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soft
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- pronunciation:
- sawft
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
softer, softest |
| definition 1: |
easily yielding to pressure ; not firm or hard ; pliable.
a soft mattresssoft bread- synonyms:
- flabby, flaccid, malleable, penetrable, pliable, tender
- antonyms:
- crisp, crusty, firm, hard, stony, unyielding
- similar words:
- crumbly, ductile, elastic, fleshy, flexible, fragile, limp, mushy, plastic, pliant, resilient, spongy, squashy, supple, yielding
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| definition 2: |
smooth and pleasing to touch.
her soft hands- synonyms:
- delicate, silken, velvet
- antonyms:
- rough
- similar words:
- downy, fleecy, plush, satiny, silky, sleek, smooth, tender
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| definition 3: |
not strong or glaring; subdued.
soft colors- synonyms:
- muted, subdued, subtle
- antonyms:
- bright, glaring, harsh
- similar words:
- delicate, diffuse, dim, faint, feeble, gentle, mellow, mild, neutral, pale, pastel, quiet, tranquil, weak
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| definition 4: |
quiet or low in tone and volume.
soft music- synonyms:
- low, muted, quiet, subdued
- antonyms:
- harsh, loud, raucous, stentorian, strident
- similar words:
- faint, feeble, gentle, hushed, light, mellow, subtle, weak
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| definition 5: |
not strict; lenient.
a soft teacher- synonyms:
- easy, indulgent, lax, lenient
- antonyms:
- hard, stern, strict, unyielding
- similar words:
- clement, flexible, liberal, loose, permissive, pliable, sympathetic, tolerant
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| definition 6: |
not severe; light.
a soft punishment- synonyms:
- gentle, light, mild
- antonyms:
- hard, harsh, strong, tough
- similar words:
- benign, compassionate, easy, lax, moderate, pliant, slack, slight
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| definition 7: |
(informal) not difficult, as a job.
He's got himself a pretty soft position at the bank these days.- synonyms:
- easy, effortless
- similar words:
- comfortable, plush, simple
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| definition 8: |
easily swayed or manipulated.
He's too soft for the business world.- synonyms:
- flexible, pliable, pliant, spineless
- antonyms:
- firm, tough, uncompromising, unyielding
- similar words:
- compliant, docile, easy, gutless, irresolute, malleable, meek, namby-pamby, submissive, tractable, unsure, weak-kneed, wishy-washy, yielding
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| definition 9: |
in poor shape for strenuous physical activity.
The new recruits were soft.- synonyms:
- unfit
- antonyms:
- fit, tough
- similar words:
- delicate, effeminate, fat, feeble, flabby, fragile, frail, weak
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| definition 10: |
of water, fairly free of mineral salts.
- antonyms:
- hard
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| related words: |
balmy, credulous, innocuous, low-key, still, sweet |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
something that is soft.
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
softer, softest |
| definition: |
in a soft manner; gently.
He let me down soft.- synonyms:
- delicately, gently
- antonyms:
- hard
- similar words:
- easily, tenderly
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| related words: |
slack |
| derivations: |
softly (adv.), softness (n.) |
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