Adjective:
1: spongelike, cheeselike, softish, yielding, napped, wooly, emollient, mushy, brushed, velvety, squashy, velvet, padded, flaccid, overstuffed, flocculent, squeezable, woolly, downy, semisoft, downlike, fluffy, fleecy, cushioned, flossy, softening, squishy, salving, soft, demulcent, cushiony, cottony, spongy, compressible yielding readily to pressure or weight
2: soft, mellow compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"
3: softened, muted, murmurous, little, euphonious, low, muted, quiet, susurrous, soft-spoken, murmuring, susurrant, soft-footed, rustling, gentle, whispering, subdued, soughing, dull, small, soft, muffled, low-toned, hushed (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
4: soft, tender, untoughened, delicate easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"
5: soft, voiced, sonant 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: pianissimo, pianissimo assai, piano, soft used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"
8: soft, diffused, diffuse (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
9: spirant, strident, palatal, palatalized, sibilant, palatalised, fricative, continuant, soft (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: falling, soft (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; "the market for computers is soft"
11: soft, qualitative using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; "soft data"; "the soft sciences"
12: indulgent, permissive, lenient, soft tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"
13: mild, soft, gentle soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"
14: soft, gentle, light, easy having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
15: flaccid, flabby, unfit, soft 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: soft, conciliative, conciliatory willing to negotiate and compromise
17: easy, cushy, easygoing, soft 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: clement, soft, balmy, mild 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: soft, soft, easygoing, cushy, easy in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)