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dulled

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of dulled

1 lacking a surface luster or gloss

  • it might be best to paint the exposed pipes with a dulled enamel
Synonyms of dulled

dim, dull, flat, lusterless, matte (also mat)
Words Related to dulled

tarnished, unpolished

cloudy, dingy, dirty, drab, lackluster, mousy (or mousey), muddy

gray (also grey), leaden, pale, palish

black, dark, darkened, darkish, dimmed, dusky, gloomy, murky, obscure, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, somber (or sombre), stygian, tenebrific, tenebrous
Near Antonyms of dulled

buffed, burnished, glazed, lacquered, polished, rubbed, shellacked, varnished

satin, satiny

silken, silky

slick, slippery

gemmy, gleaming, glimmering, glinting, glistening, glittering, scintillating, shimmering, shining, sparkling, twinkling

beaming, bedazzling, bright, brightened, brilliant, candescent, dazzling, effulgent, fulgent, glowing, incandescent, lambent, lucent, lucid, luminous, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, shining
Antonyms of dulled

glossy, lustrous, shiny, sleek

2 lacking intensity of color

  • the dulled colors and brownish tones are characteristic of this painterʼs works
Synonyms of dulled

dull, faded, light, pale, pastel, washed-out, washy
Words Related to dulled

flat, lackluster, lusterless, matte (also mat)

dim, faint

dirty, muddy

achromatic, colorless, uncolored, undyed, unpainted, unstained

blanched, bleached, washed, white, whitened

gray (also grey), indistinct, neutral
Near Antonyms of dulled

bright, brilliant, vibrant, vivid

chromatic, colored, dyed, painted, stained, tinged, tinted

colorful, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, variegated

flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, showy, splashy
Antonyms of dulled

dark, deep, gay, rich

3 lacking sharpness of edge or point

  • the dulled blade of a knife that had been stored in a drawer full of miscellaneous utensils
Synonyms of dulled

blunt, blunted, dull, obtuse
Words Related to dulled

dullish

rounded, smooth

even, flat, flattened, level
Near Antonyms of dulled

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

jabbing, lacerating, piercing, scratching, stabbing

ultrasharp
Antonyms of dulled

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

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