INCANDESCES Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For INCANDESCES
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cool | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat • inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets when referring to color • psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike noun • the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature • great coolness and composure under strain adjective satellite • marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional • being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition • used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis • fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept verb • make cool or cooler • loose heat • lose intensity | ||||||||
darken | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • become dark or darker • tarnish or stain • make dark or darker | ||||||||
dim | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • made dim or less bright adjective satellite • lacking in light; not bright or harsh • lacking clarity or distinctness • offering little or no hope • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity verb • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • become dim or lusterless • make dim or lusterless • make dim by comparison or conceal • become vague or indistinct | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
extinguish | verbv | |||||||
verb • extinguish by crushing • put an end to; kill • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights • terminate, end, or take out • kill in large numbers | ||||||||
fade | verbv | |||||||
noun • a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer • gradually ceasing to be visible verb • become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly • lose freshness, vigor, or vitality • disappear gradually • become feeble | ||||||||
obscure | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • marked by difficulty of style or expression • difficult to find • not famous or acclaimed • not drawing attention • remote and separate physically or socially verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make unintelligible or unclear • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
quench | verbv | |||||||
verb • satisfy (thirst) • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights • suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device • suppress or crush completely • reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance • cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid | ||||||||
smother | verbv | |||||||
noun • a confused multitude of things • a stifling cloud of smoke verb • envelop completely • deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing • suppress in order to conceal or hide • form an impenetrable cover over • deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion |