mirror, rise, mimic, show, personify, stir (a memory), prompt, imply, suggest, incarnate, catalyze, come across, turn into, stand for, simulate, illustrate (a problem), serve to, fall (into place), trigger, conjure up, evoke, capture, bring to mind, summon (up), elicit, kindle, awaken, arouse, call forth/up, recall, embody, act as, satisfy, pretend, connote, belie, transmit, project, epitomize, impersonate, captivate, hold in thrall
assume, fail to notice, miss (details), mistake, overlook, ignore, disregard, neglect, type, typecast, profile, presume, label, stereotype, pigeonhole, figure, suppose, suspect, guess, conjecture, infer, imagine, speculate, theorize, deify, lionize, invest (with meaning), endow, imbue, attribute, misread, misinterpret, turn a blind eye to, misunderstand, misjudge
remove, convert, castrate, stimulate, undergo (gender reassignment surgery), reshape (genitals), reconstruct (chest), augment (breasts), construct (vagina/penis), perform (sex reassignment surgery), transition, elect to, alter, widen (hips), dress (as member of the desired gender), anticipate, adjust, enjoy
snip, trim, crimp, wind, glue, finish, dress, emboss, frame, ruffle, present, glaze, dress up/in, tinge, edge with/in, stick, paste, define, set off/apart, daub, adorn, affix, accent, display, highlight, garnish, theme, center, showcase, embellish, emphasize, ornament, emblazon, transfigure, decorate, complement, personalize, festoon, garland, embroider, costume, trick out, spiff up, pimp out
stipple, brush on (powder/blush), shape (eyebrows), pencil (eyebrows), cover (a pimple), apply (make-up), rouge, line (one's eyes), powder (one's cheeks), highlight (cheekbones), apply (lipstick), blend (eye shadow), curl (eyelashes), coat (one's eyelashes with mascara), arch (eyebrows), fill in (eyebrows), wing (eye liner), contour, ombre, gloss
clip, scrunch, roll, smooth, straighten, seal, brush, spray, condition, wash, highlight, streak, braid, henna, perm, conk, style, coif, apply (color/foils), foil, pull out/through, lowlight, balayage, rinse, comb, gel, slick, slick back, tie (up/back), pin (into a bun), curl (around one's fingers), let down, part (hair), crimp (hair), tease, cornrow, sew in (tracks), lather, shampoo, dye, color, dry, blow-dry, bleach, extend (hair length), lengthen, pull back (into a ponytail), sweep up, clip in/on (hair extensions), snap into place, backcomb, section, bond, frost (hair)
twist, arc, curl, parallel, encircle, wave, flash, ripple, repeat, interlock, hatch, flutter, spatter, dot with, spot, fleck, pock, streak, edge with, stripe, braid, cut across, slope, space, curve, spiral, weave, quilt, thatch, blend, cross-hatch, scallop, dapple, furrow, mottle, speckle, invert, crisscross, converge, stipple, proportion, duplicate, coincide, outline, distribute, alternate, interlace, intersperse, overlay, undulate, coruscate, reticulate, scintillate, laminate (paper), imbricate, gain momentum
lead, shine, persevere, persist, transform, rise above, understand, respect, forgive, reach out to, transcend (differences), foster (trust), value (everyone's contribution), hold in one's heart, show (the way forward), clear (the way for others), absolve (someone of guilt), distinguish (oneself as dedicated), mellow
cooperate, repair, connect, pair, bond, join, reconcile, mend, restore, enlist, incorporate, integrate, cultivate, resolve, apologize, introduce, network, invite, fix up, ally, unite, unify, heal, win (trust/over), patch up (relations), pull together, foster (agreement/good will), narrow (a gap), settle (a disagreement), bring in/together, reunite, defuse, set up (a date), host (a fundraiser), appeal to (common aspirations)
touch, manipulate, broadcast, plug, deliver, convert, dictate, badger, transmit, advertise, promote, ignite, control, claim, convince, persuade, pressure, impinge on/upon, capitalize, argue, admonish, reel in, win over, draw in, appeal, peddle, circulate, disseminate, tout, save, prognosticate, stonewall, schmooze, bridge, influence, advocate, urge, goad, lecture, sermonize, explain, preach, evangelize, crusade, spread (the word of jesus/muhammad), stage (a tent meeting), reach (unbelievers), sway (unbelievers/infidels), proselytize, depict (a better life), moralize, encourage (regular attendance at church), make (disciples), inculcate (a fear of hell), islamicize, spread (fear), threaten (infidels with persecution)
