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go soft

VERB

languish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deteriorate dwindle fail faint rot suffer weaken wither

STRONG

brood decline desire despond ebb fade fag flag grieve hanker hunger long pine repine sicken sigh snivel sorrow tucker waste wilt yearn

WEAK

be disregarded be neglected conk out die on vine fag out fizzle out go to pieces knock out waste away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build develop grow

STRONG

be happy delight despise dislike hate improve increase rise strengthen

WEAK

flourish

VERB

run

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop fall go pass

STRONG

bleed cascade course deliquesce diffuse discharge dissolve flow flux fuse glide gush issue leak leap liquefy melt pour proceed roll sail scud skim slide spill spin spout spread stream thaw tumble whirl whiz

WEAK

turn to liquid

Antonyms

STRONG

coagulate gather trickle

WEAK

halt stand stop

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Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello is still on duty to make sure she doesn’t go soft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

If for some reason they go soft on you, Elena Silcock says in “Salads Are More Than Leaves: Salads to Get Excited About,” you can pop them back in a hot oven to crisp up.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2022

But Krantz’s mother, a lawyer for Legal Aid who was always dressed to the nines, did not want Judith and her siblings to go soft in their life of privilege.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 25, 2019

I felt like there was no way that I could go soft on him.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2018

But her eyes didn’t go soft or anything like she understood the heavy sack of sorrows I was carrying around.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

go soft

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