What can cheer up, soften, color everything - a big love.
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Soften
/ˈsɒfən/
Synonyms for "soften" (402 found)
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Closest matches (81)
Verb(21 words)
dampenmoderateabateannealannealedappeasesblurredbowdlerizebreakbufferbufferedcompromisecoolscushioncushioneddampdampeneddeadensdeescalateddeescalates
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Noun(13 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (120)
Verb(29 words)
Noun(32 words)
dilute aciddilute brothdilute colordilute juicedilute saucedilute solutiondilute solventdilutingdiluting juicediminishingdullingfadefadesfeatheringfluxingfrench diminuerfuzzesfuzzifyingfuzzinggentling
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handle more gentlyhedginghedging adverbslighteninglooseninglubricatingmaceratingmellowingmelted water samplemeltingmeltsmilds
Adjective(3 words)
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mistmitigatemoderatemodifymodulatemollifymovemufflemutenarrowneutralizenumbobtundoffsetpacifypadpalepalliatepenetratepierce
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play downplumppoulticepour balm intopour oil onpulpqualifyquellquietquietenreachreducereduce the temperatureregulateregulate byrelaxrelieverestrainrestrictsaddensalveseasonset conditionsset limitsshake upshow considerationshow mercyshow pitysissifyslackenslakeslipslow downslur oversmartsmashsmoothsmothersobersober downsoft pedalsoft-pedalsoften the blowsoften upsoothesquashstiflestillstingstirstopstupesubduesuccumbsupplesuppresssurrendersweetentake the edge offtametempertenderizethawtonetone downtouchtouch a chordtune downturn downunderplayunderrateundervaluevarnishweakenwhitewashwomanizewrite downwrite offyield
Verb(49 words)
Noun(44 words)
Adjective(9 words)
moderate peer influencemuffledmutednuancedrelaxedseasonal thawunhardenedwatered-downyielding capacity
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6 entriessoftening agentsoftening effectsoftening of attitudessoftening of languagesoftening pointsoftening process
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15 total sentences available.
You can soften dialysis tubing by soaking it in water.
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Chloe's marriage is in the care of another deity: as for yourself, however, we will furnish you with means to soften Dryas, and gain his consent.
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Even the word depression itself was the terminological product of an effort to soften the connotation of deep trouble. In the last century, the term crisis was normally employed.
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