softening Definition

soft, emollient, salving, demulcent, weakening, softness, slowdown, slowing, easing, loosening, decline, downturn, lessening, decrease, reduction, drop, smoothing, relaxation, relaxing, sweetening, allaying, dilution, bending, ease, laxity, alleviating, attenuation, flexibility, mitigating, relieving, alleviation, relief, commutation, facilitation, mitigation, deflection, let-up, liberalising, mollescent, slackening, hardening, tightening, firming, deterioration, weakness, toughening, stabilizing, moderating, weaker, dampening, upturn, deceleration, strengthening, worsening, souring, buoyant, rockiness, mellowing, stiffening, falloff, deteriorating, slippage, plateauing, tempering, oversupply, muted, eroding, diminishing, upswing, thawing, uptick, dovishness, bottoming, conciliatory, ratcheting, sluggishness, flattening, brightening, contraction, rising, gradual, erosion, tepid, steepening, liberalizing, strong, ebbing, recessionary, shifting, slight, harsher, increases, diminution, normalizing, perking, buoying, downward, fissuring, shrinkage, wane,