Another word for soft
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Adjective
Yielding easily to pressure or weight; not firm
- Inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile.
- Soft; spongy.
- Making a squishing sound.
- Not clearly definable; inexact:
- Easily squashed.
- Overripe and soft; pulpy.
- Boggy; marshy:
- Resembling a sponge in elasticity, absorbency, or porousness.
- Resembling a marsh; soggy.
- Soft and flabby.
- of or like pulp
- Of or resembling pap; mushy.
- Resembling mush in consistency or firmness; soft:
- Excessively tender or romantic; sentimental.
- Poorly defined; indistinct or blurry:
See also:Not irritating, strident, or loud
- Producing or resembling a whisper.
- subdue
- reduced or low in intensity; muted
- quiet or withdrawn
- Being below average in size:
- Being below average in quantity or extent:
- Limited in importance or significance; trivial:
- Making or characterized by little or no noise:
- Free of turmoil and agitation; calm:
- Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing:
- Relaxed, unstressful, not pressured.
- Having low intensity; restrained, as in style or quality; subdued.
- Having or producing uniformly dark tones with few areas of contrast, as in a photograph or film.
- Having little relative height; not high or tall:
- Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces:
- Near to the ground or the horizon:
- Very quietly. In soft tones.
- Simple past tense and past participle of hush.
See also:Free from severity or violence, as in movement
- Having a surface free from irregularities, roughness, or projections; even.
- Free from waves or disturbances; calm:
- Free from hair, whiskers, or stubble:
- Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
- Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force:
- Not extreme:
- Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.
- Not harsh or severe; mild and soft:
- Easily managed or handled; docile:
- Done with little strength or vigor; feeble:
- So weak as to be difficult to perceive;
- Lacking clarity or distinctness:
- Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way:
- Easily broken or damaged:
- Exquisitely fine or dainty:
- Having the quality or fragrance of balm; soothing.
- Mild and pleasant:
- Eccentric in behavior.
Of small intensity
- Small in size, degree, or amount:
- Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail:
- Of small importance or consideration; trifling:
- Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
- Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
- Of medium or average quantity or extent.
- Electromagnetic radiation that is visible, perceivable by the normal human eye as colors between red and violet, having frequencies between 400 terahertz and 790 terahertz and wavelengths between 750 nanometers and 380 nanometers.
- Electromagnetic radiation of any frequency or wavelength.
- The sensation of perceiving light; brightness:
- Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.
- Not harsh or severe; mild and soft:
- Easily managed or handled; docile:
See also:Of a kindly, considerate character
- Easily moved by another's distress; compassionate.
- Easily crushed or bruised; fragile:
- Easily chewed or cut:
- Young and vulnerable:
- Easily moved; tender.
- Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.
- Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force:
- Not extreme:
- Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.
- Not harsh or severe; mild and soft:
- Easily managed or handled; docile:
See also:Not strict or severe
- Inclined to tolerate the beliefs or behavior of others; forbearing:
- Able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition:
- Full of mercy; compassionate:
- Inclined not to be harsh or strict; merciful or indulgent:
- Not harsh or strict; merciful or generous:
- Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness.
- Not taut, firm, or compact; slack.
- Loose and not easily retained or controlled. Used of bowel movements.
- Showing, characterized by, or given to permissiveness or generosity with regard to others:
- Showing, characterized by, or given to self-indulgence:
- Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering: as, a forbearing temper.
- Present participle of forbear.
- Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty:
- Likely to happen by accident or without intention:
- Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
- Inclined to be lenient or merciful.
- Mild:
- Generous in giving money or other help to the needy:
- Of, for, or concerned with charity:
- Lenient or forbearing in judging others.
See also:Affectedly or extravagantly emotional
- (informal) Emotionally charged so as to induce sorrow.
- Excessively sentimental; mawkish.
- Silly or foolish.
- Full of sap.
- Characterized by dripping; drizzly:
- Tiresome or annoying.
- Mawkishly sentimental:
- Having the appearance or consistency of soup.
- Foggy:
- Sentimental.
- Marked by or given to a lack of neatness or order; untidy:
- Showing or in the habit of using little care or attention:
- Oversentimental; gushy:
- Resembling mush in consistency or firmness; soft:
- Excessively tender or romantic; sentimental.
- Poorly defined; indistinct or blurry:
- Sticky and viscous:
- Soaked; sopping.
- Rainy.
- Sentimental; maudlin.
- Having, showing, or caused by emotion, especially tender or affectionate feeling:
- Having, showing, or caused by strong or extravagant tenderness or sadness, often in an idealized way:
- Having, showing, expressive of, or conducive to feelings of love or romance:
- Imaginative but impractical; visionary:
- Not based on fact; idealized or fictitious:
- Excessively and objectionably sentimental.
- Having a sickening taste.
- Effusively sad or full of self-pity; extremely sentimental:
- Marked by excessive displays of sentiment or enthusiasm.
- Characterized by bathos.
See also:Having only a limited ability to learn and understand
- Having or exhibiting a lack of judgment or conviction.
- Foolish; silly.
- Of less than normal intellect. Not in scientific use.
- Affected with impaired intellectual development.
- Occurring or developing later than desired or expected; delayed.
- Socially inappropriate or foolish.
- Alternative spelling of half-witted.
- Having a low intelligence; dim-witted
- Deficient in intelligence. No longer in scientific use.
