It was as soft as a pillow. vs It was soft as a pillow.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. The first phrase 'it was as soft as a pillow.' is more commonly used and considered more formal. The second phrase 'it was soft as a pillow.' is less common and may be used in informal speech or writing.

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It was as soft as a pillow.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a common simile used to describe the softness of something by comparing it to a pillow. It is considered more formal.

Show examples from the web [+]

- Please! - Soft as a pillow.
I fell on some soft pillows.
All I really want is a hot bath and a soft pillow.
ALL I WANT IS A HOT SHOWER AND A SOFT PILLOW.
Here, you can use this thing as a pillow.
Chief, she was using a vodka bottle as a pillow.
It's me as a pillow.
I was lying on the floor, which was as soft as a thick carpet.
No doubt even then your hair was as soft as it is now.
His voice was as soft as the moonlight
And I am the poster boy for zero ambition... living on a land boat, hand-to-mouth, and I use a costo-sized bag of oyster crackers as a pillow.
Perhaps it was the morning he awoke to find two bums using him as a pillow that he realized she wasn't coming back.
I mean, come on, it was a pillow.
The night when it was raining... and I made you an umbrella out of a pillow.
Killer snuffed him with a pillow.
Joints as soft as plants in the wind.
Her hands are as soft as silk.
This sand is as soft as silk.
Not as soft as the ones at West Texas Mental Institution.
Thy hands are as soft as a sheep's udder.

Alternatives:

it was as soft as silk.
it was as light as a feather.
it was as white as snow.
it was as clear as crystal.
it was as cold as ice.

It was soft as a pillow.

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase is also a simile used to describe softness by comparing it to a pillow. It is more informal compared to the first phrase.

Show examples from the web [+]

- Please! - Soft as a pillow.
I fell on some soft pillows.
All I really want is a hot bath and a soft pillow.
ALL I WANT IS A HOT SHOWER AND A SOFT PILLOW.
Here, you can use this thing as a pillow.
Chief, she was using a vodka bottle as a pillow.
It's me as a pillow.
And I am the poster boy for zero ambition... living on a land boat, hand-to-mouth, and I use a costo-sized bag of oyster crackers as a pillow.
Perhaps it was the morning he awoke to find two bums using him as a pillow that he realized she wasn't coming back.
I mean, come on, it was a pillow.
The night when it was raining... and I made you an umbrella out of a pillow.
Killer snuffed him with a pillow.
Myself, I'd go up country, and if she would not sign the oath, I'd beat her head against the wall till it was soft as a baked apple.
But when I returned, it was too late. executives have had him immobilized and suffocated with a pillow.
He smothered Desdemona with a pillow.
If it helps... I enjoyed hitting you with a pillow.
A grieving father smother my remaining brother with a pillow.
No, he landed on a pillow.
It'll be like landing on a pillow.
Must have been snuffed with a pillow.

Alternatives:

it was soft like a pillow.
it was soft as down.
it was soft as a cloud.
it was soft as velvet.
it was soft as a baby's skin.

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It was as soft as a pillow. vs It was soft as a pillow.