Synonyms of the word

dampen

• v. (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
• v. (transitive) To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
• v. (intransitive) To become damp; to deaden.

blunt

• adj. Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
• adj. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
• adj. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
• adj. Hard to impress or penetrate.
• adj. Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.
• n. A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
• n. A short needle with a strong point.
• n. (smoking) A marijuana cigar.
• n. (Britain, slang, archaic, uncountable) money.
• n. A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave.
• v. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
• v. (figuratively) To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of.

break

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that…
• v. (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
• v. (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
• v. (intransitive) To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
• v. (transitive) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
• v. (transitive) To ruin financially.
• v. (transitive) To violate, to not adhere to.
• v. (intransitive, of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, temperaturewise.
• v. (intransitive, of a storm or spell of weather) To end.
• v. (transitive, gaming slang) To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
• v. (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
• v. (transitive) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
• v. (intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
• v. (intransitive) To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
• v. (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.
• v. (transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately)…
• v. (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.
• v. (intransitive, of morning) To arrive.
• v. (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
• v. (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
• v. (copulative, informal) To suddenly become.
• v. (intransitive) Of a voice, to alter in type: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down;…
• v. (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a…
• v. (sports and games).
• v. (transitive, military, most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.
• v. (transitive) To end (a connection), to disconnect.
• v. (intransitive, of an emulsion) To demulsify.
• v. (intransitive, sports) To counter-attack.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.
• v. (intransitive) To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To fail in business; to become bankrupt.
• v. (transitive) To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
• v. (transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
• v. (intransitive) To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.
• v. (intransitive, archaic) To fall out; to terminate friendship.
• v. (of a horse) To tame, to horsebreak.
• n. An instance of breaking something into two pieces.
• n. A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
• n. A rest or pause, usually from work. Often the mid-morning breaktime in the school day.
• n. A short holiday.
• n. A temporary split with a romantic partner.
• n. An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast,…
• n. A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
• n. The beginning (of the morning).
• n. An act of escaping.
• n. (computing) The separation between lines or paragraphs of a written text.
• n. (Britain, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
• n. (sports and games).
• n. (dated) A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in…
• n. (equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
• n. (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
• n. (music) The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is,…
• n. (music) A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as…

check

• n. (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
• n. An inspection or examination.
• n. A control; a limit or stop.
• n. (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK).
• n. (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada).
• n. (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
• n. (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
• n. A token used instead of cash in gaming machines.
• n. A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
• n. A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
• n. (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
• n. A small chink or crack.
• v. To inspect; to examine.
• v. To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
• v. (US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have…
• v. To control, limit, or halt.
• v. To verify or compare with a source of information.
• v. To leave in safekeeping.
• v. To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
• v. (street basketball) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have…
• v. (contact sports) To hit another player with one's body.
• v. (poker) To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.
• v. (chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, especially the king, in check; to put in check.
• v. To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
• v. (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
• v. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
• v. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
• v. To make a stop; to pause; with at.
• v. (obsolete) To clash or interfere.
• v. To act as a curb or restraint.
• v. (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
• n. (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered…

conquer

• v. To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
• v. To overcome an abstract obstacle.
• v. To gain, win, or obtain by effort.
• v. To acquire by force of arms, win in war.

curb

• n. (Canada, US) A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK).
• n. A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
• n. Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
• n. A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by…
• n. (Canada, US) A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with…
• n. A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint,…
• v. (transitive) To check, restrain or control.
• v. (transitive) To rein in.
• v. (transitive) To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.
• v. (transitive) To force to "bite the curb" (hit the pavement curb); see curb stomp.
• v. (transitive) To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.
• v. (transitive) To bend or curve.
• v. (intransitive) To crouch; to cringe.

damp

• adj. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
• adj. (figuratively) despondent; dispirited, downcast.
• n. Moisture; humidity; dampness.
• n. (archaic) Fog; fogginess; vapor.
• n. (archaic) Dejection or depression.
• n. (archaic or historical, mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To dampen; to render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately wet.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain,…
• v. (transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to…

dampen

• v. (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
• v. (transitive) To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.
• v. (intransitive) To become damp; to deaden.

deaden

• v. (transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
• v. (intransitive) To become less lively; to diminish (by itself).
• v. (transitive) To make soundproof.

delay

• n. A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
• v. To put off until a later time; to defer.
• v. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
• v. (obsolete) To allay; to temper.
• v. (obsolete) To dilute, temper.
• v. (obsolete) To assuage, quench, allay.

