Synonyms for defuse
diˈfyuzdefuse

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:0.0 / 0 votes

1. defuseverb

   remove the triggering device from

   Antonyms:
   fuse

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1. List of paraphrases for "defuse":

   de-escalate, ease, diffuse, alleviate, appease, disable, mitigate, calm, allay, neutralize, placate, dispel

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DEFUSE

   Synonyms:
   diffusion-weighted imaging evaluation for understanding stroke evaluation

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1. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

   At a time in which we are trying to defuse a persistent and dangerous conflict, this does not contribute towards that.

2. Corey Hour:

   The airline staff did what they could to defuse the situation, and they reacted appropriately, there were children everywhere, you can hear in the video them crying.

3. Annalena Baerbock:

   We are prepared to have a serious dialogue with Russia, because diplomacy is the only way to defuse this highly dangerous situation at the moment.

4. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings:

   The same automated robot equipment to detonate and defuse bombs was used to place C-4 in place and to detonate that.

5. Charlie Hill:

   That's what I'm doing from a Native American viewpoint to defuse that traditional John Wayne mentality.