Definitions

soft touch

NOUN

gullible person

Synonyms

STRONG

easy mark

WEAK

bleeding heart easy pickings easy touch prize sap pushover softie sucker

ADJECTIVE

generous; gullible

Synonyms

STRONG

easily taken in generous gullible large-hearted liberal magnanimous unstinting

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It may also cause them to see you as a soft touch who they can tap for money at any time, and who feels obliged to give.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

He told BBC Scotland News that he had plans to fix the NHS, get young people into work and to end a "soft touch" approach to justice.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

They didn’t intend to subsidize the state’s soft touch.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2025

Gov. Andy Beshear often seems like a soft touch.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024

I walked slowly down the hall, surrounded by my shouting and jostling classmates, seeing only the beautiful soldier, feeling only the electric tingle of her soft touch on my head.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

soft touch

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