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Softened

/ˈsɑfənd/

To make something soft or softer.

📖 Definitions of "Softened"

verb

1
To make something soft or softer.
"Soften the butter before beating in the sugar."
2
To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
"Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery."
3
To make less harsh
"Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism."
4
To become soft or softer
"The butter softened as it warmed up."

adjective

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dullverb	Boring; not exciting or interesting.
softnoun	Easily giving way under pressure.
muted	(of a sound) Quiet or soft.
muffled	(of a sound) Stifled or covered up; diminished by interference.
diffused	Having spread widely.
modulated	changed or adjusted to be suitable

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
softnoun	Easily giving way under pressure.
muffled	(of a sound) Stifled or covered up; diminished by interference.
muted	(of a sound) Quiet or soft.
dullverb	(transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
diffused	Having spread widely.
modulated	changed or adjusted to be suitable
relaxed	Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely.
mitigating	That serves to mitigate.
lenientnoun	Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
relieved	Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.
tempered	(in combination) Having a specified disposition or temper.
mitigated	(of problems or flaws) Lessened, reduced, or diminished, and thereby made better, improved.
lessened	Having been lessened.
diminished	lessened, reduced
attenuated	Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation.
reduced	Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
low-level	(computing) Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
weakened	Reduced; made less strong.
alleviated	Made more bearable.
loosened	Having been made less tight or more relaxed.