Definition for Soft pedal:

• a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

Synonyms for Soft pedal:

• n.

  •damper pedal (noun)
  • forte pedal.
  •soft pedal (noun)
  • silencer,
  • sordino,
  • mute pedal,
  • noise queller,
  • Sordine,
  • muffler,
  • sourdine.

• v.

  •alleviate (verb)
  • soft-pedal,
  • mollify,
  • assuage,
  • allay,
  • take the sting out,
  • lighten,
  • pour oil on,
  • take the edge off,
  • ease,
  • pacify,
  • take the bite out.
  •calm (verb)
  • cool it,
  • cool,
  • steady,
  • relax,
  • lay back,
  • settle,
  • placate,
  • cool out,
  • compose,
  • sedate,
  • quieten,
  • relieve,
  • lull,
  • quiet,
  • hush,
  • becalm,
  • stroke,
  • appease,
  • tranquilize,
  • take it easy,
  • alleviate,
  • soothe,
  • still,
  • simmer down,
  • balm.
  •debrief (verb)
  • quash,
  • put the lid on,
  • hold one's tongue,
  • muzzle,
  • squelch,
  • say nothing,
  • mute,
  • censor,
  • suppress,
  • sit on,
  • dummy up,
  • hush up,
  • shut up,
  • stifle,
  • gag.
  •gloss (verb)
  • explain,
  • deacon,
  • veil,
  • rationalize,
  • hide,
  • cover up,
  • whitewash,
  • white,
  • varnish,
  • disguise,
  • extenuate,
  • veneer,
  • whiten,
  • camouflage,
  • smooth over,
  • misrepresent,
  • falsify,
  • justify,
  • belie,
  • sugarcoat,
  • doctor,
  • mask.
  •soft-pedal (verb)
  • hush-hush,
  • moderate,
  • shush,
  • tone down,
  • blue-pencil,
  • subdue,
  • euphemize,
  • put on the soft pedal,
  • mitigate.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • de-emphasize,
  • palliate.
  •
  • bridge,
  • head,
  • hammer,
  • damper,
  • catgut,
  • fret,
  • bow,
  • bellows,
  • key,
  • drumstick.

Antonyms for Soft pedal:

• v.

  • Other antonyms:
    fudge, overdraw, embroider, stretch, hedge, overdo, magnify, elaborate, sensationalize, overplay, pad, overemphasize, overstate, embellish.

Homophones for Soft pedal:

• soft-pedal.

Holonyms for Soft pedal:

• n.

  • artifact
    forte-piano, pianoforte, piano.

Hyponym for Soft pedal:

• n.

  • artifact
    foot lever, pedal, treadle, foot pedal.