- Exhibiting a marked lack of intelligent consideration and forethought:
- Slow to comprehend.
- Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed:
- Marked by a retarded tempo:
- Taking or requiring a long time:
- Lacking in subtlety or sophistication; artless or naive:
- Stupid or silly; foolish.
- Mentally impaired.
- Having few parts or features; not complicated or elaborate:
- Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
- Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part:
- Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring:
- Not brisk or rapid; sluggish:
- Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt:
- Directed or facing toward the back or rear.
- Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.
- Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy.
See also:Characterized by reduced economic activity
- Displaying little movement or activity; slow; inactive:
- Lacking alertness, vigor, or energy; inert or indolent.
- Slow to perform or respond to stimulation.
- Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed:
- Marked by a retarded tempo:
- Taking or requiring a long time:
- Not tense or taut; loose:
- Lacking in activity; not busy:
- Moving slowly; sluggish:
- From a place or position:
- At a certain distance in space or time:
- From a given course or route; aside:
- Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring:
- Not brisk or rapid; sluggish:
- Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt:
- From a higher to a lower place or position:
- Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom:
- Downstairs:
See also:Affording pleasurable ease
- Comfortable.
- Comfortably sheltered and warm; cozy:
- Small but well arranged:
- Closely secured and well built; compact:
- Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty:
- Likely to happen by accident or without intention:
- Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
- Affording or characterized by comfort and peace; restful.
- Snug, comfortable, and warm.
- Marked by friendly intimacy:
- Marked by close association for devious purposes:
- Providing physical comfort:
- Free from stress or anxiety; at ease:
- Producing feelings of ease or security:
See also:
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Another word for soft
Modifier
Pliable
- Easily resuming original size or shape after being stretched or otherwise deformed; flexible.
- Relating to a collision in which the total kinetic energy is conserved.
- Quick to recover, as from disappointment; resilient:
- Easily bent or flexed; pliable.
- Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable:
- Yielding readily to influence or domination; compliant:
- Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure:
- Easily controlled or influenced:
- Able to adjust to changing circumstances; adaptable:
See also:Soft to the touch
Soft to the eye
- Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way:
- Easily broken or damaged:
- Exquisitely fine or dainty:
- Having low diffused light; dim or shadowy.
- Rather dark in color:
- Marked by the presence of haze; misty:
- Unclear, confused, or uncertain:
- Consisting of or marked by mist:
- Obscured or clouded by or as if by mist:
- Vague; hazy:
- Having fair hair and skin:
- Of a flaxen or golden color or of any light shade of auburn or pale yellowish brown:
- Light-colored through bleaching:
- Done with little strength or vigor; feeble:
- So weak as to be difficult to perceive;
- Lacking clarity or distinctness:
- Unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress.
- Suggestive or indicative of weariness, illness, or unhappiness; melancholy:
- To become pale.
- Consisting of ashes.
- Resembling ashes, especially in color; very pale:
- A drawing medium of dried paste made of ground pigments and a water-based binder that is manufactured in crayon form.
- A crayon of this material.
- A picture or sketch drawn with this type of crayon.
- Electromagnetic radiation that is visible, perceivable by the normal human eye as colors between red and violet, having frequencies between 400 terahertz and 790 terahertz and wavelengths between 750 nanometers and 380 nanometers.
- Electromagnetic radiation of any frequency or wavelength.
- The sensation of perceiving light; brightness:
- Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion:
- Lacking intensity of color or luminousness.
- Lacking in radiance or vitality; dull:
- A stake or pointed stick; a picket.
- A fence enclosing an area.
- The area enclosed by a fence or boundary.
- Making or characterized by little or no noise:
- Free of turmoil and agitation; calm:
- Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing:
- Lacking in brightness:
- Emitting only a small amount of light; faint:
- Lacking luster; dull or subdued:
- Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring:
- Not brisk or rapid; sluggish:
- Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt:
Soft to the ear
- Very distant; remote.
- Abstracted; dreamy:
- Of, relating to, or containing a pleasing succession of sounds; tuneful.
- Agreeable to hear:
- Having little relative height; not high or tall:
- Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces:
- Near to the ground or the horizon:
See also:Soft in conduct
- Characterized by gracious consideration toward others.
- Having or showing regard for the needs or feelings of others.
- Characterized by careful thought; deliberate.
- Having or showing fond feelings or affection; loving and tender.
- Inclined or disposed.
See also:Lacking training
- Soft and hanging loosely or in folds:
- Having a body characterized by fleshiness or softness, as from being somewhat overweight:
- Lacking force, control, or effectiveness:
- Lacking training, not having been instructed in something.
*Easy
- Capable of being managed or controlled:
- Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort.
- Having few parts or features; not complicated or elaborate:
- Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
- Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part:
See also:
Idioms:
soft-in-the-head
Synonym Study
- Gentle , often equivalent to mild , carries a more positive connotation of being pleasantly soothing or tranquil a gentle breeze, voice, etc.
- Mild applies to that which is not as rough, harsh, irritating, etc. as it might be a mild cigarette, criticism, etc.
- Bland implies such an absence of irritation, stimulation, pungency, etc. in something as to make it soothing, unexciting, and hence, sometimes, uninteresting bland foods, climate, etc.
- Soft implies an absence or reduction of all that is harsh, rough, too intense, etc. so as to be pleasing to the senses soft colors, a soft voice
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