Deadened — synonyms, deadened antonyms, definition

1. deadened (a)

anaesthetised apathetic asleep benumbed callous cold cool dead frigid insensate numb numbed paralysed paralyzed unfeeling

2. deadened (Adjective)

deadened (Adjective) — Devoid of physical sensation; numb. ex. "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"

deadened (Adjective) — Made or become less intense. ex. "the deadened pangs of hunger"

3. deadened (Verb)

blunted damped dampened girdled enlivened

deadened (Verb) — Make vague, obscure or make (an image) less visible.

deadened (Verb) — Cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients.

deadened (Verb) — Make vapid or deprive of spirit. ex. "deadened wine"

deadened (Verb) — Lessen the momentum or velocity of. ex. "deaden a ship's headway"

deadened (Verb) — Become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigour.

deadened (Verb) — Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigour, force, activity, or sensation. ex. "deaden a sound"

deadened (Verb) — (chemistry) convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil.

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