Softening

Synonyms for "softening" (210 found)

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Closest matches (42)

abatement abating allaying allayment alleviating alleviation alleviative allowance altering analgesia analgesic anesthesia anesthetic anesthetizing anodyne appeasement assuagement assuaging assuasive attenuation

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attrition balmy balsamic benumbing blunting bounding calming cathartic chastening cleansing color

Noun(9 words)

annealing appease appeasing blur buffering cajoling calm coddling conciliating

Verb(1 words)

complimenting

Adjective(1 words)

conciliatory

Strong matches (63)

cushioning dampening damping deadening debilitation decontamination demulcent demulsion devitalization dilution diminishing diminishment diminution dulcification dulling ease easement easing effemination emollient

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enervation enfeeblement evisceration exhaustion extenuatingextenuating circumstancesextenuation extenuative extenuatory falling-off fatigue gilding gloss hushing inanition languishment laxation leniency

Noun(21 words)

dampendamping relateddecrescendo decrescendos defrosting detente diffusion diluting dim diminishing diminuendo diminuendoes ease easing fade fades fuzzifying gentler gentling jollying

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leniency

Adjective(4 words)

dampening techniquedemulcent emollient euphemistic

Related words (105)

lenitive lessening letdown letup lightening limitative limiting loosening lulling mellowing mild mitigating mitigation mitigative mitigatory modificatory modifying modulation modulatory mollification

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Noun(38 words)

macerating malacia mellow milder mitigation moderate moderating mollification mollifymost meltingmuffing muffling placate placation preparation pureeingqualifier termrelaxation relentingsmooth over

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softensoftening adjectivesofter sogginess sugarcoating tabooing temper tempering tendering tenderizing thawingtint of doubttone downunderstatements waningwater downagewatering downwheedling

Adjective(7 words)

macerativemitigating circumstancesovermodest placatoryqualifying termsalvingvague modifier

Verb(2 words)

moisturized placating

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More general

17 entries

action activity adjust adjustment changecooking processdescriptive adjectivedescriptive termfood preparationinfluence moderation modifynatural actionnatural processpersuade process

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More specific

27 entries

annealing apologyblur edgesboiling braising compromise concessionconciliatory gesturedampingdim soundgentler leniency mellow mellowing milder mitigate

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Collocations

13 entries

softening agentsoftening by heatsoftening climatesoftening demandsoftening effectsoftening of rulessoftening of stancesoftening periodsoftening policysoftening processsoftening temperaturesoftening tonesoftening trend

Inflections

3 entries

softened softenings softens

Derivations

4 entries

soften softened softener softeningly

similar

1 entries

soft

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I'm not softening them.

Source: tatoeba (2868948)

The Wolf cried out to her, softening his voice a little:— "Pull the bobbin, and the latch will go up."

Source: tatoeba (6211625)

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