deadening
Making less intense
Deadening describes something that dulls, numbs, or diminishes sensation or vitality.
A deadening routine drains life of interest.
Deadening noise overwhelms the senses until they shut down.
The deadening effect of bureaucracy stifles initiative.
As a noun, deadening refers to material used for soundproofing—insulation that kills noise transmission between walls or floors.
Reducing sound intensity
- dampeningReducing or wetting slightly
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- smotheringDepriving of air
- quellingForcibly ending resistance
subduing · silencing · hushing · quieting · squelching · throttling · choking · extinguishing
Failing to engage interest
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- tediousBoring through length
- stultifyingMaking dull or ineffective
- mind-numbingExtremely tedious or monotonous
soul-crushing · draining · enervating · dispiriting · uninspiring · stifling · suffocating · oppressive
Induced loss of feeling
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- lidocaineTopical numbing medication
- novocaineLocal numbing agent
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
sedation · analgesia · morphine · fentanyl · local · block · paresthesia · insensate
Thermal transfer prevention
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- acousticRelating to sound
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
- foamBubble-filled substance
damping · baffling · panels · underlayment · isolation · reduction · attenuation · barrier
Loss of sensation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- callousnessCruel emotional indifference
- indifferenceLack of interest
apathy · coldness · hardening · withdrawal · dissociation · protective · trauma · grief
muffling
Reducing sound intensity
- dampeningReducing or wetting slightly
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- smotheringDepriving of air
quelling · subduing · silencing · hushing · quieting · squelching · throttling · choking · extinguishing · snuffing
boring
Failing to engage interest
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- tediousBoring through length
- stultifyingMaking dull or ineffective
mind-numbing · soul-crushing · draining · enervating · dispiriting · uninspiring · stifling · suffocating · oppressive · crushing
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
epidural · sedation · analgesia · morphine · fentanyl · local · block · paresthesia · insensate · desensitized
insulation
Thermal transfer prevention
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- acousticRelating to sound
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
foam · damping · baffling · panels · underlayment · isolation · reduction · attenuation · barrier · material
numbness
Loss of sensation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- desensitizationReduced response over time
- callousnessCruel emotional indifference
indifference · apathy · coldness · hardening · withdrawal · dissociation · protective · trauma · grief · shock
- desensitizationnumbing, dulling, blunting, anesthetizing, benumbing
- detachmentemotional numbness, detached, dispassion, disengaged, indifference
- quietingsilencing, hushing, quieting, muffling, turning down
- boring thingsboring, dull, tedious, monotonous, repetitive
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, curbing
- silencingsilencing, muting, hushing, shushing, quieting
deadeningenlivening
Making lively or spirited
invigorating · vivifying · animating · revitalizing · revitalising
deadeningstimulating
Arousing interest or energy
sensitizing · heightening · exciting · thrilling · rousing
deadeningamplifying
Increasing strength or intensity
boosting · resonating · magnifying · enhancing · intensifying