Dull

/dʌl/

Synonyms for "dull" (909 found)

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Closest matches (182)

Adjective(27 words)

boring dim muted tediousacademic boredomairlessarid groundattenuate banal bland blander blandestbloodless revolutionbloodless revolutionsbluntblunt statementblunter bluntest bore brumous

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colorless materialcolorless motifcolorless pigmentcolorless soilcolorless solutiondeaden deadening

abate abeyant abrupt achromatic achromatize achromic acier affectless allay alleviate aloof anemic anesthetic anesthetize anesthetized apathetic appease arctic arid ascetic

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ashen ashy asleep assuage asthenic attemper attenuate austere autistic backward bad baffle bald banausicbank the firebare barren bate bated becloud bedaze bedim beef-witted befog benumb benumbed besotbetwixt and betweenblah blanch bland blank blase bleach blear blear-wittedbled whiteblind blockish bloodless blue bluff blunt blunt-edged blunt-ended blunt-pointed blunt-witted blunted bluntish blur blurry bored boring bovine brainless broken-record bromidic brute cadaverous callous candid canescentcast downcataleptic catatonic characterless chasten chicken chill chilly chloranemic chloroform cinereous cinerous cloddish cloud clouded cloudy coldcold as charitycold bloodedcold-blooded coldcock coldhearted colorless comatose common commonplace constrain control cool cowardly cramp crass cripple cushion damp damped dampen dampened dappledapple graydapple-gray dappled dappled-gray dark darkende emphasizede-emphasize dead deadendeaden the paindeadened deadlydeadly paledeafendeathly pale

Adjective(1 words)

alexithymic

Verb(8 words)

anaesthetize anesthetizes bedimmed benumb blunt damp dampen deadens

Noun(9 words)

anaesthetizing arere benumbingblunt toneblunting bluntsclear colorless solutioncolorless dyedeadness

Strong matches (273)

debilitate debilitated decolor decolorize dejected dense depress depressed depressing desensitize desensitized detached devitalize dimdim witteddim-witted diminish dimmed dingy direct

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discolor discolored disedge disinterested dismal dispassionate dispirited doltish dope dopey dormant dove-colored dove-gray dowdy down downhearted downplay drab draggy draindrain of colordraw the teethdrearisome dreary drooping droopy drug drugged dry dryasdustdull of minddull-edged dull-headed dull-pated dull-pointed dull-witted dulled dullish dumb dun duncical dusty earthbound easeease mattersedgeless effete elephantineemotionally deademotionless empty enervate enervated enfeeble etherize etiolate etiolatedeven temperedeven-tempered everlasting everyday eviscerate exanimate exhaust exhausting expressionless exsanguinated exsanguine exsanguineous extenuate fade faded fagging faint faintish fairfair to middlingfaired fairish fallow fat-witted fatiguing feeble feebleminded flabby flaccid flat floppy foment foul frank freeze frigid frosted frosty frozen fume ghastlygive reliefglassy glaucescent glaucous gloomy gone gray gray-black gray-brown gray-colored gray-drab gray-green gray-spotted gray-toned gray-white grayed grayish grey griseous grizzle grizzled grizzly groggy gross-headed gruel gutless hack haggard half-witted hard hardened harping hazy heartless heavy hebetate hebetudinousho humho-hum hollow homely homespun hopeless hueless humdrum hypochromic icy imbecile immovable impassible impassive imperceptive impercipient imperturbable impotentin a stuporin abeyancein suspenseinactive inane inanimate indifferent indistinct inert inexcitable infecund infertile inirritable insane insensate insensible insensitive insentient insipid insouciant insusceptible inured invariable irksome iron-gray jaded jejunejog trotjog-trot kayokeep within boundskillknock outknock senselessknock stiffknock unconsciousko lackadaisical lackluster lacklustre languid languorous laodicean latent laylay lowlay outlead-gray leaden lean lengthy lenify

Adjective(33 words)

dense desiccateddim décordimwitted dingier drabdull colordumbemotional stagnationexpressionless fade featurelessfeatureless planeflat plain terrainflat shapeflat surfacefrowsiest frumpiest gaumless grayest

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ho-humhollow feelinginanimate aspectinanimate landscapeinanimate objectsinanimate subjectinanimate surroundingsinanimate worldinnocuousintellectual stagnationirksome juiceless leaden

Noun(12 words)

dishwateremotional voidfadesfaint verbflat color paintglaze glazes hackneyinanimate modelinert materialjades lamebrain

Verb(3 words)

dullen glazed jading

Related words (454)

lessen lethargic lifeless lighten limber limp listless literalliteral mindedlivid logylong windedlong-windedlow spiritedlow-spirited lowering lull lumpish lurid lusterless

