Antonyms for SOFT
sɔft, sɒftsoft

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1. softadjective

   Lacking strength or resolve, wimpy.

   When it comes to drinking, he is as soft as they come.

   Antonyms:
   tough, firm, strict

   Synonyms:
   mild, meek, wimpy

2. softadjective

   Foolish.

   Antonyms:
   sensible

   Synonyms:
   foolish, stupid, silly, daft

3. softadjective

   Antonyms:
   loud, abrasive, scratchy

   Synonyms:
   non-abrasive, fluffy, quiet

4. softadjective

   Antonyms:
   hard

5. softadjective

   My head sank easily into the soft pillow.

   Antonyms:
   resistant, solid, hard, stony

6. softadjective

   Gentle.

   There was a soft breeze blowing.

   Antonyms:
   strong, rough, harsh

   Synonyms:
   gentle, light

7. softadjective

   At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the soft left.

   Antonyms:
   hard

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1. soft

   Antonyms:
   austere, hard, harsh, inexorable, inflexible, morose, relentless, rigid, rigorous, severe, stern, stiff, strict, uncompromising, unmitigated, unrelenting, unyielding

   Synonyms:
   affable, bland, easy, genial, gentle, indulgent, lenient, mild, pliable, sweet, tender, tractable, yielding

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1. soft

   Antonyms:
   hard, tough, stubborn, unyielding, rigid, unimpressible, rough, coarse, harsh, abrupt, ungentle, rigorous, cutting, severe, unkind, unfeeling, sharp, inflexible, stern, austere, ascetic, self-denying, resolute, determined

   Synonyms:
   yielding, pressible, impressible, smooth, delicate, fine, sleek, glossy, mild, gentle, balmy, kind, feeling, flexible, effeminate, luxurious, unmanly, tender, irresolute, undecided

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1. softadjective

   yielding readily to pressure or weight

   Antonyms:
   harsh-voiced, hardened, horny, case-hardened, petrous, blasting, thunderous, corneous, firm, rocklike, concentrated, blaring, conniving, hornlike, al dente, inclement, scheming, shouted, shrewd, hard-boiled, hard, woody, deafening, quantitative, unpermissive, granitic, stony, clarion, granitelike, unyielding, velar, loud-mouthed, calculating, toughened, trumpet-like, adamantine, vocal, shattering, set, bright, yelled, tough, fit, big, loud, stonelike, tumid, intense, earsplitting, antagonistic, steely, thundery, erect, heavy, solid, rising, earthshaking, calculative, difficult, semihard, loud-voiced

   Synonyms:
   cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

2. softadjective

   compassionate and kind; conciliatory

   "he was soft on his children"

   Antonyms:
   fit, loud, hard-boiled, deafening, petrous, hardened, thundery, firm, shattering, toughened, velar, al dente, loud-mouthed, horny, erect, conniving, scheming, difficult, calculating, unyielding, yelled, inclement, intense, hard, hornlike, tough, calculative, bright, steely, harsh-voiced, corneous, shouted, quantitative, blaring, stonelike, solid, vocal, big, concentrated, shrewd, unpermissive, stony, heavy, blasting, adamantine, semihard, earsplitting, set, woody, granitelike, tumid, granitic, thunderous, rising, earthshaking, clarion, trumpet-like, loud-voiced, antagonistic, case-hardened, rocklike

   Synonyms:
   cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

3. softadjective

   (of sound) relatively low in volume

   "soft voices"; "soft music"

   Antonyms:
   shouted, quantitative, unyielding, granitelike, blaring, hardened, set, tumid, petrous, calculating, conniving, hard, bright, thunderous, woody, erect, heavy, loud-mouthed, toughened, rocklike, vocal, al dente, tough, thundery, blasting, scheming, earsplitting, intense, harsh-voiced, case-hardened, horny, shrewd, hornlike, fit, stony, stonelike, corneous, rising, yelled, deafening, concentrated, adamantine, loud, semihard, firm, clarion, granitic, velar, earthshaking, hard-boiled, trumpet-like, loud-voiced, calculative, steely, shattering, inclement, difficult, antagonistic, unpermissive, solid, big

