Antonyms for dull
Antonyms of verb dull
1 of 7 senses of dull
Sense 5:
dull, bluntAntonym of sharpen (Sense 1)
=>sharpen
Antonyms of adj dull
12 senses of dull
Sense 1:
dull (vs. lively)lively (vs. dull)
alive(predicate)bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippybreezybubblybubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparklyburbling, burbly, effusive, gushinglivewarm
Sense 2:
dull (vs. bright)bright (vs. dull)
agleam, gleaming, nitidaglow(predicate), lambent, lucent, luminousaglitter(predicate), coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparklybeady, beadlike, buttony, buttonlikebeaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgentblazing, blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glarybright as a new penny(predicate)brilliantardentglimmeryglistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shiningiridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescentluridnoctilucentsatiny, sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slickself-luminousshimmerysilver, silvern, silverytwinkling(prenominal)
Sense 3:
dull, muffled, muted, softenedINDIRECT (VIA soft) -> loud
Sense 4:
boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisomeINDIRECT (VIA uninteresting) -> interesting
Sense 5:
dullINDIRECT (VIA unsaturated) -> saturated, pure
Sense 6:
dull (vs. sharp)sharp (vs. dull)
acute, intensecutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinatingfulguratingsalt
Sense 7:
dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slowINDIRECT (VIA stupid) -> smart
Sense 8:
dull, slow, sluggishINDIRECT (VIA inactive) -> active
Sense 9:
dull (vs. sharp)sharp (vs. dull)
carnassialchisel-likedagger-likedrill-likeedgedfang-likefile-likeincisivekeenknifelikemetal-cuttingpenetrative, penetratingrazor-sharpsharpenedsharp-toothed
Sense 10:
dullINDIRECT (VIA insensitive) -> sensitive
Sense 11:
dull, thuddingINDIRECT (VIA unreverberant) -> reverberant
Sense 12:
dull, leadenINDIRECT (VIA cloudy) -> clear
