A2Z Dictionary
Home
Browse A-Z
About
Join
English
Español
Français
Deutsch
Italiano
Português
Русский
日本語
한국어
العربية
हिन्दी
Türkçe
🔍
Soften
verb
/ˈsɑfən/
🔊 Listen
Word Frequency:
2.0
Definitions
1.
verb
To make something soft or softer.
"Soften the butter before beating in the sugar."
2.
verb
To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
"Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery."
3.
verb
To make less harsh
"Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism."
4.
verb
To become soft or softer
"The butter softened as it warmed up."
Synonyms
moderate
relent
weaken
break
yield
dampen
damp
cushion
buffer
mince
soothe
relax
Rhymes With
coffin
often
boffin
offen
every so often
tophin
goffin
christophe in
🔗
Find words with "soften" in A2Z Word Finder
🔤
The Daily Word Nerd
A new word, a puzzle, and a fun fact — free in your inbox every morning.
Subscribe
Free forever · unsubscribe anytime ·
all 14 newsletters
That email did not go through — please check it and try again.