SOFTER Synonyms

• a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

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

• resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface

• fresh and animated

• abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

• not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

• like down or as soft as down

• covered with fine soft hairs or down

• a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

• deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

• lacking clarity or distinctness

• lacking strength or vigor

• weak and likely to lose consciousness

• indistinctly understood or felt or perceived

• lacking conviction or boldness or courage

• pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

• Resembling or covered in fleece.

• like down or as soft as down

• Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.

• Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.

• Docile and easily managed.

• Gradual rather than steep or sudden.

• Polite and respectful rather than rude.

• Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

• in a mellow manner

• 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)

• soften, make mellow

• become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

• make or grow (more) mellow

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

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

• mild and pleasant

• a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet

• characterized by extravagance and profusion

• characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

• free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound

• (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots

• a period of calm weather

• an untroubled state; free from disturbances

• the absence of sound

• a disposition free from stress or emotion

• with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')

• not showy or obtrusive

• in a softened tone

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

• become quiet or quieter

• make calm or still

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

• difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

• able to make fine distinctions

• working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

• 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

• make pliant and flexible

• Sensitive or painful to the touch.

• Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.

• Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.

• (of food) Soft and easily chewed.

• Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.

• Fond, loving, gentle, sweet.

• Young and inexperienced.

• Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.

• Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.

• Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.

• Exciting kind concern; dear; precious.

• Careful to keep inviolate, or not to injure; used with of.

• One who tenders (a bid, a contract, etc.).

• wanting in physical strength

• overly diluted; thin and insipid

• (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

• wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

• tending downward in price

• deficient or lacking in some skill

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

• not having authority, political strength, or governing power

• deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

• likely to fail under stress or pressure

• deficient in intelligence or mental power

• 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

• 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