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SOFT Synonyms

There are 42 synonyms of the word soft. (exact relations)
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gentle
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having or showing a kindly or tender nature

• quiet and soothing

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• easily handled or managed

• having little impact

• marked by moderate steepness

verb

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

• stroke soothingly

mild
adjectiveadj
adjective

• moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

adjective satellite

• humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

• mild and pleasant

delicate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

adjective satellite

• marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique

• easily broken or damaged or destroyed

• easily hurt

• developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety

• difficult to handle; requiring great tact

• of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely

lenient
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tolerant or lenient

• not strict

• characterized by tolerance and mercy

comforting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• providing freedom from worry

• affording comfort or solace

cushioned
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• softened by the addition of cushions or padding

downy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• like down or as soft as down

• covered with fine soft hairs or down

feathery
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers

• characterized by a covering of feathers

• adorned with feathers or plumes

flexible
adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of being changed

• able to flex; able to bend easily

• making or willing to make concessions

adjective satellite

• able to adjust readily to different conditions

• bending and snapping back readily without breaking

fuzzy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• covering with fine light hairs

• indistinct or hazy in outline

• confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out

limp
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

adjective satellite

• without energy or will

• lacking or having lost rigidity

verb

• walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

• proceed slowly or with difficulty

manageable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of being managed or controlled

adjective satellite

• capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do

mellow
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adverb

• in a mellow manner

adjective satellite

• unhurried and relaxed

• having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging

• softened through age or experience

• slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

verb

• soften, make mellow

• become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

• make or grow (more) mellow

pliable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• susceptible to being led or directed

• capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

• able to adjust readily to different conditions

• capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

silky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

smooth
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

• of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

• (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

• of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence

noun

• the act of smoothing

adjective satellite

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

• smooth and unconstrained in movement

• lacking obstructions or difficulties

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

verb

• make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

• make (a surface) shine

• free from obstructions

supple
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

• (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

• (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

verb

• make pliant and flexible

tender
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

• easy to cut or chew

• physically untoughened

noun

• something that can be used as an official medium of payment

• someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

• a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

• car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

• a boat for communication between ship and shore

• ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

adjective satellite

• hurting

• young and immature

• having or displaying warmth or affection

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

• (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition

verb

• offer or present for acceptance

• propose a payment

• make a tender of; in legal settlements

• make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

velvety
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste

• resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface

yielding
adjectiveadj
noun

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the act of conceding or yielding

adjective satellite

• inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

• lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure

• tending to give in or surrender or agree

Alternatives for GENTLE

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