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softening

verb , present participle of soften

Synonyms and Antonyms of softening

1 to diminish the physical strength of

three weeks of being sick in bed had noticeably softened her

Synonyms of softening

debilitating, devitalizing, enervating, enfeebling, etiolating, prostrating, sapping, tiring, wasting, weakening

Words Related to softening

crippling, disabling, hamstringing, incapacitating

depleting, depressing, exhausting, impoverishing, unmanning, washing out

damaging, harming, hurting, impairing, injuring, invaliding, laying up

breaking down, grinding (down), wearing down, wearing out

Near Antonyms of softening

energizing, invigorating, recruiting, rejuvenating, vitalizing

hardening, seasoning, toughening

Antonyms of softening

beefing (up), fortifying, strengthening

2 to lessen the shock of

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

Synonyms of softening

buffering, cushioning, gentling

Words Related to softening

baffling, dampening, deadening, dulling, obtunding

moderating, modulating, tempering

allaying, alleviating, assuaging, easing

lightening, mitigating, relieving

Near Antonyms of softening

heightening, intensifying, sharpening

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