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Softened Definition

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adjective

Made soft.

Wiktionary

(linguistics): aspirated.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Synonyms:
  • muted
  • muffled
  • dull
verb

Simple past tense and past participle of soften.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Synonyms:
  • slackened
  • weakened
  • yielded
  • relented
  • dissolved
  • disintegrated
  • moderated
  • lessened
  • diminished
  • thawed
  • molten
  • bent
  • given
  • relaxed
  • dampened
Antonyms:
  • Antonyms:
  • stiffened
  • frozen
  • worried
  • upset
  • irritated
  • troubled
  • sharpened
  • hardened
  • stood
  • strengthened
  • increased

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