/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of dulled Find synonyms for: Verb1. dull, change, alter, modifyusage: make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"2. dull, changeusage: 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, softenusage: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping4. numb, benumb, blunt, dull, desensitize, desensitiseusage: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"5. dull, blunt, change, alter, modifyusage: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"6. pall, dull, changeusage: become less interesting or attractive7. dull, weakenusage: make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"Adjective1. 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), colourlessusage: 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. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language