Soft
Soft adjective - Lacking bodily strength.
Usage example: soft recruits who will get toughened up in the army
Toughened
Toughened adjective - Able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure.
Usage example: a group of toughened mountain bikers barreling up the hill
Nearby Word: toughening
Both words in one sentence
- He's too passive and soft to be toughened up, but it also lets him easily take everything Cotton throws at him without cracking and he lasts one day longer in the hole than Cotton himself with no apparent effort on his part.
Source: Not So Weak
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Toughened and Soft. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/soft/toughened
Soft & Toughened. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/soft/toughened>.
Toughened or Soft. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/soft/toughened.
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