boost, lift, elevate, power, cure, answer, soothe, center, illumine, captivate, enthrall, calm, astonish, amaze, sweeten, glorify, redeem, appease, purify, cleanse, renew, wash away, grace, channel, help, cherish, consecrate, enchant, delight, rouse, cheer, uplift, marvel, mollify, absolve, vindicate, heal, ease, forgive, give birth to, lighten (one's load)
drive, boost, lift, elevate, power, strengthen, benefit from, soothe, center, illumine, calm, erase, encourage, serve, sweeten, assure, assuage, appease, pacify, renew, fortify, build (community), help, gratify, delight, charm, rouse, hearten, cheer, uplift, mollify, ease, alleviate, reassure, minister to, promise, lighten (one's load), mellow
put out, listen, imbue, emanate, warm up, prop up, value, persevere, support, lend, befriend, stand up for, empathize, send out, look out for, buoy, stick up for, stand behind, side with, sympathize, back (someone), reach out to, ameliorate (suffering), help out, take someone's side, spend time with, consider (someone else's needs), invite (someone to do something), radiate (love/kindness), pour (love), show respect, rise (above), make oneself available
build, construct, assist, beautify, explore, mentor, support, serve, contribute, proffer, volunteer, come together, share, clean up, hand out, provide, give back, fulfill, pitch in, teach, engage in, tutor, offer (help), participate, put forward/up, donate (services), help (out), pass on (skills), hit the streets, collect (canned goods), supply (homeless people with clothes), offer (companionship), lend a hand, build community
count, gather, chant, congregate, decorate, observe, smudge, draw, deny, pray, smear, ritualize, feast, fast, dress up, explain, hide (easter eggs), hunt (for easter eggs), color (easter eggs), dye (easter eggs), sing (traditional songs/hymns), recite (prayers), recount (the meaning of the holiday), hardboil (easter eggs), break one's fast, give up (for lent), attend (services), string (lights), light (candles/lanterns), burn (incense), don (yamaka/traditional clothing), prepare (the table), cook (traditional food), celebrate (a religious holiday), set out (ritual objects), set out (haggadahs for passover), read (from haggadahs), hide (afikomen), break (matzah), seat (participants at passover table), retell (story of easter/passover), open (door), spin (dreidel), sing (prayers), snuff out (candles), blow (the shofar), gather (to break one's fast)
organize, lead, evoke, announce, advise, encourage, stir up, interpret, consecrate, visit, bless, uplift, mediate, sermonize, minister to, invoke, counsel, pastor, read (the bible), don (garments), drape (the stole), preach, officiate (at weddings/baptisms), perform (weddings), evangelize, deliver a sermon, address (congregation), administer (communion), give (communion), pray over, lead in prayer, hear (confession), grant (forgiveness/penance), confer (blessings on), pronounce (man and wife), recite (religious passages), say the last rites, robe
strike, dong, deliver, process, drone, chant, kindle, deify, sprinkle, douse, collect, announce, celebrate, ring, designate, chastise, admonish, pray, submerge, praise, pronounce, play (instruments), testify, sanction, consecrate, hold forth, bless, caution, regale, exonerate, absolve, pardon, heal, rebuke, sermonize, baptize, forgive, hammer home, preach, toll (bells), sing (hymns), chime (bells), light (candles/incense), anoint, ordain, sanctify, glorify (the lord), take (communion), exorcise, lay hands upon, robe
rub, kneel, rise, oil, gather, chant, congregate, throng, smudge, circle, celebrate, glorify, partake, pray, cleanse, commune, praise, worship, testify, tithe, confess, wed, recite, forgive, sing (hymns), bow down, turn to (god), prostrate oneself, cross (oneself), enshrine, divine, fellowship, genuflect, attend (service), take communion, supplicate, speak in tongues
model, lead, catalyze, kindle, represent, ignite, justify, demonstrate, pump up, empower, validate, matter, embolden, warrant (attention), affirm (goodness in the world), set an example, reveal (an uncomfortable truth), wake someone up, prove (the value of something), encourage (deep thinking), set high standards, earn (respect), win (trust/accolades), merit (respect), enlighten
forfeit, purge, sacrifice, purify, cleanse, redress, flagellate, rectify, make good, beg (forgiveness), fast, confess, plead (forgiveness), make amends, put right, confess (sin or guilt), express (remorse), atone for (guilt or sin), do penance, surrender (to a higher power), return to (god), do penance for, redeem oneself, expiate, compensate for, make restitution for, make reparation for
