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Synonyms of dulled
Verb 1. dull, change, alter, modify usage: make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"2. dull, change usage: become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"3. muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down, soften usage: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping4. numb, benumb, blunt, dull, desensitize, desensitise usage: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"5. dull, blunt, change, alter, modify usage: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"6. pall, dull, change usage: become less interesting or attractive7. dull, weaken usage: make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"Adjective 1. dulled, benumbed, uninterested (vs. interested) usage: having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"2. blunted, dulled, dull (vs. sharp) usage: made dull or blunt3. dulled, greyed, colorless (vs. colorful), colourless usage: deprived of color; "colors dulled by too much sun"; "greyed with the dust of the road"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.