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Detailed Synonyms for deadening in English

deadening:

deadening adj

  1. deadening
  2. deadening
    – so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness 1
    dull; tedious; boring; slow; irksome; tiresome; deadening; ho-hum; wearisome
    – so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness 1
    • dull adj
      • a dull play1
      • his competent but dull performance1
    • tedious adj
      • tedious days on the train1
    • boring adj
      • a boring evening with uninteresting people1
    • slow adj
    • irksome adj
      • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is1
    • tiresome adj
      • the tiresome chirping of a cricket1
    • deadening adj
      • the deadening effect of some routine tasks1
    • ho-hum adj
      • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention1
    • wearisome adj
      • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome1

deadening [the ~] noun

  1. the deadening
    – the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) 1
    the constipation; the deadening; the impairment; the stultification
    – the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) 1

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Related Definitions for "deadening":

  1. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness1
    • the deadening effect of some routine tasks1
  2. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)1

deadening form of deaden:

to deaden verb (deadens, deadened, deadening)

  1. to deaden
    desensitize; to deaden; insensible to; desensitise
  2. to deaden
    – convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil 1
    to deaden
    – convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil 1
    • deaden verb (deadens, deadened, deadening)
  3. to deaden
    – make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation 1
    to blunt; to deaden
    – make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation 1
    • blunt verb (blunts, blunted, blunting)
      • Terror blunted her feelings1
    • deaden verb (deadens, deadened, deadening)
      • deaden a sound1
  4. to deaden
    – become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor 1
    to deaden
    – become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor 1
    • deaden verb (deadens, deadened, deadening)
  5. to deaden
    – make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible 1
    to damp; dampen; to deaden
    – make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible 1
    • damp verb (damps, damped, damping)
    • dampen verb
    • deaden verb (deadens, deadened, deadening)
  6. to deaden
    – lessen the momentum or velocity of 1
    to deaden
    – lessen the momentum or velocity of 1
    • deaden verb (deadens, deadened, deadening)
      • deaden a ship's headway1
  7. to deaden
    – make vapid or deprive of spirit 1
    to deaden
    – make vapid or deprive of spirit 1
    • deaden verb (deadens, deadened, deadening)
      • deadened wine1
  8. to deaden
    – cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients 1
    girdle; to deaden
    – cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients 1
    • girdle verb
      • girdle the plant1
    • deaden verb (deadens, deadened, deadening)

Conjugations for deaden:

present
  1. deaden
  2. deaden
  3. deadens
  4. deaden
  5. deaden
  6. deaden
simple past
  1. deadened
  2. deadened
  3. deadened
  4. deadened
  5. deadened
  6. deadened
present perfect
  1. have deadened
  2. have deadened
  3. has deadened
  4. have deadened
  5. have deadened
  6. have deadened
past continuous
  1. was deadening
  2. were deadening
  3. was deadening
  4. were deadening
  5. were deadening
  6. were deadening
future
  1. shall deaden
  2. will deaden
  3. will deaden
  4. shall deaden
  5. will deaden
  6. will deaden
continuous present
  1. am deadening
  2. are deadening
  3. is deadening
  4. are deadening
  5. are deadening
  6. are deadening
subjunctive
  1. be deadened
  2. be deadened
  3. be deadened
  4. be deadened
  5. be deadened
  6. be deadened
diverse
  1. deaden!
  2. let's deaden!
  3. deadened
  4. deadening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

deaden

  1. deaden

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Related Definitions for "deaden":

  1. convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil1
  2. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation1
    • deaden a sound1
  3. become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor1
  4. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible1
  5. lessen the momentum or velocity of1
    • deaden a ship's headway1
  6. make vapid or deprive of spirit1
    • deadened wine1
  7. cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients1

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