seek, explore, contemplate, yearn for, long for, meditate, pray, petition, search, look for, summon, implore, forgive, invoke, practice (mindfulness), devote, supplicate, entreat, quest, ask (for guidance/forgiveness), call on, go on retreat, retreat from, appeal to (god), question (one's life), ask around, read (spiritual books), study (bible/koran/torah), attend (retreat/religious study group), renounce
elevate, settle, clear, overlook, reframe, let go, reconcile, rethink, mend, come around, excuse, redress, acknowledge, waive, exonerate, absolve, pardon, vindicate, patch up, forgive, grant (forgiveness), open to (someone), look over (someone's faults), ease up, clear (one's name), repair (a relationship), soften (toward someone), allow (others their shortcomings), restart (a relationship)
fix, compromise, sort out, manage to, reconcile, correct, mend, resolve, amend, redress, rectify, make up for, remedy, make good, aspire to, reassure, patch up, track down, settle (a dispute), appeal to, set right, right (a wrong), compensate (for), make amends, repair (a ruptured relationship), right a wrong, straighten someone out, find a solution to, behave with awareness, put right, redeem (one's trustworthiness), regain someone's trust
brush aside, cooperate, contain, finesse, accept, tolerate, field, self-censor, accommodate, smile, exercise (restraint), rephrase, de-escalate, allow, validate, acquiesce, blunt (one's own reactivity), step into (the role of peace-builder), squelch (one's own reactivity), lighten (the atmosphere), humor (someone), collect (oneself), restore (peace), appeal to (one's wiser self), refuse to (engage/quarrel), redirect one's efforts (to create a warm atmosphere), mirror (someone's concerns), take the heat, exercise restraint
Spirituality, Religion & Goodness > Softening One's Stance Toward Someone > Softening Toward Someone
breathe, release, open up, diminish, greet, empathize, loosen up, thaw, unwind, back off, show compassion, soften (one's stance), relax (one's judgments), wish (someone well), view someone (in a better light), see someone (with fresh eyes), appreciate (someone's good qualities), concern oneself with (another's well-being), ease up/off, temper (one's judgments with understanding), lighten (up), throw open (one's arms), open (one's heart/a door), initiate (contact), extend oneself, face someone, take in (someone's good qualities), warm up toward (someone), mellow
kneel, bow (one's head), sing, chant, ruminate, curb, daven, cross, contemplate, give up, submit to, abstain, turn to, discipline, meditate, pray, cleanse, praise, petition, flagellate, worship, consecrate, send out, bless, beg (forgiveness), imbibe, fast, tithe, uncover, recite, invoke, vow, take (communion), go on retreat, take (communion/vows), recite (vows/aspirations), cultivate (compassion), dedicate (oneself to service), serve (the poor), commune with, intone, be baptized, read (the bible/koran/torah), assume (garb/habits), study (spiritual texts), enter (a convent), declare (oneself a devotee), adhere to, practice meditation, reign in, remove (shoes/hats), attend (church/synagogue/mosque), fold (hands), atone, memorize (sacred texts), circumambulate (a buddhist temple)
expel, align, attribute, witness, sublimate, lapse, purge, revere, venerate, believe, rectify, obey, invoke, blaspheme, exorcise, enshrine, divine, submit to (a figure not currently alive), sin, accept (jesus), commune with (a deity), cleanse (one's spirit/sins), bargain with god, desecrate, reincarnate, be born again
hug, embrace, unlock, rescue, soothe, pamper, indulge, lighten, calm, warm up, accept, open up, come around, relent, befriend, appease, amend, allay, bridge, love, dignify, send out, slake, amuse, mollify, acquiesce, feel, back down, disarm, ease, relieve, lullaby, comfort, dote, coddle, console, spare, lull into, rock (to sleep), offer condolences, show compassion for, put one's arm around, reach out to, walk in another's shoes
rub, kneel, rise, oil, gather, chant, congregate, throng, smudge, circle, celebrate, glorify, partake, pray, cleanse, commune, praise, worship, testify, tithe, confess, wed, recite, forgive, sing (hymns), bow down, turn to (god), prostrate oneself, cross (oneself), enshrine, divine, fellowship, genuflect, attend (service), take communion, supplicate, speak in tongues
