Damp

//dæmp//

Synonyms for "damp" (465 found)

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Closest matches (93)

Strong matches (140)

deaden deafen debilitate decrease deduct deflate deflect deject delay demoralize depreciate depress detain deter determent deterrent devitalize dew dewiness dewy

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Verb(2 words)

deaden dull

Adjective(32 words)

dejected depressed desolate despondent disconsolate disheartened dismal doleful dolesome down down in the dumps down in the mouth downcast downhearted downsome elegiac forlorn gloomy glum grief-stricken

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heartsick heartsore heavy-hearted inconsolable jawfallen lachrymose lamentful lash low low-spirited lugubrious lumpish

Noun(3 words)

deoxyadenosine monophosphate deoxyadenylate deoxyadenylic acid

Related words (232)

Verb(7 words)

make silent moisten muffle mute soften tone down weaken

make uniform malaria marshiness marshy meddle mephitis miasma mistiness misty mitigate moderate modulate moisten moistiness moistness moisture muffler muggy mute muzzle

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neutralize normalize obtund offset oppose oppress out paddle palliate pare pessimist play down pour water on press down puff of smoke put down put off put out quash quell quench quietener rainfall raininess rainy rattle reduce reduce the temperature reek regularize regulate repel repress resist restrain retard retrench roll back roric sadden sap saturated scale down scotch set back shake shake up shorten show consideration show mercy show pity showeriness shut down on silence silence cloth silencer simplify sink sit down on sit on slack slacken slobber slop slosh slow down smash smoke smooth smother smudge snub snuff snuff out soaked soaking sober sober down soddenness soft pedal soft-pedal soften soften the blow soften up sogginess soggy soppiness sordine sordino sound-absorbing material soundproofing soundproofing insulation sourdine sparge spatter splash splatter spoilsport sponge spray sprinkle squash squelch stabilize stamp out stanch standardize steam steamy step down stereotype sticky stifle stop strangle stultify subdue suffocate sultry suppress swampiness swampy swash symmetrize syringe tacky take from take the edge off tame temper thoan throttle tone down tune down turn aside turn away turn from turn off unbrace undermine underplay undried uniformize unman unnerve unstrengthen unstring vapor volatile water water vapor wateriness weaken wean wean from weigh heavy upon weigh upon wet wet blanket wet down wetness wettish wettishness write off

Adjective(39 words)

maudlin melancholic melancholy miserable moist moisty moody mopey mournful plaintive plashy sad saturnine shattered sombre sorrow-ridden sorrowful sorrowsome spewy spiritless

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squidgy sullen thoan thone threnetic threnetical triste tristful uncheerful uncheery unhappy unlively wet wetter than an otter's pocket wistful woe woebegone woeful wretched

Adjective(1 words)

moist

Noun(1 words)

moistness

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

16 entries

base blunt break check contain control curb dampen deaden hold hold in moderate nucleotide soften weaken wetness

Synonyms

5 entries

dampen dampish moist muffle thoan

derived

36 entries

afterdamp bedamp blackdamp choke damp chokedamp damp course damp down damp haze damp off damp proofing damp sheet damp squib damp squid damp-dry

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has context

3 entries

historical immunology mining

is a

1 entries

wetness

manner of

1 entries

control

related to

22 entries

alcoholic courage dampen dampness depression desire despondent dispirited downcast enjoyment expectation fog humidity moderately moist moisture

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similar

1 entries

wet

Translations

135 translations across 57 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

πλαδαρός adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Arabic

2 entries

مبلول adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
رُطُوبة noun (moisture)

Atayal

1 entries

msmiy adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Belarusian

2 entries

вільготны adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
вільготнасць noun (moisture)

Bulgarian

4 entries

вла́жен adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
потиснат adj (Dejected)
унил adj (Dejected)
влага noun (moisture)

Catalan

2 entries

humit adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
humitat noun (moisture)

Central Kurdish

4 entries

شێدار adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
نمدار adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
نِماوی adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
شێ noun (moisture)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

潮濕 /潮湿 adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
濕潤 /湿润 adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Czech

1 entries

vlhký adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Danish

1 entries

fugtig adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Dutch

1 entries

klam adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Esperanto

2 entries

malseketa adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
amortizi verb (To suppress vibrations or oscillations)

Finnish

4 entries

kostea adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
kaivoskaasu noun (gaseous product)
kosteus noun (moisture)
sammuttaa verb (To put out, as fire)

French

4 entries

humide adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
moite adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
mouillé adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
grisou noun (gaseous product)

Friulian

1 entries

umid adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Galician

2 entries

húmido adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
lento adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Georgian

3 entries

ნესტიანი adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
ნოტიო adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
ტენიანი adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

German

4 entries

feucht adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
Feuchtigkeit noun (moisture)
dämpfen verb (To put out, as fire)
dämpfen verb (To suppress vibrations or oscillations)

Greek

4 entries

αποθαρρυμένος adj (Dejected)
νοτερός adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
αποθάρρυνση noun (dejection)
νοτίδα noun (gaseous product)

Hebrew

1 entries

לַח adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Hindi

1 entries

आर्द्र adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Iban

1 entries

embap adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Icelandic

1 entries

raki noun (moisture)

Ido

1 entries

humida adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Indonesian

1 entries

lembap adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Ingrian

2 entries

nahkia adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
nepsiä adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Irish

1 entries

taisleach noun (moisture)

Italian

4 entries

bagnato adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
madido adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
umido adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
grisù noun (gaseous product)

Japanese

2 entries

湿った adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
湿っぽい adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Khmer

1 entries

សើម adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Korean

1 entries

축축하다 adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Latin

1 entries

ūvidus adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Latvian

4 entries

mikls adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
mitrs adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
valgans adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
valgs adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Lithuanian

1 entries

drėgnas adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Macedonian

4 entries

вла́жен adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
по́тиснат adj (Dejected)
вла́га noun (moisture)
вла́жност noun (moisture)

Malay

1 entries

lembap adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Middle English

2 entries

moiste adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
moistnes noun (moisture)

Māori

1 entries

whakanoti verb (To put out, as fire)

Norman

2 entries

mucre adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
mucreu noun (moisture)

Norwegian

1 entries

fuktighet noun (moisture)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

fuktig adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

اصلاق adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
صولاق adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
یاش adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Persian

1 entries

نمناک adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Polish

1 entries

wilgotny adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Portuguese

4 entries

húmido adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
úmido adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
humidade noun (moisture)
umidade noun (moisture)

Romanian

1 entries

umed adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Russian

1 entries

сыро́й adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

vlažan adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
vlaga noun (moisture)

Slovak

3 entries

vlhký adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
vlhkosť noun (moisture)
udusiť verb (To put out, as fire)

Spanish

2 entries

humedad noun (moisture)
amortiguar verb (To suppress vibrations or oscillations)

Swedish

3 entries

fuktig adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
fuktighet noun (moisture)
dämpa verb (To suppress vibrations or oscillations)

Thai

3 entries

ชื้น adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
ชุ่มชื้น adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
หมาด adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Turkish

3 entries

nemli adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
rutubetli adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
nem, rutubet noun (moisture)

Ukrainian

3 entries

сирий adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)
волога noun (moisture)
вологість noun (moisture)

Vietnamese

1 entries

ẩm adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Woiwurrung

1 entries

taban adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

ǃXóõ

1 entries

ǁn̥âʻm adj (Being in a state between dry and wet)

Sample sentences

40 total sentences available.

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Clean the window with a damp cloth.

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Don't put that damp towel into the bag.

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A damp, cold day affects a person's health.

Source: tatoeba (53220)

This damp match won't light.

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