Harsh and Soft

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Harsh adjective – Difficult to endure.

Usage example: harsh conditions in the refugee camp

Soft is an antonym for harsh in topics: raucous, rough, nasty.

Nearby Words: harshness, harshly

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Soft adjective – Not loud in pitch or volume.

Usage example: soft music played in the background while we ate

Harsh is an antonym for soft in topics: pale, lenient, quiet, dim, faint.

Nearby Words: soften, softness, softly, softening, softie

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manner	harsh manner	soft manner
sound	harsh sound	soft sound
style	harsh style	soft style
place	harsh place	soft place
Other nouns: tone, words, voice, side, version, demeanor, voices, sounds.

Robinson, who is notoriously harsh on bartenders, though he seems to have a soft spot for Carla.

Source: Video Game / Bar Oasis
Gale can be rather harsh at times, but he has a soft spot for Katniss and her family.

Source: Literature / The Hunger Games
For example, the pairing could be a masculine and harsh sun paired with a feminine and soft moon.

Source: Solar and Lunar

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Soft and Harsh. (2016). Retrieved 2021, April 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/harsh/soft

Harsh & Soft. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Apr. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/harsh/soft>.

Soft or Harsh. 2016. Accessed April 18, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/harsh/soft.

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