Words Like SOFTEN

We have put together a list of words that are similar to SOFTEN.

19 Alternative Words Similar to soften

1 Dampen Verb      Synonym Words Like Dampen
2 Damp Verb      Synonym Words Like Damp
3 Weaken Verb      Synonym Words Like Weaken
4 Break Verb      Synonym Words Like Break
5 Yield Verb      Synonym Words Like Yield
6 Moderate Verb      Synonym Words Like Moderate
7 Alter Verb      Synonym Words Like Alter
8 Blunt Verb      Synonym Words Like Blunt
9 Change Verb      Synonym Words Like Change
10 Deaden Verb      Synonym Words Like Deaden
11 Modify Verb      Synonym Words Like Modify
12 Sharpen Verb      Antonym Words Like Sharpen
13 Stand Verb      Antonym Words Like Stand
14 Softened Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Softened
15 Compose Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Compose
16 Mellow Verb      Hyponym Words Like Mellow
17 Muffle Verb      Hyponym Words Like Muffle
18 Dull Verb      Hyponym Words Like Dull
19 Mute Verb      Hyponym Words Like Mute

5 examples of soften

1 to soften a fault
2 to soften the coloring of a picture
3 troops softened by luxury
4 to soften the voice
5 break a fall

10 definitions of soften

1 To make soft or more soft.
2 To render less hard; -- said of matter.
3 To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.
4 To palliate; to represent as less enormous.
5 To compose; to mitigate; to assuage.
6 To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality.
7 To make less glaring; to tone down.
8 To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate.
9 To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite.
10 To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate.
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