soft brushed fleecy napped cheeselike compressible squeezable cottony cushioned cushiony padded demulcent emollient salving softening downlike downy flossy fluffy flaccid flocculent woolly wooly yielding mushy overstuffed semisoft softish spongelike spongy squashy squishy velvet velvety hardness hard jump to corresponding sense entry
soft adjective
1 soft Yielding readily to pressure or weight.
Roget 862 :
coward ,
cowardly ;
fearful ,
shy ;
timid ,
timorous ;
skittish ;
poor-spirited ,
spiritless ,
soft ,
effeminate .
weak-minded ;
infirm of purpose
etc.
605 ;
weak-hearted ,
fainthearted ,
chickenhearted ,
henhearted † ,
lilyhearted ,
pigeon-hearted ;
white-livered † ,
lily-livered ,
milk-livered † ;
milksop ,
smock-faced ;
unable to say 'boo' to a goose .
dastard ,
dastardly ;
base ,
craven ,
sneaking ,
dunghill ,
recreant ;
unwarlike ,
unsoldier-like .
in face a lion but in heart a deer . "
unmanned ;
frightened
etc.
860 .
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Roget 822 :
sensible ,
sensitive ;
impressible ,
impressionable ;
susceptive ,
susceptible ;
alive to ,
impassionable † ,
gushing ;
warm hearted ,
tender hearted ,
soft hearted ;
tender as a chicken ;
soft ,
sentimental ,
romantic ;
enthusiastic ,
highflying † ,
spirited ,
mettlesome ,
vivacious ,
lively ,
expressive ,
mobile ,
tremblingly alive ;
excitable
etc.
825 ;
oversensitive ,
without skin ,
thin-skinned ;
fastidious
etc.
868 .
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Roget 499 :
unintelligent
[Applied to persons],
unintellectual ,
unreasoning ;
mindless ,
witless ,
reasoningless † ,
brainless ;
halfbaked ;
having no head
etc.
498 ;
not bright
etc.
498 ;
inapprehensible † .
weak headed ,
addle headed ,
puzzle headed ,
blunder headed ,
muddle headed ,
muddy headed ,
pig headed ,
beetle headed ,
buffle headed † ,
chuckle headed ,
mutton headed ,
maggoty headed ,
grossheaded † ;
beef headed ,
fat witted ,
fat-headed .
weak-minded ,
feeble-minded ;
dull minded ,
shallow minded ,
lack-brained ;
rattle-brained ,
rattle headed ;
half witted ,
lean witted ,
short witted ,
dull witted ,
blunt-witted ,
shallow-pated † ,
clod-pated † ,
addle-pated † ,
addle-brained † ;
dim-sighted ,
short-sighted ;
thick-skulled ;
weak in the upper story .
shallow ,
borne ,
weak ,
wanting ,
soft ,
sappy ,
spoony ;
dull ,
dull as a beetle ;
stupid ,
heavy ,
insulse † ,
obtuse ,
blunt ,
stolid ,
doltish ;
asinine ;
inapt
etc.
699 ;
prosaic
etc.
843 ;
hebetudinous † .
childish ,
child-like ;
infantine † ,
infantile ,
babyish ,
babish † ;
puerile ,
anile ;
simple
etc.
(credulous)
486 ;
old-womanish .
fatuous ,
idiotic ,
imbecile ,
driveling ;
blatant ,
babbling ;
vacant ;
sottish ;
bewildered
etc.
475 .
blockish † ,
unteachable Boeotian ,
Boeotic ;
bovine ;
ungifted ,
undiscerning † ,
unenlightened ,
unwise ,
unphilosophical † ;
apish ;
simious † .
foolish ,
silly ,
senseless ,
irrational ,
insensate ,
nonsensical ,
inept ;
maudlin .
narrow-minded
etc.
481 ;
bigoted
etc.
(obstinate)
606 ;
giddy
etc.
(thoughtless)
458 ;
rash
etc.
863 ;
eccentric
etc.
(crazed)
503 .
[Applied to actions]
foolish ,
unwise ,
injudicious ,
improper ,
unreasonable ,
without reason ,
ridiculous ,
absurd ,
idiotic ,
silly ,
stupid ,
asinine ;
ill-imagined ,
ill-advised ,
ill-judged ,
ill-devised ;
mal entendu [Fr.] ;
inconsistent ,
irrational ,
unphilosophical † ;
extravagant
etc.
(nonsensical)
497 ;
sleeveless ,
idle ;
pointless ,
useless
etc.
645 ;
inexpedient
etc.
647 ;
frivolous
etc.
(trivial)
643 .
