Synonyms and Antonyms of dampen

(verb.change)
stifle
smother or suppress (verb.change)
(verb.change)
moisten, wash
make moist (verb.change)
(verb.perception)
damp, dull, muffle, mute, tone down
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping (verb.perception)
(verb.change)
damp, deaden
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb.change)
(verb.change)
break, damp, soften, weaken
lessen in force or effect (verb.change)

check; keep in check (a fire) (verb.change)

check, delay, retard
slow the growth or development of (verb.change)
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping (verb.perception)

soften
make (images or sounds) soft or softer (verb.perception)
lessen in force or effect (verb.change)

blunt, deaden
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation (verb.change)
make moist (verb.change)

wet
cause to become wet (verb.change)
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb.change)

break, damp, dampen, soften, weaken
lessen in force or effect (verb.change)
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) (verb.change)

weaken
lessen the strength of (verb.change)
smother or suppress (verb.change)

conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress
to put down by force or authority (verb.change)

lessen in force or effect (verb.change)

deafen
make soundproof (verb.change)
(verb.change)
damp, dampen, deaden
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb.change)
make moist (verb.change)

humidify, moisturise, moisturize
make (more) humid (verb.change)
(verb.change)
baste
cover with liquid before cooking (verb.change)
smother or suppress (verb.change)

choke, suffocate
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of (verb.change)

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping (verb.perception)

mute
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument (noun.artifact)
(noun.artifact)
muffler, silencer
a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise (noun.artifact)
lessen in force or effect (verb.change)

damper
a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace (noun.artifact)
(noun.object)
weakener
that which weakens or causes a loss of strength (noun.object)
make moist (verb.change)

dampening, moistening
the act of making something slightly wet (noun.act)
(noun.artifact)
dampener, moistener
a device that dampens or moistens something (noun.artifact)
(noun.state)
moisture, wet
wetness caused by water (noun.state)
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible (verb.change)

damper, muffler
a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations (noun.artifact)
smother or suppress (verb.change)

smotherer, stifler
a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses (noun.person)

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