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SOFTEN Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word soften. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For SOFTEN

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harden
verbv
verb

• become hard or harder

• make hard or harder

• harden by reheating and cooling in oil

• make healthy

• cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

dry
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

• lacking moisture or volatile components

• opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

• not producing milk

• (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

• without a mucous or watery discharge

noun

• a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

adjective satellite

• humorously sarcastic or mocking

• not shedding tears

• lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless

• used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

• unproductive especially of the expected results

• having no adornment or coloration

• (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish

• having a large proportion of strong liquor

• lacking warmth or emotional involvement

• practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

verb

• remove the moisture from and make dry

• become dry or drier

firm
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

adverb

• with resolute determination

adjective satellite

• marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

• not soft or yielding to pressure

• strong and sure

• not subject to revision or change

• (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling

• not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

• securely established

• possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue

• securely fixed in place

• unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

verb

• become taut or tauter

• make taut or tauter

rigidify
verbv
verb

• become rigid

• make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

stiffen
verbv
verb

• become stiff or stiffer

• make stiff or stiffer

• severely restrict in scope or extent

strengthen
verbv
verb

• make strong or stronger

• gain strength

• give a healthy elasticity to

toughen
verbv
verb

• make tough or tougher

densify
verbv
verb

• To make dense.

• To become dense.

sharpen
verbv
verb

• make sharp or sharper

• make crisp or more crisp and precise

• become sharp or sharper

• put (an image) into focus

• make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

• raise the pitch of (musical notes)

• give a point to

• make (one's senses) more acute

Alternatives for HARDEN

Alternatives for DRY

Alternatives for FIRM

Alternatives for RIGIDIFY

Alternatives for STIFFEN

Alternatives for STRENGTHEN

Alternatives for TOUGHEN

Alternatives for DENSIFY

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