Soft-pedaling

Synonyms for "soft-pedaling" (49 found)

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allow for baffle choke color cushion cut short damp dampen deaden

Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (15)

deafen diminish dull dumbfound ease extenuate gag gloss over hush ignore lessen make allowance for mince mitigate

Verb(1 words)

Related words (24)

muffle mute muzzle palliate play down quiet shush shut down shut up silence slur over soften squash squelch stifle still stop subdue throttle tone

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tone down varnish whitewash

Verb(1 words)

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