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.

• 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.
  •lessen (verb)
  • cut,
  • decline,
  • diminish,
  • cut back,
  • erode,
  • curtail,
  • degrade,
  • die down,
  • dilute,
  • minimize,
  • slacken,
  • dwindle,
  • abridge,
  • attenuate,
  • roll back,
  • drain,
  • impair,
  • close,
  • clip,
  • contract,
  • slow down,
  • truncate,
  • grow less,
  • taper off,
  • taper,
  • amputate,
  • thin,
  • abate,
  • downsize,
  • slack up,
  • become smaller,
  • minify,
  • decrease,
  • crop,
  • de-escalate,
  • narrow,
  • wind down,
  • shrink,
  • weaken.
  •lull (verb)
  • fall,
  • cool*,
  • cease,
  • wane,
  • let up,
  • take the edge,
  • quell,
  • put a lid on,
  • quiet down,
  • subside,
  • ebb,
  • lullaby,
  • cool off,
  • temper,
  • qualify,
  • chill out.
  •moderate (verb)
  • curb,
  • constrain,
  • lessen,
  • modify,
  • play down,
  • check,
  • calm,
  • soften,
  • regulate,
  • reduce,
  • meet halfway,
  • tame,
  • chasten,
  • slow,
  • repress,
  • ease off,
  • relent,
  • modulate.
  •soft-pedal (verb)
  • blue-pencil,
  • moderate,
  • put on the soft pedal,
  • euphemize.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • de-emphasize,
  • palliate.
  •
  • bridge,
  • head,
  • hammer,
  • damper,
  • catgut,
  • fret,
  • bow,
  • bellows,
  • key,
  • drumstick.
  •Other relevant words:
  • shush,
  • noise queller,
  • soundproofing,
  • hush-hush,
  • make allowance for,
  • dumbfound,
  • mitigate,
  • silence,
  • deafen,
  • squash,
  • choke off,
  • baffle,
  • dull,
  • Sordine,
  • cushion,
  • silencer,
  • choke,
  • allow for,
  • muffler,
  • stop,
  • sourdine,
  • sordino,
  • mince,
  • mute pedal,
  • muffle,
  • dampen,
  • throttle,
  • strike dumb,
  • tone down,
  • deaden,
  • subdue,
  • slur over,
  • gloss over,
  • ignore,
  • color,
  • damp.

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.