Clues for the word "SOFTEN"
We've had 45 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 81 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on June 07, 2026.
Definition of soften
- v. t. - To make soft or more soft.
- v. t. - To render less hard; -- said of matter.
- v. t. - To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.
- v. t. - To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften a fault.
- v. t. - To compose; to mitigate; to assuage.
- v. t. - To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less violent, or to render of an opposite quality.
- v. t. - To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the coloring of a picture.
- v. t. - To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury.
- v. t. - To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite; as, to soften the voice.
- v. i. - To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or obdurate.
Referring Clues
- Mellow
- Tone down
- Cushion
- Use saddle soap on, say
- Relent
- Start to give in
- Ease
- Reduce the mineral content of, as water
- Get mushy
- Grow less adamant
- Alleviate
- Start to melt
- Unfreeze
- Make less hard
- Mitigate
- ___ the blow
- Become tender
- Stop insisting
- Start to give way
- Give in somewhat
- Thaw
- Use saddle soap on
- Moderate
- Give in a bit
- Use an emollient on
- Quiet
- Cushion, as a blow
- Tenderize
- Use lanolin on, say
- Become gentler
- The head of staff frequently will relent
- Temper evident in little son time and again
- Appease old Bob frequently
- Subdue back of class at frequent intervals
- Son frequently showing temper
- Temper is weakness ultimately possessed by Cardinal of the Cross
- Cushion will start sagging regularly
- Tone down beginning of speech quite a lot
- Ease decimal point to the front
- Temper succeeded time after time
- Muffle
- When there's sun, habitually will thaw
- Butter up
- Become less firm
- See 115-Across
Last Seen In
- New York Times - June 07, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - June 02, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 30, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - July 15, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 28, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 31, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 14, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 16, 2023
- USA Today - July 21, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - July 15, 2022
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 03, 2017
- Netword - November 26, 2017
- USA Today - October 02, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 13, 2017
- Netword - August 31, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - January 25, 2017
- USA Today - October 28, 2016
- Chronicle of Higher Education - October 07, 2016
- Universal - August 27, 2016
- LA Times - July 03, 2016
- USA Today - June 20, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - January 26, 2016
- Universal - December 26, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - August 04, 2015
- USA Today - July 29, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - May 27, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - March 19, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - January 08, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 07, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 10, 2014
- And in 51 more crossword puzzles...