soft-spoken

adjective

soft-spo·​ken ˈsȯf(t)-ˈspō-kən 

: having a mild or gentle voice

also : suave

Examples of soft-spoken in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Madison is very soft-spoken, very pretty, and effortlessly polite, immediately offering to fetch me a hat from her car for the ride. — Marley Marius, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Cerebral and soft-spoken, Sher was the antithesis of politicians nowadays. — Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

She’s casually seated on a couch, soft-spoken, and sometimes pausing to search for the right words in English. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 5 Sep. 2026

Ten straight hours of baking are edited into 90-second reels of prep work on Roll & Dough’s social pages, which Pierre, who is soft-spoken yet brutally honest, overlays with confessional voiceovers. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for soft-spoken

• awoken
• betoken
• heartbroken
• outspoken
• unbroken
• unspoken
• broken
• oaken
• spoken
• token
• woken