   Synonyms:
   cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

4. delicate, softadjective

   easily hurt

   "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"

   Antonyms:
   toughened, rising, clarion, blasting, horny, thunderous, hard, loud-voiced, heavy, quantitative, big, solid, hard-boiled, set, scheming, intense, earthshaking, calculative, woody, shattering, shouted, tough, hornlike, hardened, thundery, vocal, tumid, concentrated, loud-mouthed, difficult, granitic, stonelike, inclement, conniving, antagonistic, adamantine, blaring, bright, rocklike, steely, petrous, firm, yelled, fit, loud, shrewd, unpermissive, corneous, al dente, velar, earsplitting, case-hardened, trumpet-like, unyielding, calculating, stony, semihard, granitelike, erect, harsh-voiced, deafening

   Synonyms:
   cushy, indulgent, mild, easy, piano, balmy, lenient, voiced, easygoing, soft, delicate, diffused, frail, flabby, subdued, diffuse, sonant, flaccid, ticklish, gentle, finespun, touchy, fragile

5. voiced, sonant, softadjective

   produced with vibration of the vocal cords

   "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";

   Antonyms:
   harsh-voiced, toughened, hard, heavy, tough, rocklike, semihard, steely, vocal, clarion, thunderous, unpermissive, horny, inclement, granitic, firm, earthshaking, set, fit, stony, quantitative, loud, hardened, granitelike, loud-voiced, corneous, loud-mouthed, stonelike, thundery, calculating, deafening, scheming, blasting, woody, bright, hornlike, petrous, yelled, al dente, concentrated, earsplitting, rising, trumpet-like, velar, solid, big, erect, shattering, antagonistic, tumid, unyielding, difficult, hard-boiled, blaring, intense, calculative, conniving, shouted, adamantine, case-hardened, shrewd

   Synonyms:
   cushy, indulgent, mild, easy, piano, balmy, lenient, voiced, soft, delicate, flabby, subdued, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

6. softadjective

   not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

   "soft targets"

   Antonyms:
   al dente, quantitative, trumpet-like, steely, yelled, vocal, blasting, case-hardened, hardened, firm, concentrated, scheming, calculating, toughened, hard, semihard, difficult, intense, blaring, heavy, granitelike, tumid, stonelike, rising, calculative, thundery, bright, tough, hard-boiled, petrous, antagonistic, loud, solid, horny, shattering, conniving, thunderous, harsh-voiced, earsplitting, shrewd, erect, rocklike, stony, deafening, shouted, loud-mouthed, unpermissive, big, fit, hornlike, earthshaking, unyielding, clarion, woody, inclement, corneous, velar, granitic, set, loud-voiced, adamantine

   Synonyms:
   cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

7. piano, softadjective

   used chiefly as a direction or description in music

   "the piano passages in the composition"

   Antonyms:
   quantitative, blasting, scheming, unyielding, semihard, clarion, harsh-voiced, earthshaking, thunderous, earsplitting, steely, hornlike, antagonistic, yelled, conniving, shrewd, intense, hardened, petrous, loud-mouthed, solid, big, tumid, al dente, blaring, hard, shattering, stonelike, difficult, toughened, set, fit, horny, granitelike, calculative, corneous, calculating, case-hardened, trumpet-like, firm, granitic, thundery, rocklike, deafening, unpermissive, loud, velar, heavy, bright, stony, erect, loud-voiced, shouted, inclement, concentrated, rising, woody, vocal, hard-boiled, adamantine, tough

   Synonyms:
   cushy, indulgent, mild, easy, piano, balmy, lenient, voiced, soft, delicate, flabby, subdued, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

8. soft, diffuse, diffusedadjective

   (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

   Antonyms:
   inclement, thunderous, shattering, scheming, harsh-voiced, steely, hard, toughened, hardened, intense, unpermissive, rocklike, heavy, semihard, calculating, tough, erect, antagonistic, solid, shrewd, blaring, trumpet-like, rising, concentrated, calculative, quantitative, conniving, loud-mouthed, shouted, tumid, earthshaking, petrous, set, woody, granitic, granitelike, stonelike, vocal, earsplitting, clarion, blasting, firm, thundery, fit, bright, big, al dente, loud, velar, difficult, adamantine, corneous, yelled, hard-boiled, case-hardened, unyielding, deafening, hornlike, loud-voiced, stony, horny

