Definition for Dull:

• Slow of hearing, of learning, or of understanding: insensible: without life or spirit: slow of motion: drowsy: sleepy: sad: downcast: cheerless: not bright or clear: cloudy: dim, obscure: obtuse: blunt:-( comm.) little in demand.

Synonyms for Dull:

• adj.

  •blind (adjective)
  • unperceptive.
  •blunt (adjective)
  • unsharpened,
  • pointless,
  • obtuse,
  • rounded,
  • unpointed,
  • blunt.
  •boring (adjective)
  • depressing,
  • tedious,
  • prosaic,
  • insipid,
  • wearisome,
  • tiresome,
  • monotonous,
  • mundane,
  • dreary,
  • commonplace,
  • dry,
  • boring,
  • humdrum,
  • uninteresting.
  •boring, uninteresting (adjective)
  • soporific,
  • tame,
  • tired.
  •colorless (adjective)
  • neutral,
  • toneless,
  • lusterless,
  • pale,
  • white,
  • faded,
  • lackluster,
  • bleached,
  • hueless,
  • colorless,
  • achromatic.
  •dark (adjective)
  • lightless.
  •darkish (adjective)
  • dim.
  •dead (adjective)
  • anesthetized.
  •dull (adjective)
  • loutish,
  • besotted,
  • drowsy,
  • comatose,
  • dense,
  • ponderous,
  • slow,
  • sleepy,
  • lethargic,
  • bovine,
  • boorish,
  • stupid,
  • sluggish,
  • cloddish,
  • stupefied,
  • thick-witted,
  • doltish,
  • apathetic,
  • benumbed.
  •gray (adjective)
  • somber,
  • dingy,
  • silvery,
  • neutral-tint,
  • mousy,
  • taupe,
  • gun metal,
  • battleship-gray,
  • smoky,
  • grizzled,
  • gloomy,
  • salt-and-pepper,
  • lead-gray,
  • iron-gray,
  • pearl-gray,
  • mole-gray,
  • pearly,
  • ashen,
  • dapple-gray.
  •inactive (adjective)
  • supine.
  •inert (adjective)
  • inert.
  •insensitive (adjective)
  • quiet,
  • still,
  • listless,
  • slack,
  • torpid,
  • insensible,
  • lifeless,
  • dead,
  • languid,
  • empty,
  • callous.
  •lethargic (adjective)
  • indolent,
  • phlegmatic,
  • lymphatic,
  • lazy,
  • drugged,
  • slothful,
  • leisurely,
  • lumpish,
  • hebetudinous,
  • drooping,
  • lackadaisical,
  • dopey,
  • languorous,
  • unhurried.
  •non-resonant (adjective)
  • non-resonant,
  • silenced.
  •numb (adjective)
  • dazed,
  • desensitized,
  • narcotized.
  •senseless (adjective)
  • unconscious,
  • blacked out,
  • swooning,
  • unfeeling,
  • trance-like,
  • narcotic,
  • senseless,
  • faint,
  • oblivious,
  • insentient,
  • aloof.
  •slow-witted (adjective)
  • slow-witted.
  •unintelligent (adjective)
  • stolid.

• n.

  •dull (noun)
  • drab,
  • insensitive,
  • leaden,
  • damp,
  • mat,
  • deadened,
  • tone down,
  • heavy,
  • flat,
  • gray,
  • muffled,
  • mute.
  •grayness (noun)
  • dullness,
  • Silveriness,
  • ashiness,
  • mousiness,
  • Smokiness,
  • dreariness,
  • gloominess,
  • iron-grayness,
  • leadenness,
  • somberness,
  • drabness,
  • pearliness,
  • dapple-grayness,
  • grayness,
  • dinginess.

• v.

  •blunt (verb)
  • soften,
  • diminish.
  •bore (verb)
  • sedate,
  • annoy,
  • weary,
  • bore,
  • fatigue,
  • tranquilize.
  •disable (verb)
  • disable,
  • botch,
  • neutralize,
  • cramp,
  • hamper,
  • prostrate,
  • disarm,
  • scotch,
  • invalidate,
  • incapacitate,
  • weaken,
  • hinder,
  • stun,
  • lame,
  • hobble,
  • vitiate,
  • tamper,
  • screw up,
  • sap,
  • hamstring,
  • paralyze,
  • abrogate,
  • cripple,
  • undermine,
  • impair,
  • enfeeble,
  • handicap,
  • benumb.
  •numb (verb)
  • desensitize,
  • daze,
  • narcotize,
  • drug.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • blank.
  •
  • wooden,
  • drown.
  •barren
  • unimaginative.
  •brownish
  • dun.
  •dim
  • turn down.
  •numb
  • obtund.

Paraphrases for Dull:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    dreary.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    bleak, stupid, dumb, disappointing, depressed, gloomy, lame, depressing, silly, mat, dim.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    boring, monotonous, tedious, uninspiring, annoying, drab, monotonic, lacklustre, tiresome, sad, dismal, bored, dark, cumbersome.

Antonyms for Dull:

• adj.

  • all
    bright, lively, sharp.
  • boring, uninteresting
    pleasant, happy.
  • drab, lackluster in effect on senses
    brilliant, distinct, excited, apparent, rough, hopeful, cheerful, visible, good.
  • insensitive
    energetic, spirited, agitated, satisfied, filled, full, alert.
  • not sharp
    dishonest.
  • unintelligent
    exciting, lustrous, clear, pointed, cognizant, active, light, knifelike, intelligent, luminous, interesting, sensitive, fast, serrated, eventful, smart, witty, vivacious, keen, quick.
  • Other antonyms:
    erudite, informed, sonorous, shimmery, spikelike, Lacerating, dyed, tantalizing, earsplitting, clamorous, vibrant, plangent, rousing, splashy, scholarly, bright as a new penny, brazen, resplendent, tinted, enlivening, flashy, moving, needlelike, sensible, lit, silklike, garish, illumined, logical, spellbinding, touching, cunning, illuminated, glimmering, sapient, Gemmy, pure, sedulous, shellacked, shrewd, scintillant, shrill, jabbing, crashing, roaring, squealing, invigorating, obstreperous, stained, springy, saturated, blasting, noisy, ringing, sane, discordant, showy, educated, foxy, tinged, painted, varnished, sunshiny, booming, satin, glazed, sparkling, shimmering, valid, highbrow, blaring, vociferous, trained, clarion, well-read, knowledgeable, wily, beguiling, gaudy, resourceful, slippery, stentorian, mesmerizing, grating, percipient, thundering, dark, harsh, resounding, prickly, learned, suspenseful, deep, raucous, schooled, spiky, sensational, strident, cerebral, clangorous, spiked, jagged, cloudless, provocative, silver, reverberant, Overloud, sound, vivid, spectacular, surprising, spiny, sheeny, Dinning, skilled, animating, thunderous, sunlit, silvern, energizing, hardworking, literate, deafening, scratching, zippy, rich, Self-luminous.

Homophones for Dull:

• deathly, dole, deli, dial, dahlia, delilah, dottily, doily, dawdle, daylily, doyly, delhi, do well, delay, daily, dhal, dill, deal, dle, diddle, dol, dl, diol, Daedal, dalo, dali, dal, dell, dowdily, duly, dail, dahl, dally, doll, dale, dowel, doodle, dottle, deadly, death toll, dhole, dual, duel, dwell, dulle, dolly, doyley, doddle, day lily, dalea, douala, detail.

Hypernym for Dull:

• v.

  • change
    cloud.

Hyponym for Dull:

• v.

  • change
    weaken, change.
  • contact
    alter, change, modify.