damp, soften, weaken, break(verb)
lessen in force or effect
"soften a shock"; "break a fall"
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crack, step down, break away, give way, mince, reveal, give out, unwrap, conk out, part, wash, counteract, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, cushion, muffle, split, give away, damp, smash, dull, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, pause, divulge, buffer, let on, get around, interrupt, wear out, cave in, deaden, break-dance, check, break up, breach, break in, give, split up, subvert, better, burst, go bad, break off, tone down, disclose, bust, erupt, moisten, relent, recrudesce, undermine, stifle, break dance, go against, dampen, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, kick downstairs, de-escalate, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, develop, mute, expose, break, moderate, discontinue, intermit, countermine, yield, wear, sabotageyield, relent, soften(verb)
give in, as to influence or pressure
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mince, render, ease up, grant, give way, pay, moderate, cushion, relent, give, buffer, weaken, afford, knuckle under, give in, cede, concede, succumb, move over, generate, return, dampen, buckle under, damp, yield, bear, breakcushion, buffer, soften(verb)
protect from impact
"cushion the blow"
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relent, buffer, yield, moderate, cushion, mince, break, damp, weaken, dampenmince, soften, moderate(verb)
make less severe or harsh
"He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"
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lead, temper, curb, mince, hold in, tame, relent, control, moderate, hold, cushion, check, break, weaken, tone down, yield, buffer, damp, dampen, chasten, chair, containsoften(verb)
make soft or softer
"This liquid will soften your laundry"
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relent, buffer, yield, moderate, cushion, mince, break, damp, weaken, dampensoften(verb)
become soft or softer
"The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"
Synonyms:
relent, buffer, yield, moderate, cushion, mince, break, damp, weaken, dampen
English Synonyms and Antonyms
soften
Etymologically, to alleviate is to lift a burden toward oneself, and so lighten it for the bearer; to relieve is to lift it back from the bearer, nearly or quite away; to remove is to take it away altogether. Alleviate is thus less than relieve; relieve, ordinarily, less than remove. We alleviate, relieve or remove the trouble; we relieve, not alleviate, the sufferer. Assuage is, by derivation, to sweeten; mitigate, to make mild; moderate, to bring within measure; abate, to beat down, and so make less. We abate a fever; lessen anxiety; moderate passions or desires; lighten burdens; mitigate or alleviate pain; reduce inflammation; soften, assuage, or moderate grief; we lighten or mitigate punishments; we relieve any suffering of body or mind that admits of help, comfort, or remedy. Alleviate has been often confused with allay. Compare ALLAY.
Synonyms:
abate, alleviate, assuage, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, reduce, relieve, removeAntonyms:
aggravate, augment, embitter, enhance, heighten, increase, intensify, magnify, make worse
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How to use soften in a sentence?
While that does soften the blow of the rising prices you can see how consumers, looking at how crude prices are dropping, feel frustrated at the higher prices for gasoline.
Continued downward pressures from real estate and exports caused gross domestic product (GDP) growth to drop to 6.9 percent, we think overall growth will soften more into 2016.
Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta:
Ice-jam floods are very unpredictable and conditions can change quickly with little warning, there is no reasonable engineering solution to unlock the ice jams at this point. We have to rely on warm weather to soften the ice.
The practice of gratitude can soften a difficult situation
The question is are authorities doing all that they can to soften the blow of the social distancing recession?, i don't think we're there yet...There's going to be a lot of human misery out there.
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- blødgøre, blødgøresDanish
- suavizar, ablandarse, ablandarSpanish
- adoucirFrench
- deshardeskarIdo
- ammorbidire, addolcire, rendere malleabile, ammorbidirsi, rendere arrendevoleItalian
- mollisLatin
- verzachtenDutch
- bløtgjøreNorwegian
- suavizar, amolecerPortuguese
- înmuia, muiaRomanian
- смягчиться, размягчить, размягчаться, смягчать, размягчать, размягчиться, смягчить, смягчатьсяRussian
- zbutAlbanian
- mjuknaSwedish
- lumambotTagalog
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