Buffer and Soften

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Buffer verb - To lessen the shock of.

Usage example: during my walk an umbrella and thick coat buffered the freezing rain

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Soften is a synonym for buffer in cushion topic. In some cases you can use "Soften" instead a verb "Buffer".

Nearby Words: buff, buffed, buffering, buffing, buffered

Soften verb - To lessen the shock of.

Usage example: had tried to soften the blow of her rejection to his marriage proposal

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Buffer is a synonym for soften. You can use "Buffer" instead a verb "Soften".

Nearby Words: soft, softness, softly, softening, softy

buffer impact

soften impact

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Soften and Buffer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffer/soften

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