   Synonyms:
   cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, soft, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

9. softadjective

   (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')

   Antonyms:
   hornlike, trumpet-like, loud, adamantine, horny, loud-mouthed, granitelike, hard, vocal, al dente, corneous, stony, velar, quantitative, calculative, difficult, inclement, steely, set, unpermissive, tough, yelled, loud-voiced, solid, semihard, concentrated, thunderous, deafening, shouted, heavy, rocklike, rising, intense, clarion, hard-boiled, unyielding, shrewd, shattering, stonelike, firm, hardened, tumid, conniving, big, blasting, case-hardened, toughened, earsplitting, calculating, erect, earthshaking, thundery, petrous, granitic, antagonistic, scheming, bright, fit, harsh-voiced, blaring, woody

   Synonyms:
   cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

10. softadjective

    (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value

    "the market for computers is soft"

    Antonyms:
    steely, fit, hard, hornlike, blaring, set, loud-mouthed, big, thunderous, unpermissive, petrous, hardened, inclement, bright, shrewd, shouted, deafening, antagonistic, loud-voiced, stonelike, tumid, al dente, shattering, rocklike, tough, unyielding, calculating, quantitative, difficult, hard-boiled, firm, velar, scheming, case-hardened, heavy, corneous, conniving, rising, concentrated, erect, harsh-voiced, adamantine, granitic, stony, yelled, thundery, clarion, granitelike, intense, woody, vocal, toughened, calculative, horny, semihard, trumpet-like, loud, solid, blasting, earsplitting, earthshaking

    Synonyms:
    cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

11. softadjective

    using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation

    "soft data"; "the soft sciences"

    Antonyms:
    unyielding, shouted, hard, toughened, earthshaking, unpermissive, tough, clarion, thundery, calculative, corneous, conniving, blaring, fit, granitic, inclement, scheming, earsplitting, antagonistic, difficult, shattering, adamantine, semihard, firm, heavy, intense, al dente, concentrated, big, thunderous, harsh-voiced, yelled, velar, woody, loud-mouthed, quantitative, set, granitelike, loud-voiced, erect, hornlike, bright, hardened, calculating, horny, vocal, stonelike, blasting, steely, solid, loud, trumpet-like, shrewd, deafening, petrous, stony, case-hardened, hard-boiled, tumid, rising, rocklike

    Synonyms:
    cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

12. indulgent, lenient, softadjective

    tolerant or lenient

    "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"

    Antonyms:
    hard, thundery, granitelike, unpermissive, hornlike, fit, loud, trumpet-like, calculating, case-hardened, antagonistic, scheming, yelled, thunderous, petrous, shouted, firm, hardened, stonelike, shrewd, set, woody, deafening, al dente, difficult, velar, blasting, blaring, quantitative, rocklike, horny, bright, semihard, unyielding, granitic, loud-mouthed, shattering, hard-boiled, steely, inclement, tumid, big, corneous, earthshaking, solid, rising, erect, vocal, conniving, stony, heavy, intense, clarion, concentrated, earsplitting, harsh-voiced, toughened, calculative, adamantine, loud-voiced, tough

    Synonyms:
    cushy, indulgent, mild, easy, piano, balmy, lenient, voiced, soft, delicate, flabby, subdued, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

13. gentle, softadjective

    soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

    "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"

    Antonyms:
    al dente, rocklike, hardened, toughened, blasting, shouted, horny, hornlike, hard, tumid, earthshaking, calculative, adamantine, case-hardened, blaring, harsh-voiced, scheming, bright, earsplitting, quantitative, woody, yelled, hard-boiled, clarion, antagonistic, trumpet-like, steely, corneous, unpermissive, concentrated, intense, difficult, shattering, thunderous, firm, unyielding, granitelike, granitic, set, tough, solid, petrous, loud-voiced, vocal, velar, deafening, heavy, stonelike, inclement, stony, loud, semihard, loud-mouthed, rising, calculating, fit, big, thundery, conniving, shrewd, erect

