150 entries under soften topic. ×

5
curb(verb, stop, calm, drop, control)
5
modify(verb, calm, drop, control, dull)
4
consume(verb, dull, quiet, decline, reduce)
4
damp(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, impair)
4
modulate(verb, calm, control, order, quiet)
3
anesthetize(calm, dull, quiet, help, reduce)
3
compose(verb, calm, order, ease, moderate)
3
ease off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, control)
3
exhaust(verb, dull, quiet, end, decline)
3
smother(verb, calm, order, dull, quiet)
3
soft-pedal(verb, calm, control, decline, reduce)
3
stifle(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, impair)
3
still(verb, calm, order, quiet, help)
2
benumb(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, impair)
2
calm down(expression, calm, drop, cut, decline)
2
deprive(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, impair)
2
devitalize(verb, dull, quiet, decline, reduce)
2
dim(verb, dull, quiet, decline, reduce)
2
hush(verb, dull, quiet, decline, fall)
2
injure(verb, dull, quiet, decline, reduce)
10 years ago|26k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). lessen thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/lessen/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "lessen thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/lessen/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, lessen thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/lessen/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "lessen thesaurus" 31 January 2016. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/lessen/thesaurus/synonyms>