Synonyms and Antonyms of soft
1
not loud in pitch or volume - Soft music played in the background while we ate.
dead, silent, still
calm, dreamy, hushed, peaceful, restful, serene, soothing, stilly, tranquil
muffled, muted, softened, toned (down)
brazen, crashing, dinning, discordant, noisy, obstreperous, raucous, rip-roaring, vociferous
grating, harsh, shrill, squealing, strident
clarion, clear, trumpetlike
blaring, blasting, booming, clamorous, clangorous, deafening, earsplitting, loud, overloud, piercing, resounding, ringing, roaring, sonorous, stentorian, thundering, thunderous
2
smooth or delicate in appearance or feel - I like this sweater the best because it is so soft and comfortable.
bumpy, irregular, jagged, lumpy, pebbly
broken, jagged, ragged, roughened, rugged, scraggy
grainy, granular, gritty
3
giving easily to the touch - Soft mattresses make it very easy to fall asleep, but they have a tendency to get lumpy.
doughy, fleshy
droopy, flaccid, floppy, lank, limp, slack, yielding
bendable, compressible, crushable, elastic, flexible, kneadable, malleable, pliable, pliant, resilient, supple, willowy, workable
airy, light
inelastic, inflexible, rigid, stiff, tense, unbending, unyielding
resistant, sound, strong, sturdy, tough
case-hardened, hardened, indurated, stiffened, tempered
compacted, compressed, condensed
adamantine, rock, rocklike
sturdy, substantial
4
involving minimal difficulty or effort - looking for a soft job in local government
cheap, downhill, easy, effortless, facile, fluent, fluid, hands-down, light, painless, ready, royal, simple, smooth, snap
idiotproof, mindless, quick, straightforward, unchallenging, uncomplicated
apparent, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, perspicuous, plain, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable
burdensome, exhausting, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful, taxing, troublesome
abstruse, complex, complicated, intricate, involved, knotty, problematic (also problematical), recondite
arduous, demanding, difficult, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), hard, herculean, killer, labored, laborious, murderous, rough, severe, stiff, strenuous, toilful, toilsome, tough
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lacking bodily strength - soft recruits who will get toughened up in the army
debilitated, delicate, down-and-out, effete, enervated, enfeebled, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, languid, low, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, slight, softened, tender, unsubstantial, wasted, weak, weakened, wimpish, wimpy
challenged, disabled, incapacitated, invalid
paralyzed
broken-down, decrepit
impotent, powerless
breakable, flimsy, fragile
dizzy, groggy, rocky, unsteady, woozy
drained, exhausted, flagging, tired, weary, worn-out
damaged, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, lame, unsound
resistless, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding
able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, fit, husky, muscular, sinewy, strapping, virile
hard, hardy, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sturdy, tough
fortified, hardened, inured, strengthened, toughened
energetic, energized, invigorated, vigorous, vitalized
hale, healthy, sound
capable, competent
convalescing, recovering, recuperating
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lacking strength of will or character - a soft person who tends to yield to stronger personalities
characterless, effete, frail, invertebrate, namby-pamby, nerveless, spineless, weak, weak-kneed, weakened, weakling, wimpish, wimpy, wishy-washy
flabby, flaccid, forceless, ineffective, ineffectual
impotent, impuissant, powerless
emasculated, unnerved
lamblike, meek, pliable, submissive
corrupt, dastardly, unprincipled, unscrupulous, villainous
cowardly, craven, fainthearted, lily-livered, nebbishy, poltroon, pusillanimous, sissy, timid
infirm, irresolute, vacillating
ethical, good, moral, principled, right, righteous, upright, virtuous
determined, mettlesome, resolute, unrelenting
courageous, stalwart, stouthearted
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not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect - a soft breeze coming off the lake
balmy, benign, bland, delicate, gentle, light, mellow, mild, nonabrasive, soothing, tender
calm, pacific, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, tranquil
clement, compassionate, easy, lenient, merciful
buffering, cushioning, emollient, softening
sleek, slick, smooth
exquisite, fierce, intense, powerful, severe
forceful, forcible, savage, violent
roughened, rugged, strong
abrading, irritating, roughening
grim, gruff, rude, stiff
heavy-handed, oppressive, pitiless, tyrannical (also tyrannic)
8
providing physical comfort - a warm, soft bed to rest my weary bones
easeful, relaxing, reposeful, restful
genial, hospitable, inviting, pleasant
commodious, roomy, spacious
homelike, homey (also homy), intimate
9
tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others - thought they were too soft with their children
10
marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low - It was a lovely soft spring evening.
clear, cloudless, fair, rainless, sunny, sunshiny
calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, tranquil
delightful, fine, pleasant
blustering, blustery, breezy, gusty, rough, squally, stormy, windy
misty, rainy, showery
bleak, cloudy, dismal, foggy, gloomy, gray (also grey), hazy, overcast, sunless
bitter, dirty, foul, nasty, raw
