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LEADEN Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word leaden. (exact relations)
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dull
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

adjective satellite

• 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

verb

• 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

heavy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of comparatively great physical weight or density

• unusually great in degree or quantity or number

• of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment

• marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness

• of great intensity or power or force

• (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight

noun

• an actor who plays villainous roles

• a serious (or tragic) role in a play

adverb

• slowly as if burdened by much weight

adjective satellite

• usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

• (used of soil) compact and fine-grained

• darkened by clouds

• (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain

• permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

• of relatively large extent and density

• made of fabric having considerable thickness

• prodigious

• full and loud and deep

• given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

• slow and laborious because of weight

• large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work

• dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal

• sharply inclined

• full of; bearing great weight

• requiring or showing effort

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

• lacking lightness or liveliness

• (of sleep) deep and complete

• in an advanced stage of pregnancy

dead
adjectiveadj
adjective

• no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

• not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat

noun

• people who are no longer living

• a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

adverb

• completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

• quickly and without warning

adjective satellite

• very tired

• unerringly accurate

• physically inactive

• (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

• devoid of physical sensation; numb

• lacking acoustic resonance

• not yielding a return

• not circulating or flowing

• not surviving in active use

• lacking resilience or bounce

• out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown

• no longer having force or relevance

• the complete stoppage of an action

• drained of electric charge; discharged

• devoid of activity

inactive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

• (military) not involved in military operations

• not exerting influence or change

• (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

• lacking in energy or will

• lacking activity; lying idle or unused

• not engaged in full-time work

• not active physically or mentally

adjective satellite

• (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

• not in physical motion

inert
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unable to move or resist motion

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• slow and apathetic

lifeless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• 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

ponderous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• slow and laborious because of weight

• having great mass and weight and unwieldiness

• labored and dull

sluggish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• slow or slothful

• (of business) not active or brisk

• slow and apathetic

weighty
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having relatively great weight; heavy

adjective satellite

• powerfully persuasive

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

• weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry

• excessively fat

plodding
adjectiveadj
noun

• hard monotonous routine work

• the act of walking with a slow heavy gait

adjective satellite

• (of movement) slow and laborious

weighted
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• made heavy or weighted down with weariness

• adjusted to reflect value or proportion

Alternatives for DULL

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