deaden

The word “deaden” has 2 syllables: dead-en

It's pronounced as /ˈdɛdən/


What is synonym and antonym for deaden?

In the thesaurus, “deaden” has 88 synonyms and 84 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for deaden along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for deaden

  • KO
  • abate
  • alleviate
  • anesthetize
  • benumb
  • blunt
  • burn out
  • castrate
  • cauterize
  • check
  • chloroform
  • consume
  • cushion
  • damp
  • dampen
  • daunt
  • debilitate
  • decrease
  • dehydrate
  • demoralize
  • depress
  • deprive
  • desensitize
  • desiccate
  • destroy
  • devitalize
  • dim
  • diminish
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • dispirit
  • do in
  • dope
  • drain
  • drown
  • dull
  • dwindle
  • ease
  • enervate
  • enfeeble
  • etherize
  • exhaust
  • fatigue
  • freeze
  • frustrate
  • gas
  • geld
  • hush
  • impair
  • incapacitate
  • injure
  • knock out
  • lay out
  • lessen
  • lighten
  • lobotomize
  • lower
  • moderate
  • muffle
  • mute
  • numb
  • paralyze
  • petrify
  • put out of order
  • put to sleep
  • quieten
  • recede
  • reduce
  • repress
  • retard
  • sap
  • slow
  • smother
  • soften
  • stifle
  • stun
  • stupefy
  • subdue
  • subside
  • suppress
  • tire
  • tone down
  • undermine
  • unnerve
  • wane
  • weaken
  • wear
  • wear out

Antonyms for deaden

  • abet
  • advance
  • aid
  • allow
  • amplify
  • animate
  • arouse
  • assist
  • augment
  • boost
  • brace
  • brighten
  • build
  • buoy
  • charge
  • cheer
  • consolidate
  • construct
  • deepen
  • electrify
  • embolden
  • encourage
  • energize
  • enflame
  • enhance
  • enlarge
  • enliven
  • excite
  • extend
  • facilitate
  • ferment
  • fire
  • foment
  • fortify
  • galvanize
  • hearten
  • heighten
  • help
  • incite
  • increase
  • indulge
  • inflame
  • inspire
  • instigate
  • intensify
  • invigorate
  • kindle
  • let go
  • lift
  • magnify
  • mobilize
  • permit
  • provoke
  • push
  • quicken
  • raise
  • reactivate
  • reanimate
  • reawake
  • reawaken
  • recharge
  • redouble
  • reenergize
  • refresh
  • regenerate
  • rejuvenate
  • rekindle
  • renew
  • resurrect
  • resuscitate
  • revitalize
  • revive
  • rouse
  • sharpen
  • spark
  • step up
  • stimulate
  • stir
  • strengthen
  • trigger
  • uplift
  • vitalize
  • vivify
  • whet

Meanings of deaden

  • verb
    1. To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
    2. To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
    3. To make soundproof.

Example Sentences

  • The thick curtains helped deaden the noise from the busy street outside.
  • The pain medication seemed to deaden the sensation in her injured arm.
  • A layer of insulation can help deaden sound between rooms in a house.
  • The repeated failures began to deaden his enthusiasm for the project.
  • The fog seemed to deaden the colors of the landscape, creating a muted atmosphere.

On this page you'll find 172 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deaden, such as: KO, abate, abet, advance, aid, alleviate, allow.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

damp

  • abate
  • alleviate
  • awash
  • bathe
  • bathed
  • bedew
  • benumb
  • blunt
  • burn out
  • castrate
  • cauterize
  • clamminess
  • clammy
  • close
  • cloudy
  • dampen
  • dampish
  • dampness
  • dank
  • dankness
  • daunt
  • deaden
  • debilitate
  • decrease
  • dehydrate
  • demoralize
  • desiccate
  • devitalize
  • dewy
  • diminish
  • dip
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • dispirit
  • do in
  • douse
  • doused
  • dowse
  • dowsed
  • drain
  • drench
  • drenched
  • dripping
  • drippy
  • drizzly
  • dull
  • dunk
  • dwindle
  • ease
  • enervate
  • enfeeble
  • exhaust
  • fatigue
  • flush
  • geld
  • heavy
  • humid
  • humidify
  • humidity
  • immerge
  • immerse
  • impregnate
  • irrigate
  • irriguous
  • lave
  • lessen
  • lighten
  • lobotomize
  • lower
  • misty
  • moderate
  • moist
  • moisten
  • moistness
  • moisture
  • muffle
  • mugginess
  • muggy
  • mute
  • numb
  • oozy
  • oppressive
  • petrify
  • recede
  • reduce
  • refresh
  • rehydrate
  • remoisten
  • rinse
  • sap
  • saturate
  • saturated
  • semimoist
  • semitropic
  • semitropical
  • sluice
  • smothering
  • soak
  • soaked
  • soaking
  • sodden
  • soddenness
  • sogginess
  • soggy
  • sopping
  • soppy
  • souse
  • soused
  • steam bath
  • steamy
  • steep
  • steeped
  • stickiness
  • sticky
  • stifling
  • stuffiness
  • stuffy
  • subdue
  • subhumid
  • subside
  • subtropic
  • subtropical
  • suffocating
  • sultriness
  • sultry
  • summerlike
  • summery
  • sweltering
  • torrid
  • tropic
  • tropical
  • undermine
  • vaporous
  • wane
  • wash
  • washed
  • water
  • water-soaked
  • watered
  • waterlogged
  • watery
  • weaken
  • wear
  • wear out
  • wet
  • wetness
  • wettish

dampen

  • abate
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • bathe
  • bedew
  • benumb
  • besprinkle
  • blunt
  • burn out
  • castrate
  • cauterize
  • check
  • chill
  • cloud
  • cool
  • curb
  • dabble
  • damp
  • dash
  • daunt
  • deaden
  • debilitate
  • decrease
  • dehydrate
  • deject
  • demoralize
  • depress
  • desiccate
  • devitalize
  • diminish
  • dip
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • dismay
  • dispirit
  • do in
  • douse
  • dowse
  • drain
  • drench
  • dull
  • dunk
  • dwindle
  • ease
  • enervate
  • enfeeble
  • exhaust
  • fatigue
  • flush
  • geld
  • humble
  • humidify
  • immerge
  • immerse
  • impregnate
  • inhibit
  • irrigate
  • lave
  • lessen
  • lighten
  • lobotomize
  • lower
  • moderate
  • moisten
  • muffle
  • mute
  • numb
  • petrify
  • recede
  • reduce
  • refresh
  • rehydrate
  • remoisten
  • restrain
  • rinse
  • sap
  • saturate
  • sluice
  • soak
  • souse
  • spray
  • sprinkle
  • steep
  • stifle
  • subdue
  • subside
  • undermine
  • wane
  • wash
  • water
  • weaken
  • wear
  • wear out
  • wet

gag

gagging

narcotize

  • allay
  • alleviate
  • analgize
  • anesthetize
  • appease
  • assuage
  • becalm
  • benumb
  • blunt
  • calm
  • compose
  • conciliate
  • deaden
  • desensitize
  • dope
  • dope up
  • dose
  • dose up
  • ease
  • fix
  • hit
  • hush
  • knock out
  • lay
  • lull
  • lullaby
  • medicate
  • mitigate
  • mollify
  • numb
  • opiate
  • pacify
  • physic
  • placate
  • poison
  • quell
  • quiet
  • quieten
  • relax
  • relieve
  • salve
  • sedate
  • settle
  • solace
  • soothe
  • still
  • stupefy
  • tranquilize
  • tranquillize
  • treat

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