Definition for Dampen:

• To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

Synonyms for Dampen:

• n.

  •
  • reduce,
  • lessen,
  • shrivel,
  • subside,
  • dilute,
  • erode.
  •
  • soak,
  • saturate,
  • squirt,
  • wring,
  • dispirit,
  • hose.
  •
  • dry,
  • bathe.
  •
  • increase.
  •dampen (noun)
  • mute,
  • wash,
  • stifle,
  • break,
  • damp,
  • soften,
  • weaken,
  • tone down,
  • moisten,
  • dull,
  • muffle.

• v.

  •change (verb)
  • stifle.
  •de-motivate (verb)
  • hinder,
  • throttle,
  • stifle,
  • curb,
  • frustrate,
  • hamper,
  • impede,
  • de-motivate,
  • paralyze.
  •deject (verb)
  • dismay,
  • deject.
  •dissuade (verb)
  • deter,
  • ban,
  • restrain,
  • admonish,
  • daunt,
  • inhibit,
  • deflect,
  • dishearten,
  • avert,
  • chill,
  • prevent,
  • divert,
  • disincline,
  • discourage,
  • dissuade,
  • intimidate,
  • derail,
  • depress,
  • bar,
  • check.
  •make wet (verb)
  • rinse,
  • humidify,
  • spray,
  • bedew,
  • sprinkle,
  • wet,
  • moisten,
  • water,
  • dabble,
  • besprinkle.
  •moisten (verb)
  • wet,
  • splatter,
  • humidify,
  • splash,
  • sprinkle,
  • water,
  • moisten,
  • spray.
  •spoil spirits (verb)
  • dismay,
  • depress,
  • dispirit,
  • moderate,
  • humble,
  • deaden,
  • deject,
  • curb,
  • inhibit,
  • discourage,
  • mute,
  • cloud,
  • dash,
  • diminish,
  • check,
  • allay,
  • chill,
  • dull,
  • muffle,
  • stifle,
  • restrain,
  • cool.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • wring,
  • drench.
  •
  • hose,
  • bathe,
  • quench.
  •
  • quiet,
  • saturate,
  • soak,
  • saturation.
  •
  • freeze.
  •
  • steep,
  • squirt.
  •blunt
  • obtund.
  •depress
  • beat down,
  • cast down,
  • throw cold water on,
  • dispirit.
  •moderate
  • tone down.
  •moisten
  • humidify,
  • bedew,
  • waterlog.
  •quieten
  • quieten.
  •silence
  • shush.
  •stop
  • freeze.
  •wet
  • wet.
  •Other relevant words:
  • choke,
  • bankrupt,
  • cut down,
  • eviscerate,
  • saturate,
  • subvert,
  • mince,
  • dash,
  • interrupt,
  • lap,
  • suppress,
  • dampener,
  • recrudesce,
  • cut,
  • countercheck,
  • tame,
  • hold up,
  • collapse,
  • launder,
  • keep in check,
  • dam,
  • deduct,
  • cloud,
  • moderate,
  • hose down,
  • alleviate,
  • douche,
  • retrench,
  • geld,
  • expose,
  • desiccate,
  • wean,
  • cauterize,
  • get out,
  • deaden,
  • wet down,
  • dampness,
  • bring out,
  • slosh,
  • basting,
  • offset,
  • let on,
  • deafening,
  • drench,
  • shorten,
  • dampish,
  • fogginess,
  • demoralise,
  • waterlog,
  • weaken,
  • play down,
  • shrinkage,
  • modesty,
  • disclose,
  • restraint,
  • neutralise,
  • give up,
  • beat down,
  • go bad,
  • dew,
  • arrest,
  • lessen,
  • violate,
  • deafen,
  • sober,
  • go against,
  • castrate,
  • decelerate,
  • weigh heavy upon,
  • earsplitting,
  • modify,
  • constraint,
  • fall off,
  • intermit,
  • damply,
  • discover,
  • distract,
  • contraction,
  • break away,
  • sap,
  • rattle,
  • cramp,
  • dispirit,
  • cast down,
  • moisture,
  • dunk,
  • unbrace,
  • turn down,
  • soothe,
  • come apart,
  • slow,
  • bedew,
  • casualty,
  • meddle,
  • erode,
  • break off,
  • show mercy,
  • offend,
  • erupt,
  • enfeeble,
  • part,
  • develop,
  • infract,
  • bump,
  • disinterest,
  • roll back,
  • soak,
  • steep,
  • unman,
  • turn from,
  • containment,
  • break down,
  • drizzle,
  • divulge,
  • split,
  • vapor,
  • blunt,
  • bottle up,
  • hold on,
  • drown,
  • petrify,
  • keep within bounds,
  • increase,
  • slow down,
  • benumb,
  • demote,
  • exhaust,
  • lenify,
  • unstrengthen,
  • pall,
  • prosperous,
  • reduce,
  • debilitate,
  • modulate,
  • hydrate,
  • deflate,
  • go,
  • moistly,
  • allay,
  • paddle,
  • soft pedal,
  • lave,
  • counteract,
  • soften up,
  • scale down,
  • shower,
  • hindrance,
  • lay,
  • declare,
  • loud,