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lustless marrowless matmatter-of-factmealy mediocre medium middling mitigate moderate modest modulate mollify monotone monotonous moribund moronicmouse coloredmouse-colored mouse-gray mousy muddy muffle muffled mull mundane murky mute mutednamby pambynamby-pamby narcotize natural neat nerveless neutral nonchalant nonemotional nubilous numb numbed numbing numskulled obdurate objective obscure obtund obtundent obtuseof a kindof a sortof sortsolympian opaque open ordinaryout of touchovercast overclouded pad palepale as deathpale-faced palliate pallid palsy paralyze passable passionless passive pasty patient pearl pearl-gray pearly pedantic pedestrian pepless peroxide philistine phlegmatic pithless plainplain spokenplain-speaking plain-spokenplay downplodding pluckless poetryless pointless poky ponderous pooped poulticepour balm intopour oil onpowerless prolix prosaic prosing prosy pureput to sleepquaker-colored rattle reducereduce the temperaturerelieve repress resigned respectable restrain retard retund rocky rounded rubbery rustic sad sallow salve sap sapless sated sedentary self-absorbed severe shakeshake upsickly silver silver-gray silvered silvery simple simple-speaking simpleminded sinewless singsong slack slacken slake slate-colored slaty sleeping sleepy slowslow downslow wittedslow-witted sluggish slumbering smoke-gray smoky smoldering smoothed smother smotheredso soso-so sobersober downsoftsoft pedalsoft-pedal softensoften upsoftened solemn somber sombre somnolent soothe soporific sordo soulless spare spartan spineless spiritless spunkless stagnant stagnating staid standing stark static steady steel-gray steely sterile stiff stifle stifled stodgy stoic stolid stone-colored stop straightforward strengthless stuffy stultified stultify stun stupe stupefied stupefy stupid subdue subdued subfusc sunless superficial supine suppress suspendedtake the edge offtallow-faced tame tarnish tasteless taupe tedious temper tepid thickthick skinnedthick wittedthick-brained thick-headed thick-pated thick-skinned thick-witted thickheaded thickskulled threadbare tiresome tiring tolerable tonetone downtoneless torpid treadmill tritetune downturn unadorned unaffected unaffectionate unaroused unbrace uncaring uncolored unconcerned undermine underplay undisturbable unedged unembellished unemotional uneventful unfanciful unfeeling unfelt unflappable unhardened unideal unidealistic unimaginative unimpassioned unimpressionable uninspired uninterested uninteresting uninventive unirritable unlively unloving unman unnerve unnerved unnervous unoriginal unpassionate unperceptive unpoetic unpoetical unpointed unresponding unresponsive unromantic unromanticized unsharp unsharpened unsightly unstrengthen unstring unstrung unsusceptible unsympathetic untouchable unvarnished unvarying vacant vacuity vague vapid vegetable vegetative wanwash outwashed outwashed-out waxen weak weaken weakly weariful weariness wearisome weary whey-faced white whitenwishy washywishy-washy withdrawn wooden world-weary

Adjective(76 words)

lifeless objectlifeless pondlifeless prototypelow engagementmattematte powdermonotone deliverymonotone speakingmonotone speechmonotonous muffled nitwittednone-too-bright thinkernonliving tasknonreflective surfaceobtuse obtuser obtusest one-tone palish

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pastierprosaic writingprosier prosiestrepetitive patternsrepetitive taskssallowest saltless saturnine savourless slow sluggish softened soggysomber moodsombrestagnant growthstagnant settingsterile instrumentsterile pondstodgier stodgiest stultifying tarnishedtarnished surfacetedious assignmentthudding tire tiresomeunamusing itemunanimated unconvincing uncreativeuncreative workunenergetic moodunengaging unenrgetic unexciting unfunny unillustrative uninspiringuninspiring materialuninstructive unintelligent uninteresting uninviting unlifelike unpolished unreflective unremarkable unsatisfying unsharpened wanest wearisome weary witless

Verb(12 words)

lulled muffle mute narcotise narcotised numb pall palling sedate stalestone downunpolishes

Noun(13 words)

mattmatte varnish layermattes milquetoastmonotone drillmost bloodlessmost inactivenone too brightnonresponseroutine boredomroutine problemtarnishes wearying

Adjective(1 words)

stationary

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

14 entries

affect alter brightness changecolor qualitydescriptive qualitydesensitise desensitizeedge qualitymodify soften weaken

More specific

13 entries

attention dullingblade dullingbluntnesscolor dullingdrab shadeedge dullingmatte finishmind dullingmonotonousmuted colorsound dullingtedious unengaging

Collocations

9 entries

dull bladedull colordull edgedull finishdull instrumentdull lecturedull responsedull sounddull tool

Inflections

5 entries

dulled duller dullest dulling dulls

Derivations

4 entries

dullify dullish dullness dully

Antonyms

4 entries

bright lively sharp sharpen

similar

40 entries

arid blunt blunted bovine cloudy colorless colourless deadened desiccate desiccated drab dreary dulled edgeless flat heavy

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Sample sentences

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Geometry, about which I know nothing, seems like a very dull subject.

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Perfection is a trifle dull.

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The boy was bored with home routines that were dull and unchanging.

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Indeed he may be a little dull, but he is diligent.

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