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blunt

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of blunt

1 being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner

  • he values honesty and is quite blunt about telling people what he doesn't like about them
Synonyms of blunt

abrupt, bluff, brusque (also brusk), crusty, curt, downright, short, short-spoken, snippy, unceremonious
Words Related to blunt

gruff, rough, snappish

candid, direct, forthright, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, point-blank, straightforward, straight-out

artless, discourteous, disrespectful, impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, insensitive, rude, tactless, undiplomatic

brief, closemouthed, laconic, reserved, reticent, terse, tight-lipped

earnest, honest, sincere

coarse, crass, crude, low, uncouth, vulgar
Near Antonyms of blunt

civil, considerate, courteous, diplomatic, gracious, polite, politic, smooth, suave, tactful

loquacious, talkative, voluble

long-winded, prolix, verbose

courtly, cultivated, gallant, genteel, polished, refined
Antonyms of blunt

circuitous, mealymouthed

2 lacking sharpness of edge or point

  • a blunt knife won't open that package
Synonyms of blunt

blunted, dull, dulled, obtuse
Words Related to blunt

dullish

rounded, smooth

even, flat, flattened, level
Near Antonyms of blunt

jagged, needlelike, prickly, spiked, spikelike, spiky (also spikey), spiny

jabbing, lacerating, piercing, scratching, stabbing

ultrasharp
Antonyms of blunt

cutting, edged, edgy, ground, honed, keen, pointed, sharp, sharpened, whetted

Synonym Discussion of blunt

dull, blunt, obtuse mean not sharp, keen, or acute. dull suggests a lack or loss of keenness, zest, or pungency.
    • a dull pain
    • a dull mind
blunt suggests an inherent lack of sharpness or quickness of feeling or perception.
    • a person of blunt sensibility
obtuse implies such bluntness as makes one insensitive in perception or imagination.
    • too obtuse to take the hint

blunt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of blunt

to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling

  • the mushy music blunted the effect of the movieʼs final tragic scene
Synonyms of blunt

benumb, cauterize, damp, dampen, deaden, dull, numb
Words Related to blunt

muffle, mute, tone (down)

decrease, diminish, lessen, let up (on), lower, reduce, subdue

debilitate, enfeeble, weaken

dwindle, recede, subside, taper (off), wane

alleviate, ease, lighten

abate, moderate
Near Antonyms of blunt

amplify, augment, beef (up), boost, consolidate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify, redouble, step up, strengthen

animate, arouse, stimulate
Antonyms of blunt

sharpen, whet

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