  • countermine,
  • fog,
  • quiet,
  • shake,
  • impart,
  • quell,
  • sadden,
  • show consideration,
  • reveal,
  • burden,
  • thunderous,
  • relent,
  • muffle,
  • mute,
  • deduction,
  • give way,
  • muggy,
  • give out,
  • sabotage,
  • founder,
  • transgress,
  • wring,
  • burst,
  • lobotomize,
  • bridle,
  • flourishing,
  • break out,
  • set back,
  • yield,
  • lay low,
  • keep back,
  • allow,
  • breach,
  • beat out,
  • break,
  • rinse,
  • silence,
  • attemper,
  • dilute,
  • stop,
  • assuage,
  • wash,
  • come,
  • throw cold water on,
  • hold back,
  • weigh upon,
  • swash,
  • depression,
  • moist,
  • fall in,
  • buffer,
  • let out,
  • cripple,
  • baste,
  • chasten,
  • reduction,
  • scotch,
  • undermine,
  • roaring,
  • turn off,
  • baffle,
  • better,
  • cushion,
  • thundery,
  • subdue,
  • control,
  • flood,
  • decrease,
  • quench,
  • pare,
  • bust,
  • tone,
  • girdle,
  • smother,
  • take from,
  • slobber,
  • sultry,
  • mitigate,
  • happen,
  • wash away,
  • strangle,
  • bespatter,
  • subside,
  • wash out,
  • discontinue,
  • weigh down,
  • bathe,
  • repel,
  • de-escalate,
  • Humect,
  • dabble,
  • kick downstairs,
  • curtail,
  • besprinkle,
  • separate,
  • cave in,
  • temper,
  • dampening,
  • dejection,
  • abate,
  • extenuate,
  • reserve,
  • get around,
  • smash,
  • cut back,
  • unstring,
  • Intermeddle,
  • tune down,
  • intervene,
  • still,
  • snap off,
  • downplay,
  • lour,
  • irrigate,
  • humidity,
  • spatter,
  • delay,
  • darken,
  • resist,
  • pause,
  • palliate,
  • attenuate,
  • syringe,
  • terminate,
  • diminish,
  • turn aside,
  • gruel,
  • thriving,
  • enervate,
  • obtund,
  • abridge,
  • disaffect,
  • wash-off,
  • wear out,
  • suffocate,
  • slacken,
  • split up,
  • give away,
  • downturn,
  • fail,
  • moderation,
  • neutralize,
  • wear,
  • unwrap,
  • accident,
  • cavity,
  • fracture,
  • lighten,
  • underplay,
  • intercept,
  • asperge,
  • indispose,
  • press down,
  • saturation,
  • extend,
  • bring down,
  • dull,
  • shush,
  • get wet,
  • kill,
  • inundate,
  • demoralize,
  • relegate,
  • constrain,
  • oppress,
  • distress,
  • diminution,
  • cool,
  • shrivel,
  • downgrade,
  • obstruct,
  • suppression,
  • slop,
  • crack,
  • sponge,
  • humid,
  • unnerve,
  • snub,
  • grieve,
  • mist,
  • restriction,
  • shake up,
  • give,
  • sink,
  • humble,
  • de-emphasize,
  • devitalize,
  • quieten,
  • Humectate,
  • sparge,
  • lower,
  • soggy,
  • palmy,
  • dam up,
  • die,
  • hush,
  • bestow,
  • hose,
  • compress,
  • retard,
  • soften,
  • oppose,
  • fall apart,
  • depreciate,
  • decline,
  • repress,
  • detain,
  • break-dance,
  • conk out,
  • cast anchor,
  • numb,
  • freeze,
  • throw a wet blanket on,
  • asphyxiate,
  • finish,
  • damp,
  • turn away,
  • limit,
  • ruin,
  • douse,
  • clammy,
  • interfere,
  • tone down,
  • squirt,
  • break-in,
  • simplify.

Antonyms for Dampen:

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    drench, dry, heighten.

• v.

  • change
    stimulate.
  • make wet
    dry, inspirit, hearten, brighten, collect, dehydrate, encourage, uplift, gather.
  • spoil spirits
    heat, liberate, increase, aid, assist, free, help, warm, incite.
  • Other antonyms:
    instigate, enliven, arouse, excite, kindle, whip, vitalize, consolidate, desiccate, cheer, trigger, reawaken, stir, beef, recharge, provoke, electrify, augment, revive, quicken, fortify, strengthen, refresh, spark, scorch, lift, revitalize, regenerate, reactivate, animate, buoy, parch, inflame, rejuvenate, reanimate, galvanize, heighten, hearten, rekindle, amplify, stimulate, embolden, sharpen, abet, deepen, sear, dehumidify, incite, renew, resuscitate, resurrect, inspire, intensify, magnify, fire, charge, invigorate, dehydrate, boost, redouble, foment, ferment, dry, vivify, energize, Reawake, brace, whet, rouse, enhance.