deadened
Blunted the sensation
Deadened describes something that has been made duller, weaker, or less intense.
A deadened nerve no longer transmits sensation.
Deadened sound has been muffled or absorbed: Thick carpet deadened their footsteps.
Emotions or senses become deadened through trauma, repetition, or substance use: Years of violence had deadened him to suffering.
Made numb for surgery
- numbedDeprived of sensation
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
- benumbedMade unfeeling, desensitized
- insensateLacking sensation or consciousness
paralyzed · frozen · stiff · torpid · dulled · blunted · sedated · stupefied
Made moist or subdued
- softenedMade less severe
- hushedReduced to silence
- subduedReduced in intensity
- suppressedForcibly held down
stifled · silenced · quiet · muted · smothered · absorbed · buffered · insulated
Devoid of animation
- flatLacking vertical variation
- staleNo longer fresh
- colorlessDevoid of pigmentation
- lacklusterLacking brilliance or vitality
faded · dimmed · matte · lusterless · washed-out · bleached · grayed · toned-down
Without feeling or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- emotionlessLacking any sentiment
hollow · empty · blank · withdrawn · dispassionate · impassive · hardened · calloused
anesthetized
Made numb for surgery
- numbedDeprived of sensation
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
- benumbedMade unfeeling, desensitized
insensate · paralyzed · frozen · stiff · torpid · dulled · blunted · sedated · stupefied · immobilized
dampened
Made moist or subdued
suppressed · stifled · silenced · quiet · muted · smothered · absorbed · buffered · insulated · padded
lifeless
Devoid of animation
lackluster · faded · dimmed · matte · lusterless · washed-out · bleached · grayed · toned-down · neutralized
apathetic
Without feeling or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
emotionless · hollow · empty · blank · withdrawn · dispassionate · impassive · hardened · calloused · inured
- cold-heartedcallous, cold, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, cruel
- drowned outmuffled, overpowered, inaudible, blotted out, covered up
- stillnessstillness, motionless, motionlessness, immobility, unmoving
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
deadenedsensitized
Made responsive to stimuli
sensitive · awakened · responsive · aroused · acute
deadenedenlivened
Made more spirited
invigorated · animated · vivified · energized · revitalized