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Roget 486 :
credulous ,
gullible ;
easily deceived
etc.
545 ;
simple ,
green ,
soft ,
childish ,
silly ,
stupid ;
easily convinced ;
over-credulous ,
over confident ,
over trustful ;
infatuated ,
superstitious ;
confiding
etc.
(believing)
484 .
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Roget 413 :
harmonious ,
harmonical † ;
in concord
etc.
n.,
in tune ,
in concert ;
unisonant † ,
concentual † ,
symphonizing † ,
isotonic ,
homophonous † ,
assonant ;
ariose † ,
consonant .
measured ,
rhythmical ,
diatonic † ,
chromatic ,
enharmonic † .
melodious ,
musical ;
melic † ;
tuneful ,
tunable ;
sweet ,
dulcet ,
canorous † ;
mellow ,
mellifluous ;
soft ,
clear ,
clear as a bell ;
silvery ;
euphonious ,
euphonic ,
euphonical † ;
symphonious ;
enchanting
etc.
(pleasure-giving)
829 ;
fine-toned ,
full-toned ,
silver-toned .
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Roget 403 :
silent ;
still ,
stilly ;
noiseless ,
soundless ;
hushed
etc.
v.;
mute
etc.
581 .
soft ,
solemn ,
awful ,
deathlike ,
silent as the grave ;
inaudible
etc.
(faint)
405 .
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Roget 339 :
moist ,
damp ;
watery
etc.
337 ;
madid † ,
roric † ;
undried † ,
humid ,
sultry ,
wet ,
dank ,
luggy † ,
dewy ;
roral † ,
rorid † ;
roscid † ;
juicy .
wringing wet ,
soaking wet ;
wet through to the skin ;
saturated
etc.
v..
swashy † ,
soggy ,
dabbled ;
reeking ,
dripping ,
soaking ,
soft ,
sodden ,
sloppy ,
muddy ;
swampy
etc.
(marshy)
345 ;
irriguous † .
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Roget 255 :
smooth ;
polished
etc.
v.;
leiodermatous † ,
slick ,
velutinous † ;
even ;
level
etc.
213 ;
plane
etc.
(flat)
251 ;
sleek ,
glossy ;
silken ,
silky ;
lanate † ,
downy ,
velvety ;
glabrous ,
slippery ,
glassy ,
lubricous ,
oily ,
soft ,
unwrinkled † ;
smooth as glass ,
smooth as ice ,
smooth as monumental alabaster ,
smooth as velvet ,
smooth as oil ;
slippery as an eel ;
woolly
etc.
(feathery)
256 .
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Roget 345 :
marsh ,
marshy ;
swampy ,
boggy ,
plashy † ,
poachy † ,
quaggy † ,
soft ;
muddy ,
sloppy ,
squashy ;
paludal † ;
moorish ,
moory ;
fenny .
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Polish: miękki, nietwardy, niesztywny
2 soft Compassionate and kind; conciliatory.
3 soft of sound Relatively low in volume.
Polish: miękki
5 soft Produced with vibration of the vocal cords.
synonyms: sonant , voiced .
Dutch: stemhebbend
6 soft Not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons).
7 soft used chiefly as a direction or description in music Soft; in a quiet, subdued tone.
synonym: piano .
8 soft of light Transmitted from a broad light source or reflected.
synonyms: diffuse , diffused .
9 soft of speech sounds (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh').
4 soft Easily hurt:— Soft hands.
synonym: delicate .
10 soft of a commodity or market or currency Falling or likely to fall in value.
11 soft Using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation.
12 soft Tolerant or lenient:— Too soft on the children. — They are soft on crime.
synonyms: indulgent , lenient .
Roget 740 :
lenient ;
mild ,
mild as milk ;
gentle ,
soft ;
tolerant ,
indulgent ,
easy-going ;
clement
etc.
(compassionate)
914 ;
forbearing ;
long-suffering .
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Roget 174 :
moderate ;
lenient
etc.
740 ;
gentle ,
mild ,
mellow ;
cool ,
sober ,
temperate ,
reasonable ,
measured ;
tempered
etc.
v.;
calm ,
unruffled ,
quiet ,
tranquil ,
still ;
slow ,
smooth ,
untroubled ;
tame ;
peaceful ,
peaceable ;
pacific ,
halcyon .
unexciting ,
unirritating † ;
soft ,
bland ,
oily ,
demulcent ,
lenitive ,
anodyne ;
hypnotic
etc.
683 ;
sedative ;
antiorgastic † ,
anaphrodisiac † .
mild as mother's milk ;
milk and water .
