What is another word for deadening?
305 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ d_ˈɛ_d_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ], [ dˈɛdənɪŋ], [ dˈɛdənɪŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for deadening:- narcotic (adjective)
- soporific (adjective)
- act (noun)
- boring (noun)
- deadening (noun)
- somnifacient (noun)
- blunting (verb)
- disabling (verb)
- numbing (verb)
- quieting (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Definition for Deadening:
- So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; as, the deadening effect of some routine tasks.
Synonyms for Deadening:
adj.
•narcotic (adjective)- more anesthetic,
- more somnorific,
- most stupefacient,
- Stupefacient,
- most analgesic,
- more stupefacient,
- somnolent,
- most opiate,
- most anesthetic,
- more analgesic,
- most stupefying,
- more opiate,
- more soporiferous,
- most deadening,
- most somnorific,
- most stupefactive,
- most soporiferous,
- more stupefying,
- more stupefactive,
- more deadening,
- more numbing,
- most numbing,
- numbing.
n.
•act (noun) •boring (noun) •deadening (noun) •somnifacient (noun)v.
•blunting (verb) •disabling (verb)- disabling,
- Benumbing,
- Impairing,
- Handicapping,
- anesthetizing,
- undermining,
- enfeebling,
- Sapping,
- Hobbling,
- Neutralizing,
- stupefying,
- screwing up,
- Dulling,
- Paralyzing,
- Vitiating,
- stunning,
- Hampering,
- Abrogating,
- incapacitating,
- Cramping,
- tampering,
- Botching,
- Prostrating,
- disarming,
- Scotching,
- invalidating,
- Hamstringing,
- crippling,
- weakening,
- Laming,
- hindering.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- chastening,
- decay,
- disadvantage,
- Subduement,
- obtuse,
- appease,
- lulling,
- analgesia,
- quelling,
- salving,
- relaxation,
- easing,
- Alleviating,
- appeasement,
- allay,
- anodyne,
- grey,
- Deadener,
- transform,
- soothing,
- mitigation,
- adapt,
- dismal,
- quieten,
- dispiriting,
- abatement,
- thinning,
- Damping,
- leniency,
- Soother,
- abuse,
- quenching,
- anesthetic,
- moistening,
- lysis,
- suppress,
- placate,
- loosening,
- windy,
- decline,
- disablement,
- dampening,
- dense,
- leaden,
- reducing,
- debilitation,
- sluggish,
- cold,
- assuasive,
- Checking,
- absorption,
- amend,
- alleviation,
- propitiate,
- cathartic,
- deaden,
- verbose,
- discouraging,
- palliative,
- stifling,
- dim,
- befooling,
- calming,
- inanition,
- Allaying,
- enfeeblement,
- quell,
- soften,
- extenuation,
- muted,
- Smoothing,
- Languishment,
- alleviative,
- purgative,
- Dulcification,
- muffled,
- Hushing,
- falling off,
- killing,
- chilling,
- Diminishment,
- cushioning,
- mollify,
- disability,
- pain-killing,
- degeneracy,
- turn,
- ease,
- lenitive,
- sound insulation,
- Effemination,
- gloomy,
- attrition,
- beat out,
- letup,
- dumb,
- slackening,
- lightening,
- calm down,
- incise,
- Tranquilization,
- depressing,
- cheerless,
- dilution,
- Assuaging,
- palliate,
- bruise,
- cleansing,
- wound,
- mitigate,
- castrate,
- thudding,
- loss,
- devitalization,
- reduction,
- quench,
- Blurring,
- Palliating,
- Demulsion,
- tempering,
- drawback,
- fatigue,
- remedy,
- use sparingly,
- Allayment,
- hold back,
- mollification,
- abating,
- lessening,
- choking,
- detriment,
- easement,
- balsamic,
- convert,
- modulation,
- smooth down,
- vary,
- attenuation,
- evisceration,
- blemish,
- damage,
- extinguishing,
- move,
- washing,
- soothe,
- relieve,
- diminution,
- quietening,
- pacify,
- pacification,
- assuagement,
- stifle,
- wordy,
- disservice,
- anesthesia,
- emollient,
- balmy,
- alleviate,
- palliation,
- bleak,
- injury,
- Muting,
- Relieving,
- exhaustion,
- Subduing,
- carve,
- hush up,
- disheartening,
- Mitigating,
- suffocate,
- remedial,
- appeasing,
- deterioration,
- demulcent,
- Girdling,
- harm,
- alter,
- amortizing,
- mitigative,
- relaxing,
- corrosion,
- enervation,
- handicap,
- relief,
- remission,
- becalm,
- letdown,
- analgesic.
Antonyms for Deadening:
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p. pr. & vb. n.
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Other antonyms:
interesting.
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Other antonyms:
Deadening Sentence Examples:
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As Ruth watched, her gaze taking in the wreck of the room - and Singleton picking up the pistol - she saw Lawler strike Warden - a full sweeping blow that sent forth a sodden deadening sound as it landed.
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The only way of deadening its influence and stopping the Regency Bill was to postpone it until August and summarily to close the session on 1st June.
Homophones for Deadening:
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Hyponym for Deadening:
n.
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act
debasement, degradation.
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act
