Antonyms of adj granitic

2 senses of granitic

Sense 1
flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stony -- (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart")

INDIRECT (VIA hardhearted) -> softhearted, soft-boiled -- (easily moved to pity or sorrow; "a softhearted judge")

Sense 2
granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony -- (hard as granite; "a granitic fist")

INDIRECT (VIA hard) -> soft -- (yielding readily to pressure or weight)

Similarity of adj granitic

2 senses of granitic

Sense 1
flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stony -- (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart")
       => hardhearted (vs. softhearted), heartless -- (lacking in feeling or pity or warmth)

Sense 2
granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony -- (hard as granite; "a granitic fist")
       => hard (vs. soft) -- (resisting weight or pressure)

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