Deaden

/ˈdɛdən/

Synonyms for "deaden" (176 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Verb(6 words)

dampen anesthetized anesthetizes benumbs blunt blunted

abateabsorb the shockallay alleviate anesthetize appease assuage attemper attenuate bafflebank the firebedaze benumb besot bluntbreak the fallchasten chloroform coldcock constrain

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control cramp cripple

Noun(5 words)

anesthetizing benumbing blunting blunts callouses

Adjective(2 words)

benumbed calloused

Strong matches (52)

cushion damp dampende emphasizede-emphasizedeaden the paindeafen debilitate desensitize devitalize diminish dope downplay drug dull easeease mattersenervate enfeeble etherize

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eviscerate exhaust extenuate foment freezegive reliefgruel kayokeep within boundskillknock outknock senselessknock stiffknock unconsciousko laylay low

Verb(10 words)

damp damped deadened desensitized desensitizes dim dimmed dull dulls girdle

Adjective(3 words)

dulled exanimateinanimate landscape

Noun(2 words)

dullingfade out

Related words (88)

lay outlenify lessen lighten lull mat mitigate moderate modulate mollify muffle mull mute narcotize neutralize numb obtund offset pad palliate

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palsy paralyzeplay downpoulticepour balm intopour oil onput to sleeprattle reducereduce the temperaturerelieve restrain salve sap shakeshake upshow considerationshow mercyshow pitysilence slacken slakeslow downsmother sobersober downsoft pedalsoft-pedal softensoften the blowsoften upsoothe stifle stop stultify stun stupe stupefy subdue suppresstake the edge offtame tempertone downtune downunbrace undermine underplay unman unnerve unstrengthen unstring weaken

Verb(11 words)

lulled muffed mute numb numbed numbs sedate soften stales stupefies weaken

Noun(3 words)

muffing muffles numbing

Adjective(1 words)

muted

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

15 entries

alter break change convert damp dampen diminishmentemotional changeincise modify reduction retard softensound reductionweaken

More specific

8 entries

apathy attenuation dampening deadening desensitization muffling numbness silencing

Collocations

5 entries

mood dampeningnoise dampeningsensory dullingsound mufflingsound reduction

Inflections

3 entries

deadened deadening deadens

Derivations

4 entries

deadener deadening deadenment deadness

Antonyms

1 entries

enliven

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

This will deaden the pain.

Source: tatoeba (8985256)

deaden the pain

Source: wiktionary

deaden sound

Source: wiktionary

deaden the senses

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