blunt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of BLUNT

to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling <the mushy music blunted the effect of the movie's final tragic scene>

Synonyms benumb, blunt, cauterize, damp, dampen, deaden, numb

Related Words muffle, mute, tone (down); decrease, diminish, lessen, let up (on), lower, reduce, subdue; debilitate, enfeeble, weaken; dwindle, recede, subside, taper (off), wane; alleviate, ease, lighten; abate, moderate

Near Antonyms amplify, augment, beef (up), boost, consolidate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify, redouble, step up, strengthen; animate, arouse, stimulate

Antonyms sharpen, whet

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