dull

• adj. Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
• adj. Boring; not exciting or interesting.
• adj. Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
• adj. Not bright or intelligent; stupid; slow of understanding.
• adj. Sluggish, listless.
• adj. Cloudy, overcast.
• adj. Insensible; unfeeling.
• adj. Heavy; lifeless; inert.
• adj. (of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
• adj. (of a noise or sound) Not clear, muffled.
• v. (transitive) To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
• v. (transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
• v. (intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
• v. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.

inhibit

• v. to hinder; to restrain.

moisten

• v. (transitive) To make moist or moister.
• v. (intransitive) To become moist or moister.

muffle

• n. Anything that mutes or deadens sound.
• n. A warm piece of clothing for the hands.
• n. (slang, archaic) A boxing glove.
• n. A kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames (a muffle furnace).
• n. The bare end of the nose between the nostrils, especially in ruminants.
• v. (transitive) To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often…
• v. (transitive) To wrap up or cover (a source of noise) in order to deaden the sound.
• v. (transitive) To mute or deaden (a sound etc.).
• v. (intransitive, dated) To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.
• v. (transitive, dated) To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold;…

mute

• adj. Not having the power of speech; dumb.
• adj. Silent; not making a sound.
• adj. Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt…
• adj. Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
• n. (phonetics, now historical) A stopped consonant; a stop.
• n. (obsolete, theater) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer.
• n. A person who does not have the power of speech.
• n. A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.
• n. (music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for…
• v. (transitive) To silence, to make quiet.
• v. (transitive) To turn off the sound of.
• v. (now rare) Of a bird: to defecate.
• n. The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
• v. (transitive) To cast off; to moult.

retard

• n. Retardation; delay.
• n. (slang, offensive, dated) A person with mental retardation.
• n. (slang, offensive) A stupid person, or one who is slow to learn.
• v. (transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in…
• v. (transitive) To put off; to postpone.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
• v. (intransitive) To decelerate; to slow down.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To stay back.

soften

• v. (transitive) To make something soft or softer.
• v. (transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
• v. (transitive) To make less harsh.
• v. (intransitive) To become soft or softer.

stifle

• n. A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
• n. (veterinary medicine) A bone disease of this region.
• v. (transitive) To interrupt or cut off.
• v. (transitive) To repress, keep in or hold back.
• v. (transitive) To smother or suffocate.
• v. (intransitive) To feel smothered etc.
• v. (intransitive) To die of suffocation.
• v. (transitive) To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.

subdue

• v. To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
• v. To bring (a country) under control by force.

suppress

• v. To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
• v. To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
• v. (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
• v. To prevent publication.
• v. To stop a flow or stream.
• v. (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
• v. (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
• v. (obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.

wash

• v. To clean with water.
• v. (transitive) To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
• v. (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing…
• v. (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
• v. (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
• v. (intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
• v. (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
• v. (intransitive) To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
• v. (intransitive) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream,…
• v. To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
• v. To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
• v. (transitive) To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide,…
• v. (transitive) To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying…
• n. The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
• n. A liquid used for washing.
• n. The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
• n. (art) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and…
• n. The sound of breaking of the seas, e.g., on the shore.
• n. The wake of a moving ship.
• n. The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
• n. A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
• n. Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
• n. A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest…
• n. A shallow body of water.
• n. In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo…
• n. A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which…
• n. Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used…
• n. In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
• n. A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
• n. A thin coat of metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
• n. (nautical) The blade of an oar.
• n. The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles,…
• n. Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
• n. (architecture) The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure…

weaken

• v. (transitive) To make weaker.
• v. (intransitive) To become weaker.

wet

• adj. Of an object, etc, covered with or impregnated with liquid.
• adj. Of weather or a time period, rainy.
• adj. Made up of liquid or moisture.
• adj. (Britain, informal) Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
• adj. (slang, of a woman) sexually aroused.
• adj. (slang, of a person) Inexperienced in a task or profession; having the characteristics of a rookie.
• adj. (of a scientist or laboratory) Working with chemical or biological matter.
• adj. (chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
• adj. Permitting alcoholic beverages, as during Prohibition.
• adj. (fountain pens and calligraphy) Depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
• adj. (slang, archaic) Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
• adj. (of a burrito, sandwich, etc.) Covered in a sauce.
• n. Liquid or moisture.
• n. Rainy weather.
• n. (Australia) Rainy season. (often capitalized).
• n. (Britain, pejorative) A moderate Conservative.
• n. (colloquial) An alcoholic drink.
• n. (US, colloquial) One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
• v. (transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.
• v. (transitive) To accidentally urinate in or on.
• v. (intransitive) To make or become wet.
• v. (transitive, soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
• v. Misspelling of whet.