deadens

The word “deadens” has 2 syllables: dead-ens.

It's pronounced as /ˈdɛdənz/.


What is synonym and antonym for deadens?

In the thesaurus, “deadens” has 79 synonyms and 54 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for deadens

  • allay
  • anesthetize
  • appease
  • assuage
  • blunts
  • bolster
  • chill
  • choke
  • cloud
  • constrain
  • cool
  • curb
  • cut off
  • dampen
  • dampens
  • damps
  • debilitate
  • demolish
  • depress
  • desensitize
  • destroy
  • diminish
  • diminishes
  • disable
  • discourage
  • dope
  • drains
  • dull
  • dulls
  • ease
  • enervates
  • enthrall
  • envelop
  • exhausts
  • fascinate
  • freeze
  • gag
  • halt
  • hush
  • hypnotize
  • incapacitate
  • inhibit
  • insulate
  • knock out
  • medicate
  • mitigate
  • moderate
  • mollify
  • muffle
  • mute
  • muzzle
  • numbs
  • pacify
  • poison
  • quash
  • quell
  • quiet
  • reduces
  • restrain
  • sap
  • sedate
  • silence
  • soft pedal
  • soften
  • soothe
  • squelch
  • stifle
  • stop
  • stun
  • stupefy
  • subdue
  • subsides
  • suppress
  • tone down
  • undermine
  • undermines
  • water down
  • weaken
  • weakens

Antonyms for deadens

  • aggravate
  • agitate
  • aid
  • allow
  • amplifies
  • annoy
  • arouses
  • assist
  • augments
  • bore
  • build
  • construct
  • continue
  • deepens
  • encourage
  • energizes
  • enhances
  • enlivens
  • free
  • hearten
  • heat
  • heightens
  • help
  • improve
  • incite
  • increase
  • inspirit
  • intensifies
  • intensify
  • invigorates
  • irritate
  • let go
  • liberate
  • magnifies
  • permit
  • provoke
  • quickens
  • release
  • repair
  • restore
  • rouses
  • sharpens
  • start
  • stimulates
  • stirs
  • strengthen
  • strengthens
  • tire
  • upset
  • vitalizes
  • vivifies
  • warm
  • worry
  • worsen

Meanings of deadens

  • 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 medication deadens the pain temporarily, providing relief to the patient.
  • The thick carpeting in the room effectively deadens the sound, creating a quiet environment.
  • Constant exposure to negative news deadens our sensitivity to human suffering.
  • The monotony of the routine gradually deadens their enthusiasm for their work.
  • The lack of sunlight in the basement deadens the vibrancy of the plants grown there.

On this page you'll find 133 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deadens, such as: aggravate, agitate, aid, allay, allow, amplifies, anesthetize.

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

Related Words

dampens

  • allay
  • bedews
  • blunts
  • chill
  • cloud
  • cool
  • curb
  • damps
  • deadens
  • depress
  • diminish
  • diminishes
  • discourage
  • drains
  • dull
  • dulls
  • exhausts
  • flushes
  • inhibit
  • moderate
  • moistens
  • mute
  • numbs
  • reduces
  • restrain
  • rinses
  • stifle
  • undermines
  • weakens
  • wears
  • wets

damps

  • absorb
  • afflict
  • avert
  • bathe
  • beat down
  • bedews
  • block
  • blunts
  • bother
  • cloak
  • damp
  • dampen
  • dampens
  • daunt
  • deadens
  • debilitate
  • deject
  • demoralize
  • deter
  • dilute
  • diminishes
  • dip
  • disconcert
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • dismay
  • disorganize
  • dispirit
  • dissuade
  • disturb
  • douse
  • drains
  • drench
  • drink
  • drown
  • dull
  • dulls
  • embarrass
  • enervates
  • exhausts
  • flood
  • flushes
  • fog
  • forestall
  • frighten
  • hinder
  • hose
  • humble
  • humidity
  • humiliate
  • imbue
  • immerse
  • impede
  • infuse
  • ingrain
  • intimidate
  • inundate
  • irrigate
  • lower
  • marinate
  • mist
  • moisten
  • moistens
  • numbs
  • obstruct
  • penetrate
  • permeate
  • perspiration
  • petrifies
  • precipitation
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • prohibit
  • rain
  • reduce
  • reduces
  • restrain
  • rinse
  • rinses
  • sadden
  • sap
  • saturate
  • scare
  • shroud
  • slow
  • soak
  • soften
  • splash
  • spray
  • sprinkle
  • steep
  • stop
  • submerge
  • subsides
  • suffuse
  • sweat
  • thin
  • trouble
  • undermine
  • undermines
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • veil
  • wash
  • washes
  • water
  • weaken
  • weakens
  • wears
  • weigh down
  • wet
  • wets

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