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softened

adjective

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lacking bodily strength

the athlete, softened by the long period of convalescence, had to begin his training program almost from scratch

Synonyms of softened

asthenic, debilitated, delicate, down-and-out, effete, enervated, enfeebled, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, languid, low, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, slight, soft, tender, unsubstantial, wasted, weak, weakened, wimpish, wimpy

Words Related to softened

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

Near Antonyms of softened

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

Antonyms of softened

mighty, powerful, rugged, stalwart, stout, strong

softened

verb , past tense of soften

Synonyms and Antonyms of softened

1 to diminish the physical strength of

three weeks of being sick in bed had noticeably softened her

Synonyms of softened

debilitated, devitalized, enervated, enfeebled, etiolated, prostrated, sapped, tired, wasted, weakened

Words Related to softened

crippled, disabled, hamstrung, incapacitated

depleted, depressed, exhausted, impoverished, unmanned, washed out

damaged, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, invalided, laid up

broke down, ground (down), wore down, wore out

paralyzed

Near Antonyms of softened

energized, invigorated, recruited, rejuvenated, vitalized

hardened, seasoned, toughened

Antonyms of softened

beefed (up), fortified, strengthened

2 to lessen the shock of

had tried to soften the blow of her rejection to his marriage proposal

Synonyms of softened

buffered, cushioned, gentled

Words Related to softened

baffled, dampened, deadened, dulled, obtunded

moderated, modulated, tempered

allayed, alleviated, assuaged, eased

lightened, mitigated, relieved

Near Antonyms of softened

heightened, intensified, sharpened

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