Synonyms and Antonyms for Softening

Following is a list of 200 synonym words and phrases that are related to softening:

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4 Letter Words

softeasedrop

5 Letter Words

harsh

6 Letter Words

easingrelieflaxitylet-upsofterdryingeffectgentlefadinggiving

7 Letter Words

salvingslowingdeclinebendingmeltingerodingdullingshapingfirmingcalmingcoolinggradualwarmingsouringwiltingrubbingsoaking

8 Letter Words

softnessrelaxingallayingslowdowndecreasedownturndilutionbluntingreducingloweringcrackingboostingsoothingplumpingfluffingchangingshiftingthinningcrushingremovingquietingrefiningblurringhardenedfirmnesshardnessripeningflattingslimminglaxeningkneading

9 Letter Words

demulcentemollientrelievinglesseningreductionweakeninglooseningsmoothinghardeningdampeningdarkeningenhancingtauteningreshapingtemperingdeepeningmellowingimprovingreversingadjustingshrinkingpurifyingresistingfalteringdiffusingcleansingsteadyingshrinkageabsorbingupturningdenseninglimberingdeadeningtenseningwithering

10 Letter Words

relaxationmitigationmitigatingdeflectionsweeteningmollescenttougheningstiffeningflatteningtighteningunsoftenedmoisteningmollifyingbroadeningthickeningslackeningliquefyingquieteningrougheningbolsteringincreasinginflectingdensifyingaugmentingdecreasingdistortinginhibitingclarifyingliquifyingdissolvingstretchingsharpeningelongatingreflectingremouldingstrengthenburnishingemollitionroundeningmalaxation

11 Letter Words

alleviationattenuationflexibilitycommutationalleviatingbrighteningstabilizingsolidifyingsmootheningstabilisingsuppressingunderminingdiminishingrigidifyingattenuatingnormalizingpenetratingreinforcinglengtheningshrivellingheighteningpulverizingbuttressingnormalising

12 Letter Words

facilitationliberalisingintensifyingacceleratingamelioratingaccentuatingneutralizingrevitalizingundercuttingrejuvenatingcompensatingneutralisingintenerationamollishment

13 Letter Words

strengtheningstraighteningcrystallizingcounteractingdeteriorationtenderizationsensitizationmollificationramollescencedullificationdulcification

14 Letter Words

reinvigoratingrigidificationplasticizationblandificationelasticizationsensualizationslenderization

15 Letter Words

flexibilization

16 Letter Words

counterbalancing

17 Letter Words

deintensification

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