dampen - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

make moist

Synonyms

• dampen
• moisten
• wash

More generic

• wet

More specific

• baste
• humidify
• moisturise
• moisturize

Verb

lessen in force or effect

Synonyms

• break
• damp
• dampen
• soften
• weaken

More generic

• blunt
• deaden

More specific

• damp
• dampen
• deaden
• deafen

Verb

check; keep in check (a fire)

Synonyms

• dampen

More generic

• check
• delay
• retard

Verb

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

Synonyms

• damp
• dampen
• deaden

More generic

• break
• damp
• dampen
• soften
• weaken

Verb

suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

Synonyms

• dampen
• stifle

More generic

• bottle up
• inhibit
• suppress

More specific

• choke
• suffocate

Verb

reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

Synonyms

• dampen

More generic

• weaken

Verb

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Synonyms

• damp
• dampen
• dull
• muffle
• mute
• tone down

More generic

• soften

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