    Synonyms:
    aristocratical, indulgent, gentle, mild, delicate, easy, piano, balmy, lenient, voiced, soft, docile, patrician, blue, cushy, flabby, subdued, diffuse, flaccid, blue-blooded, aristocratic, sonant, easygoing, diffused

14. easy, gentle, softadjective

    having little impact

    "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"

    Antonyms:
    horny, blaring, hard, antagonistic, calculating, firm, intense, set, loud-mouthed, loud, scheming, thunderous, calculative, velar, earthshaking, adamantine, quantitative, earsplitting, shouted, conniving, loud-voiced, unyielding, al dente, yelled, fit, steely, petrous, case-hardened, hard-boiled, heavy, stony, blasting, deafening, big, hardened, concentrated, inclement, tumid, clarion, semihard, rocklike, toughened, unpermissive, difficult, thundery, granitelike, shrewd, bright, woody, trumpet-like, tough, harsh-voiced, rising, corneous, erect, stonelike, shattering, solid, granitic, hornlike, vocal

    Synonyms:
    balmy, sluttish, wanton, flaccid, subdued, prosperous, sonant, soft, delicate, gentle, flabby, easy, promiscuous, well-off, indulgent, voiced, aristocratical, leisurely, well-to-do, piano, well-fixed, easygoing, patrician, well-situated, comfortable, blue-blooded, diffuse, mild, cushy, aristocratic, docile, lenient, diffused, well-heeled, light, blue, loose

15. soft, flabby, flaccidadjective

    out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance

    "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"

    Antonyms:
    hard, hardened, quantitative, loud, solid, woody, deafening, thunderous, harsh-voiced, rising, erect, trumpet-like, concentrated, shrewd, rocklike, stonelike, steely, intense, tough, difficult, calculative, earsplitting, inclement, toughened, granitelike, bright, earthshaking, vocal, al dente, antagonistic, fit, firm, scheming, loud-mouthed, corneous, hard-boiled, blasting, shattering, unpermissive, unyielding, velar, case-hardened, conniving, semihard, stony, hornlike, petrous, thundery, yelled, tumid, clarion, blaring, adamantine, calculating, big, loud-voiced, horny, shouted, heavy, granitic, set

    Synonyms:
    cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, soft, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

16. softadjective

    willing to negotiate and compromise

    Antonyms:
    antagonistic, clarion, bright, hornlike, corneous, deafening, stony, steely, shrewd, loud, blaring, thundery, case-hardened, firm, granitelike, hard, hardened, blasting, shattering, semihard, fit, toughened, granitic, woody, solid, yelled, loud-voiced, unyielding, harsh-voiced, unpermissive, inclement, rocklike, loud-mouthed, adamantine, rising, tough, petrous, difficult, calculative, tumid, erect, earthshaking, intense, conniving, horny, big, al dente, set, velar, scheming, heavy, hard-boiled, vocal, concentrated, stonelike, shouted, earsplitting, thunderous, trumpet-like, calculating, quantitative

    Synonyms:
    cushy, indulgent, mild, piano, balmy, easy, voiced, delicate, flabby, subdued, lenient, diffuse, flaccid, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

17. cushy, soft, easygoingadjective

    not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

    "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job"

    Antonyms:
    difficult, horny, hard-boiled, steely, fit, rising, calculating, hardened, granitelike, tumid, case-hardened, earthshaking, inclement, velar, shattering, calculative, blasting, semihard, granitic, firm, stony, conniving, thunderous, quantitative, stonelike, harsh-voiced, scheming, unpermissive, heavy, hard, erect, loud-mouthed, hornlike, solid, bright, clarion, unyielding, shrewd, big, al dente, tough, adamantine, earsplitting, deafening, yelled, trumpet-like, concentrated, loud-voiced, corneous, antagonistic, woody, toughened, rocklike, loud, petrous, vocal, thundery, intense, set, shouted, blaring

    Synonyms:
    cushy, indulgent, mild, easy, piano, balmy, lenient, voiced, soft, delicate, flabby, subdued, diffuse, flaccid, leisurely, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

18. balmy, mild, softadjective

    mild and pleasant

    "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"

