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modify(verb, stop, calm, drop, control)
12
relieve(verb, calm, control, dull, quiet)
12
slacken(verb, calm, drop, control, order)
11
mute(verb, adjective, dull, quiet, increase)
11
pacify(verb, calm, control, order, dull)
11
quiet(verb, calm, drop, control, order)
10
mellow(verb, calm, control, beat, check)
10
qualify(verb, calm, control, cover, increase)
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downplay(verb, moderate, lessen, mitigate)
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decrease(verb, calm, drop, control, cut)
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let up(verb, expression, calm, drop, control)
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modulate(verb, stop, calm, control, order)
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tame(verb, calm, control, beat, check)
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quell(verb, calm, drop, control, order)
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chasten(verb, calm, control, cool)
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soft-pedal(verb, calm, control, cool)
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break(verb, control, beat, check, reduce)
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check(verb, calm, drop, control, order)
5
control(verb, calm, order, quiet, beat)
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curb(verb, calm, drop, control, quiet)
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APASmart Define. (2015). soften thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/soften/thesaurus/synonyms
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