deaden - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil

Synonyms

• deaden

More generic

• convert

Verb

make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

Synonyms

• blunt
• deaden

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

Opposite / Antonyms

• enliven

More specific

• break
• damp
• dampen
• obtund
• petrify
• soften
• weaken

Verb

become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor

Synonyms

• deaden

More generic

• change

Verb

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

Synonyms

• damp
• dampen
• deaden

More generic

• break
• damp
• dampen
• soften
• weaken

Verb

lessen the momentum or velocity of

Synonyms

• deaden

More generic

• retard

Verb

make vapid or deprive of spirit

Synonyms

• deaden

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

Verb

cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients

Synonyms

• deaden
• girdle

More generic

• incise

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