SONORANT Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For SONORANT
| Expand? | Word | Save? | Synonyms.. | Usage | Type | |||
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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 | ||||||||
| hushed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in a softened tone | ||||||||
| inaudible | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear | ||||||||
| muffled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being or made softer or less loud or clear • wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy | ||||||||
| muted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in a softened tone • being or made softer or less loud or clear | ||||||||
| noiseless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • making no sound | ||||||||
| quiet | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity • free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound • (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots noun • a period of calm weather • an untroubled state; free from disturbances • the absence of sound • a disposition free from stress or emotion adverb • with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') adjective satellite • not showy or obtrusive • in a softened tone • (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves verb • become quiet or quieter • make calm or still | ||||||||
| silent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by absence of sound • failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to • implied by or inferred from actions or statements • not made to sound • having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility • unable to speak because of hereditary deafness • expressed without speech | ||||||||
| soundless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by absence of sound | ||||||||
| obstruent | nounn | |||||||
noun • a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth | ||||||||
