deaden
verb
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, ˈde-dᵊn-iŋ \
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, -dᵊn-ər \
noun
, -dᵊn-iŋ- \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for deaden
Synonyms
castrate, damp, dampen, dehydrate, desiccate, devitalize, enervate, geld, lobotomize, petrify
Antonyms
brace, energize, enliven, invigorate, quicken, stimulate, vitalize, vivify
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All work and no play can be deadening after a while. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, "Horoscope for Aug. 6, 2019: Happy birthday Ever Carradine; Virgo, the wise don’t need to put on a display," 6 Aug. 2019 They were accused of storing baseballs in a humid room to deaden them and to help a Chicago team built on pitching and defense. — Joe Lapointe, Detroit Free Press, "40 years ago, Disco Demolition Night stirred culture war still being fought," 12 July 2019 That could be interpreted – as Verlander did – as a move to juice or deaden the ball at MLB's whim. — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, "MLB commissioner Rob Manfred insists league isn't juicing the balls – so where do we go from here?," 9 July 2019 There are interior improvements as well, including a larger cup holder, better sound-deadening materials and back-by-popular-demand physical buttons for volume and climate control. — Charles Fleming, latimes.com, "Sedans are dead? No one told Honda, whose new Civic is sleeker and sportier," 7 June 2019 The stark antithesis of flashy downtown Scottsdale just a few blocks to the north, Atlas Bistro piggybacks on AZ Wine Company, an intimate room with minimal decor and sound-deadening walls. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "The best restaurants in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley," 1 July 2019 Between the spectacular violence and the deadening rhetoric of Gonzalo Thought, why did people join at all? — Rachel Nolan, Harper's magazine, "A Jagged Scrap of History," 24 June 2019 Meanwhile, back in meatspace, the world burns on—one brain-deadening newsfeed at a time. — Peter Rubin, WIRED, "Neal Stephenson's Latest Book Dodges Its Scariest Premise," 4 June 2019 All will have stories of cowering in their flimsy houses while bombs fell, of the deadening existence of refugee camps, or of escapes through treacherous seas and perilous highways to uncertain lives in strange lands. — The New York Review of Books, "Charles Glass," 7 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deaden.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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