soft·ball 
(sôftbôl′, sŏft-)
(sôftbôl′, sŏft-)n.
1.
a. A variation of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a larger, softer ball that is pitched underhand.
b. The ball used in this game.
2. A question, especially one posed during an interview or public forum, that is easy to answer and does not cause embarrassment: "Softballs aside, there have been a number of times when audience members asked substantive questions" (Elisabeth Bumiller).
- unpleasantly
- unpleasantness
- unpleasantry
- unplug
- unplugged
- unplumbed
- unpolished
- unpolitical
- unpopular
- unpopularity
- unpracticed
- unprecedented
- unprecedentedly
- unpredictability
- unpredictable
- unpredictably
- unprejudiced
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unpreparedly
- unpreparedness
- unprepossessing
- unpretending
- unpretentious
- unpretentiously