Soft, bland, mild, gentle, smooth, lenient, balmy are applied to things with respect to the sensations they evoke or the impressions they produce and mean pleasantly agreeable because devoid of all harshness or roughness.
Category: Synonyms
Social vs Gregarious vs Cooperative vs Convivial vs Companionable vs Hospitable
Social, gregarious, cooperative, convivial, companionable, hospitable are comparable rather than synonymous terms that all involve and often stress the idea of having or manifesting a liking for or attraction to the company of others.
Sober vs Temperate vs Continent vs Unimpassioned
Sober, temperate, continent, unimpassioned can mean having or manifesting self-control or the mastery of one’s emotions, passions, or appetites.
Soak vs Saturate vs Drench vs Steep vs Impregnate vs Sop vs Waterlog
Soak, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate, sop, waterlog can mean to permeate or be permeated with or as if with water.
Smuggled vs Bootleg vs Contraband
Smuggled, bootleg, contraband are comparable in meaning transported in defiance of the law but each has implications and applications not shared with the others.
Smile vs Grin vs Simper vs Smirk
Smile, grin, simper, smirk are comparable as verbs meaning to express amusement or pleasure or satisfaction or, sometimes, contempt or indulgence, by a brightening of the eyes and an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and as nouns denoting such an expression.
Smell vs Scent vs Odor vs Aroma
Smell, scent, odor, aroma all denote a property of a thing that makes it perceptible to the olfactory sense.
Small vs Little vs Diminutive vs Petite vs Wee vs Tiny vs Teeny vs Weeny vs Minute vs Microscopic vs Miniature
Small, little, diminutive, petite, wee, tiny, teeny, weeny, minute, microscopic, miniature can all mean conspicuously below the average in magnitude, especially physical magnitude.
Sly vs Cunning vs Crafty vs Tricky vs Foxy vs Insidious vs Wily vs Guileful vs Artful
Sly, cunning, crafty, tricky, foxy, insidious, wily, guileful, artful are comparable when they mean having or showing a disposition to attain one’s ends by devious or indirect means.
Slow vs Dilatory vs Laggard vs Deliberate vs Leisurely
Slow, dilatory, laggard, deliberate, leisurely can apply to persons, their movements, or their actions, and mean taking a longer time than is necessary, usual, or sometimes, desirable.
Slipshod vs Slovenly vs Unkempt vs Disheveled vs Sloppy
Slipshod, slovenly, unkempt, disheveled, sloppy are comparable when applied to persons and their appearance or to their mental and manual processes, performances, or products, and mean manifesting conspicuous negligence or carelessness.
Slide vs Slip vs Glide vs Skid vs Glissade vs Slither vs Coast vs Toboggan
Slide, slip, glide, skid, glissade, slither, coast, toboggan can mean to move along easily and smoothly over or as if over a surface.