deaden

[ded-n] / ˈdɛd n /

VERB

diminish, muffle, quiet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desensitize impair

STRONG

abate alleviate anesthetize benumb blunt check chloroform consume cushion damp dampen depress deprive destroy devitalize dim dope drown dull etherize exhaust freeze frustrate gas hush incapacitate injure lessen mute numb paralyze quieten reduce repress retard slow smother soften stifle stun stupefy suppress tire unnerve weaken

WEAK

KO knock out lay out put out of order put to sleep tone down

Antonyms

STRONG

advance aid allow assist brighten build construct encourage enlarge extend facilitate help increase indulge intensify invigorate let go magnify mobilize permit push raise refresh stimulate strengthen uplift

WEAK

animate enliven

Example Sentences

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If You're Glad I'll Be Frank imagined the speaking clock as a real woman speaking live, her internal monologue utterly at odds with the deadening repetitiveness of endlessly intoning "at the third stroke..."

From BBC

I’m to the point of considering bringing in a speaker to deaden their noise or broadcast an offensive podcast at them.

From Washington Post

They ultimately deaden a fundamental need shared in some degree by all Americans — the need to pursue truth despite a conflicting need to deny it.

From Salon

He told her that it would deaden the pain and — when she needed it — to inhale deeply.

From Los Angeles Times

Elliott has not become a bitter, broken crank, critically wounded by his brief encounter with magic abandoning him before he was ready, casting about for meaning, on a mission to deaden or redeem his pain.

From Salon

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