Princeton's WordNet
damper(noun)
a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
Synonyms:
mufflerdamper, muffler(noun)
a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
Synonyms:
damper, silencer, mufflerdamper(noun)
a depressing restraint
Synonyms:
muffler
Dictionary of English Synonymes
damper(n.)
Synonyms:
check, hinderance, obstacle, impediment, lion in the waydamper(n.)
Synonyms:
discouragement, wet blanket, cold water
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases:
absorber, dumper, strut, buffer, bump, shock, cushioning, bumper
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