| VERB | change | blunt | make less intense |
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| perception | blunt, numb, benumb, dull | make numb or insensitive | |
| contact | blunt, dull | make dull or blunt | |
| change | blunt | make less sharp / sharp / sharp | |
| change | blunt, deaden | make less lively, intense, or vigorous | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | blunt | having a broad or rounded end |
| all | blunt | used of a knife or other blade | |
| all | blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder | characterized by directness in manner or speech | |
| all | blunt, crude, stark | devoid of any qualifications / qualifications or disguise or adornment |
| Sounds | blah'nt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Having a broad or rounded end. | |
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| Example | "thick marks made by a blunt pencil" | |
| Broader | pointless, unpointed | not having a point especially a sharp point |
| Spanish | desafilado | |
| Catalan | esmussat | |
| Nouns | bluntness | without sharpness or clearness of edge or point |
| Meaning | Used of a knife or other blade; not sharp. | |
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| Example | "a blunt instrument" | |
| Broader | dull | not having a sharp edge or point |
| Spanish | desafilado, romo | |
| Nouns | bluntness | without sharpness or clearness of edge or point |
| Meaning | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. | |
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| Synonyms | candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder | |
| Broader | direct | Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action |
| Spanish | directo, firme, franco, sincero | |
| Catalan | directe, franc, sincer | |
| Nouns | bluntness | the quality of being direct and outspoken |
| Adverbs | bluntly | in a blunt direct manner |
| Meaning | Devoid of any qualifications / qualifications or disguise or adornment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the blunt truth" | |
| Synonyms | crude, stark | |
| Broader | unconditional, unconditioned | not conditional |
| Meaning | make less intense. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "blunted emotions" | |
| Broader | weaken | lessen the strength of |
| Spanish | arromar, despuntar, embotar | |
| Catalan | despuntar, espuntar, romejar | |
| Meaning | make numb or insensitive. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | numb, benumb, dull | |
| Broader | desensitize, desensitise | Cause not to be sensitive |
| Spanish | adormecer | |
| Catalan | adormir | |
| Meaning | make dull or blunt. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | dull | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | sharpen | make sharp / sharp / sharp / sharp or sharper / sharper / sharper / sharper |
| Spanish | arromar, desafilar, deslucir, despuntar, embotarse, embotar | |
| Catalan | despuntar, esmussar-se, esmussar, espuntar, romejar | |
| Meaning | make less sharp / sharp / sharp. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "blunt the knives" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | arromar, despuntar, embotarse, embotar | |
| Catalan | despuntar, esmussar-se, esmussar, espuntar, romejar | |
| Meaning | make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Terror blunted her feelings" | |
| Synonym | deaden | |
| Narrower | dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break | lessen in force or effect |
| obtund | Reduce the edge or violence of | |
| petrify | Cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned / stunned | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate | make lively / lively |
| Spanish | amortecer, amortiguar, embotar | |
| Catalan | amortir | |
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