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

That predicament will hardly pluck on Labour heartstrings, nor deaden the courage of the party's convictions.

From BBC

There is always a narrative risk when recapitulating events in historical fiction — predetermination can deaden the pulse.

From New York Times

He has fallen into a deadening depression, his nerdy, despondent voice captured by Graham Halstead, who brightens it up as the boy begins to emerge from his torment.

From Washington Post

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