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Synonyms for dull

Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb dull

Sense 1:

dull
change, alter, modify

Sense 2:

dull
change

Sense 3:

muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
soften

Sense 4:

numb, benumb, blunt, dull
desensitize, desensitise

Sense 5:

dull, blunt
change, alter, modify

Sense 6:

pall, dull
change

Sense 7:

dull
weaken

Similarity of adj dull

12 senses of dull

Sense 1:

dull (vs. lively)
arid, desiccate, desiccatedbovinedrab, drearyheavy, leadenhumdrum, monotonouslackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless

Also See: colorless#1, colourless#1; spiritless#1; unanimated#1

Sense 2:

dull (vs. bright)
flat, mat, matt, matte, mattedlackluster, lacklustre, lusterless, lustrelesssoft, subdued

Also See: unpolished#1

Sense 3:

dull, muffled, muted, softened
soft (vs. loud)

Sense 4:

boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
uninteresting (vs. interesting)

Sense 5:

dull
unsaturated (vs. saturated)

Sense 6:

dull (vs. sharp)
deadened

Sense 7:

dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
stupid (vs. smart)

Sense 8:

dull, slow, sluggish
inactive (vs. active)

Sense 9:

dull (vs. sharp)
bluntblunted, dullededgelessunsharpened

Sense 10:

dull
insensitive (vs. sensitive)

Sense 11:

dull, thudding
unreverberant (vs. reverberant), nonresonant

Sense 12:

dull, leaden
cloudy (vs. clear)