The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TONE … which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Soften, with “down” crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TONE … | 50 % | 8 |
| TONE | 50 % | 4 |
Why may TONE be the right solution?
The word "tone down" means to soften or moderate something, making "TONE" the correct answer to the clue "Soften, with 'down'."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Soften, with “down”
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tone
- relax
- tune
- subdue
- tame
- mellow
- tamed
- temper
- mute
- water
- soft-pedal
- allay
Crossword Answer definitions
TONE … noun- A specific pitch.
- (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
- (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
- The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
- General character, mood, or trend.
- The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
- A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.
- The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
- State of mind; temper; mood.
- The shade or quality of a colour.
- The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.
- The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus.
- The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
- Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
- A gun
- To give a particular tone to
- To change the colour of
- To make (something) firmer
- To harmonize, especially in colour
- To utter with an affected tone.
- The one (of two)
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