PIQUING Antonyms

• the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

• the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action

• expressing disapproval in order to dissuade

• freeing from illusion or false belief

• providing abundant nourishment

• providing freedom from worry

• affording physical relief

• freeing from fear and anxiety

• try to prevent; show opposition to

• turn away from by persuasion

• 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