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Roget 914 :
pitying
etc.
v.;
pitiful ,
compassionate ,
sympathetic ,
touched .
merciful ,
clement ,
ruthful ;
humane ;
humanitarian
etc.
(philanthropic)
910 ;
tender ,
tender hearted ,
tender as a chicken ;
soft ,
soft hearted ;
unhardened † ;
lenient
etc.
740 ;
exorable † ,
forbearing ;
melting
etc.
v.;
weak .
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Polish: pobłażliwy
13 soft 14 soft Having little impact:— A soft (or light) tapping at the window.
synonyms: easy , gentle .
15 soft Out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance:— He was too soft for the army.
synonyms: flabby , flaccid .
Roget 324 :
soft ,
tender ,
supple ;
pliant ,
pliable ;
flexible ,
flexile ;
lithe ,
lithesome ;
lissom ,
limber ,
plastic ;
ductile ;
tractile † ,
tractable ;
malleable ,
extensile ,
sequacious † ,
inelastic ;
aluminous † ;
remollient † .
yielding
etc.
v.;
flabby ,
limp ,
flimsy .
doughy ,
spongy ,
penetrable ,
foamy ,
cushiony † .
flaccid ,
flocculent ,
downy ;
edematous ,
oedematous † ,
medullary [Anat.] ,
argillaceous ,
mellow .
soft as butter ,
soft as down ,
soft as silk ;
yielding as wax ,
tender as chicken .
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Roget 160 :
weak ,
feeble ,
debile † ;
impotent
etc.
158 ;
relaxed ,
unnerved ,
etc.
v.;
sapless ,
strengthless † ,
powerless ;
weakly ,
unstrung ,
flaccid ,
adynamic † ,
asthenic † ;
nervous .
soft ,
effeminate ,
feminate † ,
womanly .
frail ,
fragile ,
shattery † ;
flimsy ,
unsubstantial ,
insubstantial ,
gimcrack ,
gingerbread ;
rickety ,
creaky ,
creaking ,
cranky ;
craichy † ;
drooping ,
tottering
etc.
v..
broken ,
lame ,
withered ,
shattered ,
shaken ,
crazy ,
shaky ;
palsied
etc.
158 ;
decrepit .
languid ,
poor ,
infirm ;
faint ,
faintish † ;
sickly
etc.
(disease)
655 ;
dull ,
slack ,
evanid † ,
spent ,
short-winded ,
effete ;
weather-beaten ;
decayed ,
rotten ,
worn ,
seedy ,
languishing ,
wasted ,
washy ,
laid low ,
pulled down ,
the worse for wear .
unstrengthened
etc.
159 † ,
unsupported ,
unaided ,
unassisted ;
aidless † ,
defenseless
etc.
158 ;
cantilevered
(support)
215 .
on its last legs ;
weak as a child ,
weak as a baby ,
weak as a chicken ,
weak as a cat ,
weak as a rat ;
weak as water ,
weak as water gruel ,
weak as gingerbread ,
weak as milk and water ;
colorless
etc.
429 .
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16 soft Willing to negotiate and compromise.
17 soft Not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship:— A soft job.
synonyms: cushy , easygoing .
Polish: ciepły, cieplutki
18 soft Mild and pleasant:— A soft breeze.
synonyms: balmy , mild .
19 soft Not brilliant or glaring:— The moon cast soft shadows. — Soft pastel colors.
synonym: subdued .
Polish: subtelny, łagodny, delikatny, miękki
adverb
1 soft In a relaxed manner; or without hardship.
synonym: easy .
