Synonyms for deaden
ˈdɛd ndead·en

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1. deaden

   Synonyms:
   benumb, paralyze, blunt, damp, subdue

   Antonyms:
   sharpen, quicken, enliven

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1. dampen, deaden, dampverb

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

   "muffle the message"

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

   Antonyms:
   enliven, invigorate, liven up, liven, animate

2. girdle, deadenverb

   cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients

   "girdle the plant"

   Synonyms:
   blunt, gird, girdle, dampen, damp

   Antonyms:
   animate, invigorate, liven up, enliven, liven

3. deadenverb

   make vapid or deprive of spirit

   "deadened wine"

   Synonyms:
   damp, girdle, dampen, blunt

   Antonyms:
   animate, liven, enliven, invigorate, liven up

4. deadenverb

   lessen the momentum or velocity of

   "deaden a ship's headway"

   Synonyms:
   damp, girdle, dampen, blunt

   Antonyms:
   invigorate, liven, liven up, animate, enliven

5. deadenverb

   become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor

   Synonyms:
   damp, girdle, dampen, blunt

   Antonyms:
   animate, liven up, liven, enliven, invigorate

6. deaden, bluntverb

   make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

   "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

   Synonyms:
   benumb, dull, numb, blunt, girdle, damp, dampen

   Antonyms:
   animate, enliven, liven up, liven, invigorate

7. deadenverb

   convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil

   Synonyms:
   damp, girdle, dampen, blunt

   Antonyms:
   invigorate, liven, enliven, animate, liven up

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Chemistry
   • Convert
   • Incise
   • Plant
   • Retard
   • Weaken

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1. deadenverb

   Synonyms:
   weaken, impair, dull, damp, dampen

2. deadenverb

   Synonyms:
   blunt, benumb, paralyze, obtund, hebetate, make insensible

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1. deadenverb

   Synonyms:
   blunt, benumb, hebetate, moderate, devitalize, subdue

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