Thesaurus / blunt
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synonyms for blunt
- brusque
- candid
- curt
- explicit
- forthright
- matter-of-fact
- outspoken
- rude
- trenchant
- bluff
- brief
- frank
- short
- abrupt
- crusty
- discourteous
- gruff
- impolite
- plain-spoken
- snappy
- snippy
- tactless
- unceremonious
- uncivil
- unpolished
- cripple
- dampen
- debilitate
- sap
- soften
- undermine
- water down
- weaken
- attenuate
- benumb
- deaden
- desensitize
- disable
- enfeeble
- numb
- obtund
- hebetate
- take the edge off
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A 2018 survey by the International Monetary Fund, cited by the Wall Street Journal, found government bankers are experimenting with the technology as a way to lower costs and to blunt the rise of private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
MASTERCARD LAUNCHES DIGITAL CURRENCY KIT FOR CENTRAL BANKSJEFFSEPTEMBER 9, 2020FORTUNEWashington’s inability to strike a deal on a new stimulus spending plan, market observers agree, has blunted the economic recovery.
JITTERY INVESTORS EYE TODAY’S BIG JOBS REPORT AS MARKETS REBOUND FROM AN EPIC SELL-OFFBERNHARD WARNERSEPTEMBER 4, 2020FORTUNEEthically speaking, then, any respectful engagement with them calls for a recognition of that fact, not a blunt attempt at persuasion.
IN THE TIME OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHAT SHOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE WHO REFUSES TO WEAR A MASK? A PHILOSOPHER WEIGHS INLGBTQ-EDITORAUGUST 30, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSGalloway, known well for blunt and opinionated commentary on the tech industry, says he grew concerned that Robinhood had become “casino-like” and gamified, encouraging newer investors to trade when they had little knowledge of the markets.
PUBLIC, A STOCK TRADING APP, GETS A SEVEN-FIGURE CHECK FROM SCOTT GALLOWAYLUCINDA SHENAUGUST 25, 2020FORTUNEThey either blunt other economic activity or have too small of an overall impact to even measure.
WHY ARE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PAYING AMAZON TO DESTROY MAIN STREET?JAKEMETHAUGUST 23, 2020FORTUNEWinning, explains political scientist Marjorie Hershey, has a “fairly blunt, conservatizing effect on campaigners.”
HOW CLINTON’S LOSS PAVED THE WAY FOR BIDENSETH MASKETAUGUST 20, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTSo if you start looking at people with risk factors — people with hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity, so forth and so on — people with high levels of physical activity or cardiorespiratory fitness, their risk is markedly blunted.
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HUNTING THE LIONSR.M. BALLANTYNEShe shook her head—Gilbert was not at home, and her axe was so blunt that a body might ride to Rumford on it.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIEJess worked hard over the head, pushing the padding well into the blunt nose.
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