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Recent Examples of softy
Jamie would probably cry over this; that highlander is a softy.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Who knew the Roastmaster General was such a softy?
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Those softies are going to get more coddling.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The Sharks’ first goal was a gimme, a softy by Smith.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Who knew the Roastmaster General was such a softy?
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Those softies are going to get more coddling.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The Sharks’ first goal was a gimme, a softy by Smith.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for softy
Noun
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He's seen as a weakling, and he must be culled from the clan.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Last year, Paramount, which owns CBS Sports, looked like a weakling compared to its competitors.—
Alex Sherman,Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement Similarly, no one is going to think Mullin is a wimp.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Eventually Sutton calls Amanda a wimp for not wanting any part of any confrontation, and Amanda tells her not to call her a wimp in her own home.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Henry is a megalomaniac and a complete wuss.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Of the two sisters in the yellow house, Paula is a much gentler girl, a wuss, a baby, the biggest chicken—that’s how her sister thinks of her—and Rhonda is the boss.—
Alex Mar,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2023
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“Softy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softy. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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