Moby thesaurus: Mickey Mouse , accented , accepting , adoring , affectionate , afraid , alveolar , anemic , apical , apico-alveolar , apico-dental , articulated , assimilated , asthenic , at peace , baccate , back , balmy , barely audible , barytone , bathetic , beery , benign , bilabial , bland , bleeding , bloodless , blurred , blurry , borderline , broad , cacuminal , calm , careless , casual , central , cerebral , charitable , checked , chicken , chickenhearted , clear , clement , close , cloying , comfortable , comfy , commiserative , commodious , compassionate , complaisant , compressible , concordant , condolent , conjugal , consonant , consonantal , contented , continuant , convenient , cottony , coward , cowardly , cowed , cozy , creamy , cullible , cushioned , cushiony , cushy , daft , dainty , daunted , debilitated , deceivable , declining , decrescendo , deferential , delicate , deludable , demonstrative , dental , depressed , devoted , diffused , dim , dirty , dismayed , dissimilated , distant , docile , dorsal , doughy , downy , drooping , droopy , dull , dupable , easeful , easy , easy as pie , easygoing , effeminate , effete , effortless , eggshell , emotionable , etiolated , exploitable , facile , faint , faint-voiced , fainthearted , faintish , faithful , fatuous , fearful , feathery , feeble , feebleminded , filial , fine , flabby , flaccid , flat , fleecy , fleshy , flexible , flexile , flexuous , floppy , fluffy , foggy , fond , foolable , foolish , forbearant , forbearing , forceless , forgiving , formless , frail , friendly , front , funking , funky , furry , fuzzy , gentle , glib , glide , gloss , glossal , glottal , gone , gone to seed , gooey , green , gullible , gushing , gutless , guttural , halcyon , half-heard , hard , harmless , heavy , henhearted , high , hoaxable , homelike , homely , homey , hoodwinkable , human , humane , humbugable , husbandly , idyllic , imbecile , impotent , imprecise , impressionable , indifferent , indistinct , indulgent , infirm , ingenuous , intimidated , intonated , iridescent , judicious , kind , labial , labiodental , labiovelar , languid , languishing , languorous , lateral , lax , lazy , lenient , liberal , light , lily-livered , limber , limp , lingual , liquid , listless , lived-in , loose , lovelorn , lovesick , lovesome , loving , low , low-key , lustless , luxurious , macerated , malleable , marrowless , masticated , maternal , matte , maudlin , mawkish , mellifluent , mellifluous , mellow , mellowy , melodious , melting , merciful , mid , mild , mild as milk , milk-livered , milksoppish , milksoppy , miry , moderate , mollified , monophthongal , mother-of-pearl , mousy , mucky , muddy , muliebrous , murmured , mushy , muted , nacreous , naive , namby-pamby , narrow , nasal , nasalized , negligent , nerveless , nonalcoholic , nonintoxicating , nonresistive , nonrigid , nonviolent , nostalgic , nostomanic , nothing to it , occlusive , off , old-womanish , on the downgrade , oozy , opalescent , open , opulent , orderly , out of condition , out of shape , out of training , overindulgent , overpermissive , oversentimental , oversentimentalized , overtimid , overtimorous , oxytone , pacific , pacifistic , painless , palatal , palatalized , pale , pampered , panic-prone , panicky , pappy , parental , passible , pastel , pastoral , pasty , paternal , patient , patinaed , peaceable , peaceful , peacetime , pearly , permissive , persuadable , pharyngeal , pharyngealized , phonemic , phonetic , phonic , pianissimo , piano , pigeonhearted , piping , pitch , pitched , pithless , pithy , pitying , plain , plashy , plastic , pleasant , pliable , pliant , plush , plushy , pooped , posh , posttonic , powerless , prissy , prudent , pulpal , pulpar , pulped , pulplike , pulpy , puny , quaggy , questionable , quiet , rabbity , receptive , relaxed , relaxing , remiss , reposeful , responsive , restful , retroflex , rich , ritzy , romantic , roomy , rounded , rubbery , run to seed , rusty , ruthful , sad , sapless , satiny , scarcely heard , seduceable , semigloss , semivowel , sensible , sensitive , sentimental , sentimentalized , serene , silken , silky , silly , simple , simple as ABC , sinewless , sissified , sissy , sissyish , slabby , slack , sleek , slipping , slipshod , slobby , sloppy , sloshy , sloughy , slow , sludgy , slushy , smooth , snug , sober , soft as putty , soft-colored , soft-hued , soft-sounding , soft-voiced , softened , softhearted , somber , sonant , soothing , spineless , splashy , spongy , sposhy , springlike , squashy , squelchy , squishy , squushy , sticky , stiff , stopped , straightforward , strengthless , stressed , strong , subaudible , subdued , submissive , subtle , succulent , summery , supple , surd , susceptible , swanky , sweet , syllabic , sympathetic , sympathizing , tame , tear-jerking , teary , temperate , tender , tenderhearted , tense , thick , throaty , timid , timorous , tolerant , tonal , tonic , tranquil , turbid , twangy , unaccented , unburdensome , unclear , uncomplicated , undemanding , understanding , unhardened , uninebriating , unmanly , unmanned , unnerved , unprofitable , unrestrained , unrounded , unsophisticated , unstressed , unstrung , untroubled , uxorious , velar , velvety , victimizable , vocalic , vocoid , voiced , voiceless , vowel , vowellike , warm , warmhearted , weak , weak-kneed , weak-minded , weak-voiced , weakhearted , weakly , whisper-soft , whispered , white-livered , wide , wifely , witless , womanish , woolly , workable , yellow , yielding ... show more .
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