Synonyms for dampen
ˈdæm pəndamp·en

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1. stifle, dampenverb

   smother or suppress

   "Stifle your curiosity"

   Synonyms:
   asphyxiate, muffle, stifle, mute, moisten, dull, weaken, repress, break, soften, tone down, suffocate, wash, smother, choke, deaden, damp, strangle

2. moisten, wash, dampenverb

   make moist

   "The dew moistened the meadows"

   Synonyms:
   rinse, dull, lave, launder, mute, muffle, moisten, wash out, stifle, weaken, drizzle, soften, lap, wash off, wash, deaden, wash away, damp, tone down, break

3. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone downverb

   deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

   Synonyms:
   muffle, wash, stifle, mute, pall, numb, moderate, moisten, weaken, benumb, repress, break, soften, tone down, dull, smother, blunt, deaden, damp, tame, strangle

4. dampenverb

   reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

   Synonyms:
   stifle, mute, weaken, dull, wash, deaden, muffle, tone down, break, damp, moisten, soften

5. dampen, deaden, dampverb

   make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

   "muffle the message"

   Synonyms:
   stifle, mute, weaken, dull, wash, deaden, muffle, blunt, girdle, tone down, break, damp, moisten, soften

6. dampenverb

   check; keep in check (a fire)

   Synonyms:
   stifle, mute, weaken, dull, wash, deaden, muffle, tone down, break, damp, moisten, soften

7. dampen, damp, soften, weaken, breakverb

   lessen in force or effect

   "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

   Synonyms:
   crack, step down, break away, give way, soften, mince, reveal, give out, unwrap, conk out, part, wash, counteract, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, cushion, muffle, split, give away, damp, smash, dull, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, pause, divulge, buffer, let on, get around, interrupt, wear out, cave in, deaden, break-dance, check, break up, breach, break in, give, split up, subvert, better, burst, go bad, break off, tone down, disclose, bust, erupt, moisten, relent, recrudesce, undermine, stifle, break dance, go against, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, kick downstairs, de-escalate, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, develop, mute, expose, break, moderate, discontinue, intermit, countermine, yield, wear, sabotage

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1. • Check
   • Deaden
   • Soften
   • Weaken

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dampenverb

   Synonyms:
   moisten, damp

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1. dampenverb

   Synonyms:
   moisten, damp, check, repress, restrain, discourage, depress

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1. List of paraphrases for "dampen":

   discourage, curb, mitigate

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1. Liu Jingde:

   Investor sentiment was undoubtedly hurt by the margin trading news despite CSRC saying they did not intend to dampen the stock market, i expect the market to be quite volatile in the near term although over the longer term, it is still a bull market.

2. Financial Secretary John Tsang:

   Prolonged political bickering is detrimental to public administration and the international image of Hong Kong as a stable, law-abiding and efficient city. It may even dampen investors' confidence in Hong Kong.

3. Nobuyuki Nakahara:

   Oil prices are likely to keep falling due to slower Chinese growth and because the years of prices above $100 before the recent plunge were 'abnormal' historically, i would not be surprised if the price falls to as low as around $20... It is purely due to supply and demand. There is a ceiling for oil because high energy prices dampen economic growth.

4. Roosh Valizadeh:

   If you take general patterns too seriously, and try to be attractive to every girl, you will dampen or eliminate a trait of yours that may be intensely attractive to one girl.

5. Sam Chi Yung:

   The suspension will shut funds out of the markets and further dampen purchasing power.