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Synonyms for deadening
verb diminish, muffle, quiet- desensitize
- impair
- 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
- KO
- knock out
- lay out
- put out of order
- put to sleep
- tone down
Antonyms for deadening
- 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
- animate
- enliven
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
somnifacient
noun. soporific
soporific
adjective. sleepy; sleep-inducing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.