pump, devise, brave, question, submit, present, suggest, put forward (a question), put on the table, pose, survey, risk, hazard, interject, interview, inquire, ask, propose, proffer, put forward, canvass, poll, request, posit, sound out, query, sweet-talk, call on, approach (a sensitive topic), test (the waters), propound
bore, probe, repeat, pry, protest, bargain, complicate, ensnare, remind, trigger, claim, insinuate, prevaricate, vex, interrupt, obstruct, misunderstand, deny, oppose, debate, harp, argue, carp, refuse, contradict, throw in, revert, blurt out, misspeak, dissent, counter, counterpose, speak out, allege, place, extrapolate, debunk, assert, urge, reiterate, cross-examine, dredge up, hash out, delve, come to the point, enrage, raise one's voice, edge in, stick to, air (complaints), profess, iterate, cavil, rail against, savage
protest, fall out, interrupt, argue, dicker, dispute, quibble, grumble, grouse, gripe, beef, bicker, squabble, counter, bitch, kvetch, nitpick, find fault with, fault, dredge up, disagree, object to, pick a bone with, split hairs about, pick holes in, cavil at, sound off, quarrel, lock horns, have words, pettifog
break off, raise, cue, flash, laugh, answer, indulge, hear, listen, remind, weigh in on, explore, gloss over, brainstorm, smile, inquire, grant, reference, ask, add, schmooze, socialize, stray, throw in, foster, discuss, wander, note, string together, draw parallels, commiserate, hint, sweet-talk, clue, nod (in agreement), chime in, tune out, assume (good intentions), digress, introduce (a newcomer into the conversation), shoot the breeze
slam, blast, hammer, assault, order, dictate, scream, dominate, overpower, bark, snarl, threaten, explode, break in, interrupt, cut off, butt in, barge in, disrupt, shout, yell, monopolize, berate, condescend, intimidate, drown out, dismiss, put down, deride, lash out, pounce on, taunt, cut short/off, raise one's voice, snark, snipe, tear down/into, shout down, hijack (the conversation), hector
trail off, taper, hear, listen, take a moment, dangle, blink, close, refrain from, suspend, halt, deflect, pause, breathe, hold out, calm down, cease, wind down, linger, adjourn, wait (to reply), rest one's case, break off to, lapse into silence, stop (talking), divert attention away, postpone (a discussion), shelve (a discussion)
cue, motion, sign, signal, show, prompt, imply, suggest, come across, stand for, connote, mark, depict, illustrate, portray, represent, spin, expose, inform, insinuate, demonstrate, designate, signify, specify, reference, characterize, allude to, refer to, mean, indicate, symbolize, exhibit, denote, convey, smack of, reveal, express, intimate, impart, gesture, hint (at), drive at, get at, point to/at, drop hints
rip, jab, mock, bait, impersonate, tease, exaggerate, compete, play around, harass, ridicule, joke, overstate, titter, torment, razz, goad, clown, make fun of, rub the wrong way, laugh at, fool around, snark, crack jokes, rag on, wisecrack, give someone a hard time, jest, quip, kid, josh, poke fun at, rib, yank someone's chain
gather, mix with (people), fraternize, keep company with, spend time with (people), rub shoulders with, go around with (someone), hobnob, hang around, hang out with, converse with, get together with, meet (someone), entertain (people), associate, schmooze, socialize, network, interact, mingle, consort with, rub elbows with
lead, pounce, show, emphasize, announce, dub, claim, correct, justify, demand, confront, step up, champion, swear, declare, stand up for, stand one's ground, counter, pronounce, overreact, speak out, prove, hold forth, fight for, debunk, assert, advocate for, attest, come forward, come to the point, hammer home, proclaim, affirm, contend, display (certainty), stake one's reputation on something, level with, voice, buck for (equal pay), avow
broadcast, chant, suggest, emphasize, spout, flatter, advise, interview, assure, chat, praise, declare, pledge, narrate, compliment, eulogize, extol, script, regale, confess, recite, confide, explain, bandy, reminisce, couch, describe, sweet-talk, utter, articulate, quip, soften (one's tone), reel off, bare (one's soul), pique (someone's interest), sweeten (one's tone), expound, remark, understate, rhapsodize
clip, splutter, drone, click, chirp, squeak, chant, accent, broaden (one's vowels), overpronounce, drag out (a vowel), sputter, slur, abbreviate, pronounce, enunciate, articulate, intone, rise (in pitch), drawl, crack (with emotion), roll (one's r's), project (one's voice), lisp, open (one's vowels), close (one's vowels), fall (in pitch), aspirate, soften (one's vowels), harshen (one's vowels), silence (a letter/a syllable)