    Antonyms:
    hard-boiled, difficult, unpermissive, loud-mouthed, quantitative, petrous, hard, scheming, toughened, deafening, rocklike, shattering, fit, clarion, earthshaking, inclement, shrewd, al dente, trumpet-like, steely, thundery, loud-voiced, unyielding, granitic, hornlike, solid, case-hardened, intense, blaring, woody, conniving, corneous, rising, set, erect, yelled, tumid, concentrated, semihard, heavy, antagonistic, stony, hardened, blasting, calculative, shouted, granitelike, earsplitting, tough, horny, vocal, firm, thunderous, calculating, adamantine, stonelike, loud, big, velar, harsh-voiced, bright

    Synonyms:
    crackers, round the bend, flaccid, subdued, bats, nutty, buggy, modest, sonant, soft, delicate, gentle, flabby, wacky, kooky, daft, fruity, easy, kookie, indulgent, voiced, nuts, bonkers, dotty, cracked, haywire, meek, piano, easygoing, loco, diffuse, mild, batty, loony, lenient, barmy, diffused, around the bend, balmy, cushy, loopy, whacky

19. soft, subduedadverb

    not brilliant or glaring

    "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"

    Antonyms:
    shattering, tumid, hardened, case-hardened, semihard, stony, velar, calculating, granitelike, rising, unpermissive, horny, hard, deafening, solid, quantitative, thundery, tough, woody, toughened, heavy, trumpet-like, corneous, thunderous, calculative, blasting, unyielding, vocal, scheming, hornlike, loud, rocklike, earthshaking, clarion, shouted, harsh-voiced, antagonistic, hard-boiled, big, steely, loud-mouthed, petrous, loud-voiced, blaring, conniving, stonelike, concentrated, inclement, granitic, adamantine, yelled, al dente, firm, bright, intense, earsplitting, erect, difficult, set, fit, shrewd

    Synonyms:
    cushy, indulgent, low-key, hushed, mild, piano, balmy, dim, easy, voiced, soft, delicate, quiet, flabby, subdued, lenient, diffuse, flaccid, muted, low-keyed, gentle, sonant, easygoing, diffused

20. easy, softadverb

    in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

    "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)

    Antonyms:
    steely, unpermissive, hard, loud, case-hardened, erect, granitelike, granitic, petrous, calculating, fit, hard-boiled, tumid, antagonistic, deafening, hardened, rising, big, corneous, quantitative, vocal, shattering, difficult, rocklike, semihard, thunderous, shouted, shrewd, adamantine, yelled, earthshaking, loud-mouthed, harsh-voiced, thundery, trumpet-like, scheming, concentrated, blaring, velar, heavy, stony, calculative, clarion, tough, unyielding, bright, al dente, hornlike, horny, solid, woody, inclement, earsplitting, loud-voiced, conniving, blasting, toughened, firm, set, intense, stonelike

    Synonyms:
    easy, tardily, easily, slow, soft, slowly

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1. softadjective

   Synonyms:
   mellow, yielding, impressible, impressionable, malleable, fictile, plastic, pliable, bland, emollient, grateful, delicate, subdued, flexible, flaccid, facile, compliant, irresolute, conciliatory, mild, effeminate, unmanly silly, foolish, queachy

How to use SOFT in a sentence?

1. Eric Benedict:

   As cruising has become more popular with younger guests and families, we have certainly seen an increase in popularity in soft-adventure shore excursions.

2. Bethenny Frankel:

   You’re in the press now being naked and doing soft-porn. Has anybody approached your daughter? Have you explained to her the situation? Kids talk, they’re very sophisticated! at 6? Yeah. Diane Sawyer came to her school yard and actually approached her.

3. Tiger Woods:

   We all knew it was soft out here with the rain last night, i knew I had to go get it, post a low one, and didnt do it. Its certainly out there. Greens are soft. Fairways are soft. You can play aggressively and not have any real ramifications for playing aggressive.

4. Jodie Rummer:

   The bleaching now is not just restricted to the hard corals. There’s also extensive bleaching in the soft corals, and it is also affecting anemones and giant clams.

5. Mike Matthews:

   The only proven way to reduce your risk of repetitive soft tissue injury is to gradually increase your workout volume and intensity over time.

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