Adjective:
1: wooly, velvet, compressible, brushed, spongy, soft, emollient, velvety, fleecy, cottony, napped, fluffy, woolly, flossy, flocculent, downlike, demulcent, flaccid, squashy, overstuffed, mushy, squeezable, cushioned, cushiony, softening, spongelike, cheeselike, softish, downy, salving, squishy, yielding, padded, semisoft yielding readily to pressure or weight
2: mellow, soft compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"
3: susurrant, murmuring, muffled, soft-spoken, euphonious, soft, hushed, low-toned, susurrous, rustling, softened, soughing, small, soft-footed, gentle, murmurous, dull, little, subdued, muted, quiet, low, muted, whispering (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
4: tender, untoughened, soft, delicate easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"
5: voiced, sonant, soft produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";
6: soft not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); "soft targets"
7: piano, pianissimo, pianissimo assai, soft used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"
8: diffused, diffuse, soft (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
9: soft, palatalised, sibilant, fricative, strident, palatal, spirant, continuant, palatalized (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
10: soft, falling (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; "the market for computers is soft"
11: qualitative, soft using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; "soft data"; "the soft sciences"
12: permissive, indulgent, soft, lenient tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"
13: soft, mild, gentle soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"
14: easy, light, gentle, soft having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
15: unfit, flabby, soft, flaccid out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"
16: conciliative, soft, conciliatory willing to negotiate and compromise
17: soft, easy, easygoing, cushy not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job"
18: balmy, mild, clement, soft mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"
19: subdued, dull, soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"
Adverb:
1: easygoing, cushy, easy, soft, soft in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)