Synonyms for Acting like a wet blanket:

• v.

  •deter (verb)
  • dissuade,
  • daunt,
  • caution,
  • obstruct,
  • restrain,
  • Forfend,
  • hinder,
  • chill,
  • Disadvise,
  • discourage,
  • forestall,
  • rule out,
  • prevent,
  • preclude,
  • dampen,
  • frighten,
  • stave off,
  • talk out of,
  • stop,
  • shut out,
  • intimidate,
  • act like a wet blanket,
  • scare,
  • impede,
  • block,
  • throw cold water on,
  • avert,
  • obviate,
  • cool,
  • put off,
  • prohibit,
  • damp,
  • debar,
  • divert,
  • turn off,
  • warn,
  • put a damper on.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • admonish,
  • affright,
  • amuse,
  • anticipate,
  • aplomb,
  • arrest,
  • assuredness,
  • auction block,
  • avoid,
  • back,
  • bar,
  • barricade,
  • blank out,
  • block off,
  • block up,
  • blockade,
  • blockage,
  • blocking,
  • break,
  • break off,
  • care,
  • carefulness,
  • catch,
  • cautiousness,
  • caveat,
  • cease,
  • check,
  • choke up,
  • circumspection,
  • circumvent,
  • city block,
  • close out,
  • close up,
  • closure,
  • confine,
  • confuse,
  • constrain,
  • contain,
  • cool down,
  • cool off,
  • coolheaded,
  • counter,
  • cube,
  • cumber,
  • cut,
  • cylinder block,
  • dampish,
  • dampness,
  • dash,
  • deaden,
  • defer,
  • deflect,
  • deter,
  • deviate,
  • diaphragm,
  • disallow,
  • disconcert,
  • discontinue,
  • dishearten,
  • disport,
  • dodge,
  • draw a blank,
  • duck,
  • dull,
  • eliminate,
  • elude,
  • embarrass,
  • encumber,
  • end,
  • engine block,
  • evade,
  • exclude,
  • fend off,
  • fine,
  • finish,
  • flurry,
  • forbid,
  • foreclose,
  • foresee,
  • forethought,
  • forget,
  • freeze,
  • fright,
  • frighten away,
  • frighten off,
  • frisson,
  • fudge,
  • full point,
  • full stop,
  • gelidity,
  • give up,
  • halt,
  • hamper,
  • handicap,
  • head off,
  • hedge,
  • hind,
  • hitch,
  • hive off,
  • hold,
  • hold back,
  • hold on,
  • hold over,
  • hunky-dory,
  • iciness,
  • immobilise,
  • immobilize,
  • intercept,
  • interdict,
  • jam,
  • keep,
  • keep back,
  • keep out,
  • kibosh,
  • lay off,
  • lug,
  • mental block,
  • moist,
  • moisten,
  • moistness,
  • monish,
  • muffle,
  • mute,
  • nerveless,
  • nix,
  • obturate,
  • occlude,
  • occlusion,
  • occlusive,
  • okay,
  • pall,
  • panic,
  • panic attack,
  • parry,
  • plosive,
  • plosive consonant,
  • plosive speech sound,
  • point,
  • poise,
  • postpone,
  • precaution,
  • prorogue,
  • proscribe,
  • pulley,
  • pulley-block,
  • put over,
  • quit,
  • quiver,
  • reject,
  • remit,
  • rid of,
  • rule in,
  • sang-froid,
  • scare away,
  • scare off,
  • shelve,
  • shiver,
  • shivering,
  • shudder,
  • shut,
  • sidestep,
  • skirt,
  • soften,
  • stay,
  • stifle,
  • stop consonant,
  • stopover,
  • stoppage,
  • stuff,
  • stymie,
  • stymy,
  • suspend,
  • switch off,
  • table,
  • terminate,
  • thrill,
  • tingle,
  • tone down,
  • turn away,
  • turn back,
  • veto,
  • ward off,
  • wash,
  • weaken,
  • layover,
  • turn out,
  • pour cold water on,
  • stop over,
  • winnow out,
  • period,
  • ok,
  • all right,
  • set back,
  • pulley block.

Antonyms for Acting like a wet blanket:

• v.

  • deter
    facilitate, put on to, urge, stimulate, help, comfort, assist, inspirit, hearten, heat, forward, aid, encourage, incite, calm, allow, promote, push, support, turn on, advance, persuade, instigate, warm, permit, let go.