soft-on
Romantically fond of
Soft-on describes being lenient, permissive, or insufficiently tough toward something typically seen as requiring firmness.
The phrase appears almost exclusively in political criticism: soft on crime, soft on immigration, soft on communism.
The accusation implies weakness or naive tolerance where strength is needed.
The hyphenated form functions as an adjective before nouns: a soft-on-crime prosecutor.
Consumed by shallow ardor
- smittenPowerfully attracted to someone
- fondHaving tender affection
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- crushCompress with force
moony · lovesick · besotted · charmed · captivated · head-over-heels · tender · affectionate
Tolerant, lacking strictness
- tolerantAccepting of differences
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
- easyRequiring minimal effort
forgiving · accommodating · gentle · slack · weak · coddling · appeasing · hands-off
Favoring conciliation over aggression
- conciliatoryMeant to placate
- appeasingPacifying through concessions
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- sympatheticFeeling others' emotions
tolerant · non-confrontational · diplomatic · cooperative · lenient · dialogue · negotiation · rapprochement
infatuated
Consumed by shallow ardor
- smittenPowerfully attracted to someone
- fondHaving tender affection
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
crush · moony · lovesick · besotted · charmed · captivated · head-over-heels · tender · affectionate · romantic
permissive
Tolerant, lacking strictness
easy · forgiving · accommodating · gentle · slack · weak · coddling · appeasing · hands-off · understanding
dovish
Favoring conciliation over aggression
- conciliatoryMeant to placate
- appeasingPacifying through concessions
- accommodatingWilling to help others
sympathetic · tolerant · non-confrontational · diplomatic · cooperative · lenient · dialogue · negotiation · rapprochement · detente
soft-onhard-on
Penile engorgement
zero-tolerance · hardline · uncompromising · iron-fisted · hard-nosed
soft, soften, softly, softness, softer, softest, softened, softening, softener