soft touch
Sucker for pleas
A soft touch is someone easily persuaded to give money, help, or favors—an easy mark for requests or manipulation.
The phrase implies weakness or excessive generosity: He's a soft touch for any sob story.
Someone known as a soft touch gets targeted by those seeking handouts or special treatment.
Easily deceived
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- suckerEasily fooled person
- markVisible impression or sign
- dupeDeceive or victim
easy target · patsy · pigeon · sap · chump · fall guy · easy prey · credulous
Relaxed in temperament
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- forgivingInclined to pardon offenses
- tolerantAccepting of differences
kindhearted · merciful · generous · charitable · big-hearted · warmhearted · understanding · compassionate
Gentle loving touch
- featherlightExtremely light, weightless-feeling
- tenderSoft or sore
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- whisperSpeech without full voice
velvet · soothe · delicate · murmur · balm · pillowy · finesse · dainty
Thick-pile textile
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- featherBird's body covering
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
petal · suede · fleece · downy · moss · foam · cashmere · satin
Sensitivity in speech
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
kid gloves · subtlety · nuance · considerate · thoughtful · measured · graceful
gullible
Easily deceived
dupe · easy target · patsy · pigeon · sap · chump · fall guy · easy prey · credulous · exploitable
easygoing
Relaxed in temperament
- indulgentToo willing to yield
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- forgivingInclined to pardon offenses
tolerant · kindhearted · merciful · generous · charitable · big-hearted · warmhearted · understanding · compassionate · tenderhearted
caress
Gentle loving touch
- featherlightExtremely light, weightless-feeling
- tenderSoft or sore
- brushBristled cleaning tool
whisper · velvet · soothe · delicate · murmur · balm · pillowy · finesse · dainty · silken
velvet
Thick-pile textile
smooth · petal · suede · fleece · downy · moss · foam · cashmere · satin · chamois
tact
Sensitivity in speech
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
discretion · kid gloves · subtlety · nuance · considerate · thoughtful · measured · graceful
- touchfeel, caress, feeling, contact, stroking
- stimulistimulus, sensation, impulse, cue, trigger
- tendernesstenderness, gentle, gentleness, caress, delicacy
- body sensespain, proprioception, kinesthesia, tactile sensation, skin sensation
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- Easy Thingseasy, simple, easy peasy, easy-peasy, easy as pie
soft touchtough customer
skeptic · hard sell · hard case · nobody's fool · hard-nosed
soft, touch, touching, softly, touched, softness, untouched, softened, softening