Softened

/ˈsɒfənd/

Synonyms for "softened" (145 found)

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Closest matches (29)

abject apologetic bated chastened complaisant conditioned constrained contrite controlled creamy damped dampened dead deadened delicate

Verb(9 words)

appeased assuaged backpedaled blur brushed cushioned deescalated dialed diffused

Noun(3 words)

backpedallingdamped oscillationdawn light

Adjective(2 words)

conciliatorydiluted solution

Strong matches (44)

Noun(5 words)

diluting saucefondugerman weichmellowing melting

Verb(13 words)

downplayed ease eased extenuated gentle gentled gentler macerated malleable mellow milder mitigate moderate

dull dulled easy eggshell flat gentle gloss hedgedhedged abouthumble humbled hushedin controlin handiridescent leavened light limited low-key mellow

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mellowy melted mild mitigated

Adjective(2 words)

dull euphemistic

Related words (72)

modified modulated mollifiedmother-of-pearlmuffled muted nacreous nonresistive nonrigid opalescent pale pastel patinaed pearly penitent penitential penitentiary qualified quelled quiet

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repentant restrained restricted sad seasoned semigloss sheepish simple smothered sober softsoft as puttysoft-colored soft-hued somber sordo stable stifled subdued subtle sweet tempered tender touched whisper-soft

Adjective(4 words)

muffled mutedsubtle nodweakened policy

Verb(19 words)

muted padded palliated pillowed pliable quieted slackened slaked smooth smoothed soften subdued temper tender tendered tenderized tonedwater downedweaken spoken performance

Noun(3 words)

pianissimowater down solutionwaxmallow

Adjective(1 words)

weak

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

13 entries

adjustmentaesthetic propertyalterationappearance attributechangecolor attributeimage processingmaterial changemodificationphysical changesofteningstate changevisual feature

More specific

19 entries

bilateral filterbutter softeningdeescalationdough softeninggaussian blurgentle shadinggentler toneheated metallenient penaltiesmedian filtermoderationmuted colormuted critiquesmoothingsoaked claysoft lighting

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Collocations

8 entries

softened colorsoftened edgessoftened languagesoftened lightingsoftened penaltiessoftened policysoftened stancesoftened tone

Inflections

4 entries

softening softens softer softest

Derivations

4 entries

soften softener softening softness

similar

2 entries

modulated soft

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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His anger towards me has not softened.

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The human mind is never better disposed to gratitude and attachment than when softened by fear.

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The asphalt was softened by the heat.

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Her expression softened.

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