I'm embarrassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart / When I found out you wrote the book I read
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Soft spot
/sɒft spɒt/
Synonyms for "soft spot" (65 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (20)
diathesisdispositioneagernessexposed nervefeeling forfondnessheel of achillesinclinationinstinctleaningliabilitylikingloopholenerve endingpartialitypenchantpenetrabilitypredilection
Noun(2 words)
Related words (32)
predispositionpregnabilityprejudiceprobabilityproclivitypronenesspropensityquickrawraw nervereadinesssensitivity tosore pointsore spotsusceptibilitytastetendencytender spotthe quicktropism
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Noun(2 words)
weak partweak spot
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Sample sentences
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But although I happen to have a soft spot for nut roast – an option often preferable to the meat that emerged from the school kitchen – it seems I'm in a cranky minority.
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