DEADENING Synonyms

• the act of making something slightly wet

• without betraying any feeling

• deliberately impassive in manner

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

• incapable of physical sensation

• unaware of or indifferent to

• barely able to be perceived

• unresponsive to stimulation

• lacking brilliance or vitality

• lacking luster or shine

• deprived of life; no longer living

• destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings

• lacking animation or excitement or activity

• not having the capacity to support life

• tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

• sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

• causing numbness or insensitivity

• forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

• characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

• so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

• making physically stupid or dull or insensible

• shocking with surprise and consternation

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• using or containing too many words

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• not stimulating

• not exciting

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

• having a broad or rounded end

• used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

• characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

• devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

• make less intense

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• make less sharp

• make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

• a slight wetness

• slightly wet

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• restrain or discourage

• make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

• lessen in force or effect

• suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

• make moist

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

• make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

• check; keep in check (a fire)

• lessen in force or effect

• an encircling or ringlike structure

• a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

• a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

• cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients

• put a girdle on or around