deaden
Blunt the sensation
To deaden is to reduce intensity or sensation.
You deaden pain with medication, deaden sound with insulation, deaden impact with padding.
The word suggests making something less sharp, less alive, less felt: Years of disappointment had deadened her enthusiasm.
Alcohol deadens the nerves.
Repeated exposure can deaden you to shocking images.
Dull or tactlessly direct
- dullLacking edge or interest
- desensitizeReduce responsiveness over time
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- detachTo separate from
disconnect · numb · repress · shut · wall · harden · steel · armor
Lacking edge or interest
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- lessenReduce in degree
- weakenReduce in strength
soften · temper · moderate · subdue · tone · ease · alleviate · mitigate
Impenetrable to audio
- dampenWet slightly or diminish
- absorbTake in fully
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- acousticRelating to sound
buffer · attenuate · silencer · baffle · foam · suppress · soften · cushion
Lose intensity gradually
- dullLacking edge or interest
- muteWithout voice or sound
- wash outFailure or cancellation
- bleachChemical stain and germ killer
gray · flatten · dim · tone down · desaturate · pale · neutralize · subdue
blunt
Dull or tactlessly direct
- dullLacking edge or interest
- desensitizeReduce responsiveness over time
- suppressForcibly put an end to
detach · disconnect · numb · repress · shut · wall · harden · steel · armor · cope
dull
Lacking edge or interest
weaken · soften · temper · moderate · subdue · tone · ease · alleviate · mitigate · take the edge off
soundproof
Impenetrable to audio
- dampenWet slightly or diminish
- absorbTake in fully
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
acoustic · buffer · attenuate · silencer · baffle · foam · suppress · soften · cushion · stifle
fade
Lose intensity gradually
bleach · gray · flatten · dim · tone down · desaturate · pale · neutralize · subdue · soften
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
- analgesicPain-relieving medication
- anestheticPain-blocking substance
- lidocaineTopical numbing medication
novocaine · painkiller · sedation · paralysis · freeze · block · inject · topical · local · nerve
deadenintensify
Increase in degree
heighten · sharpen · amplify · strengthen · sensitize
deadenenliven
Make more spirited
vivify · animate · vitalize · invigorate · revitalize
- dead endPassage without outlet
- drop deadExclamation of hostile dismissal
- dead bodyDeceased person's remains
- play deadPretend to be lifeless
- dead or aliveIn any vital state
- dropped deadDied suddenly, without warning
deadly, deadpan, deadlock, deadbeat, deadened, dead, deadening, deadens, deadness