Thesaurus / soften
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GUIDE TO USING INTERACTIVE 404S TO BOOST YOUR SEOAMANDA JERELYNSEPTEMBER 24, 2020SEARCH ENGINE WATCHWarming temperatures also soften the ice itself, so that it slides more quickly toward the sea.
GLOBAL WARMING MAY LEAD TO PRACTICALLY IRREVERSIBLE ANTARCTIC MELTINGCAROLYN GRAMLINGSEPTEMBER 23, 2020SCIENCE NEWSThe puff portion refers to softened crude, thin as heated maple syrup, rising up through production wells.
OIL COMPANIES ARE PROFITING FROM ILLEGAL SPILLS. AND CALIFORNIA LETS THEM.BY JANET WILSON, THE DESERT SUN, AND LYLLA YOUNES, PROPUBLICASEPTEMBER 18, 2020PROPUBLICAMany of those organizations pursued ad opportunities on social networks like Twitter to soften the loss of match-day revenue.
‘AN UNPRECEDENTED PERIOD OF DARWINIAN EXPERIMENTATION’: AS SPORTS RETURN, TWITTER EYES AD BOOSTSEB JOSEPHSEPTEMBER 18, 2020DIGIDAYAs a result, some schools have worked to soften the blow by skipping scheduled tuition hikes or even cutting the costs.
COLLEGE TUITION IS SEEING ITS STEEPEST DROP SINCE 1978LEE CLIFFORDSEPTEMBER 12, 2020FORTUNEA trace of light had begun to soften the sky over the dome, but had not yet seeped down to ground level.
FEE OF THE FRONTIERHORACE BROWN FYFEThe old woman meanwhile tried to soften the obdurate wall with melted butter and new milk—but in vain.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSHe had tried to soften his reply, but not being politic or tactful had succeeded only in expressing himself more brusquely.
DOROTHY AT SKYRIEEVELYN RAYMONDThe rapidity of their decomposition is such, that when spread on the land they are seen to soften and disappear in a short time.
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRYTHOMAS ANDERSONMadame Malmaison knew it also, but the hard look on her greedy face did not soften.
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITEWORDS RELATED TO SOFTEN
- allay
- ameliorate
- appease
- assuage
- becalm
- button one's lip
- calm down
- can it
- choke
- clam up
- compose
- console
- cool it
- cool out
- dummy up
- fix up
- gag
- gratify
- hold it down
- hush
- ice
- inactivate
- lull
- moderate
- mollify
- muffle
- muzzle
- pacify
- palliate
- patch things up
- please
- quieten
- reconcile
- relax
- satisfy
- settle
- shush
- shut up
- silence
- slack
- smooth
- soft pedal
- soften
- soothe
- square
- squash
- squelch
- still
- stroke
- subdue
- take the bite out of
- tranquilize
- breathe easy
- calm
- calm down
- collect oneself
- compose oneself
- cool off
- ease off
- feel at home
- hang loose
- knock off
- laze
- let oneself go
- lie down
- loosen up
- make oneself at home
- put one's feet up
- recline
- repose
- rest
- settle back
- simmer down
- sit around
- sit back
- soften
- stop work
- take a break
- take a breather
- take it easy
- take one's time
- take ten
- take time out
- tranquilize
- unbend
- unlax
- unwind
- breathes easy
- calms
- calms down
- collects oneself
- composes oneself
- cools off
- eases off
- feels at home
- hangs loose
- knocks off
- lazes
- lets oneself goes
- lies down
- loosens up
- makes oneself at home
- puts one's feet up
- reclines
- reposes
- rests
- settles back
- simmers down
- sits around
- sits back
- softens
- stops work
- takes a break
- takes a breather
- takes it easy
- takes one's time
- takes ten
- takes time out
- tranquilizes
- unbends
- unlaxes
- unwinds
- acquiesce
- be merciful
- capitulate
- cave in
- change one's mind
- come around
- comply
- cool it
- cry uncle
- die away
- drop
- ease
- ease off
- ease up on
- ebb
- fall
- fold
- forbear
- give in
- give quarter
- give some slack
- give up
- give way
- go along with
- go easy on
- have mercy
- have pity
- lay back
- let go
- let it happen
- lighten up
- mellow out
- melt
- moderate
- quit
- relax
- say uncle
- show mercy
- slacken
- slow
- soften
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- yield
- acquiesced
- came around
- capitulated
- caved in
- changed one's mind
- complied
- cool it
- cried uncle
- died away
- dropped
- eased
- eased off
- eased up on
- ebbed
- fell
- folded
- forbore
- gave in
- gave quarter
- gave some slack
- gave up
- gave way
- had mercy
- had pity
- lay back
- let it happened
- let went
- lightened up
- mellowed out
- melted
- moderated
- quit
- relaxed
- said uncle
- showed mercy
- slackened
- slowed
- softened
- subsided
- waned
- was merciful
- weakened
- went along with
- went easy on
- yielded
- abates
- allays
- alleviates
- appeases
- assuages
- breaks
- brightens
- calms
- comforts
- consoles
- cures
- decreases
- diminishes
- diverts
- dulls
- eases
- frees
- interrupts
- lightens
- mitigates
- moderates
- mollifies
- palliates
- qualifies
- quiets
- relaxes
- salves
- slackens
- softens
- solaces
- soothes
- subdues
- takes load off one's chest
- takes load off one's mind
- tempers
- varies
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