English

Detailed Synonyms for blunt in English

blunt:

blunt adj

  1. blunt
  2. blunt
    blunt
  3. blunt
  4. blunt
  5. blunt
  6. blunt
    blunt; curt; short; abrupt; steep
  7. blunt
  8. blunt
  9. blunt
  10. blunt
    – devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment 1
    blunt; crude; stark
    – devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment 1
    • blunt adj
      • the blunt truth1
    • crude adj
      • the crude facts1
    • stark adj
      • facing the stark reality of the deadline1
  11. blunt
    – characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion 1
    blunt; frank; candid; outspoken; forthright; point-blank; free-spoken; straight-from-the-shoulder; plainspoken
    – characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion 1
  12. blunt
    – used of a knife or other blade; not sharp 1
    blunt
    – used of a knife or other blade; not sharp 1
    • blunt adj
      • a blunt instrument1
  13. blunt
    – having a broad or rounded end 1
    blunt
    – having a broad or rounded end 1
    • blunt adj
      • thick marks made by a blunt pencil1

to blunt verb (blunts, blunted, blunting)

  1. to blunt
    to blunt; to become dull
    • blunt verb (blunts, blunted, blunting)
    • become dull verb (becomes dull, becoming dull)
  2. to blunt
    – make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation 1
    to blunt; to deaden
    – make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation 1
    • blunt verb (blunts, blunted, blunting)
      • Terror blunted her feelings1
    • deaden verb (deadens, deadened, deadening)
      • deaden a sound1
  3. to blunt
    – make less sharp 1
    to blunt
    – make less sharp 1
    • blunt verb (blunts, blunted, blunting)
      • blunt the knives1
  4. to blunt
    – make less intense 1
    to blunt
    – make less intense 1
    • blunt verb (blunts, blunted, blunting)
      • blunted emotions1
  5. to blunt
    – make dull or blunt 1
    to dull; to blunt
    – make dull or blunt 1
    • dull verb (dulls, dulled, dulling)
      • Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge1
    • blunt verb (blunts, blunted, blunting)
  6. to blunt
    – make numb or insensitive 1
    to dull; to numb; to blunt; benumb
    – make numb or insensitive 1
    • dull verb (dulls, dulled, dulling)
    • numb verb (numbs, numbed, numbing)
      • The shock numbed her senses1
    • blunt verb (blunts, blunted, blunting)
    • benumb verb

Conjugations for blunt:

present
  1. blunt
  2. blunt
  3. blunts
  4. blunt
  5. blunt
  6. blunt
simple past
  1. blunted
  2. blunted
  3. blunted
  4. blunted
  5. blunted
  6. blunted
present perfect
  1. have blunted
  2. have blunted
  3. has blunted
  4. have blunted
  5. have blunted
  6. have blunted
past continuous
  1. was blunting
  2. were blunting
  3. was blunting
  4. were blunting
  5. were blunting
  6. were blunting
future
  1. shall blunt
  2. will blunt
  3. will blunt
  4. shall blunt
  5. will blunt
  6. will blunt
continuous present
  1. am blunting
  2. are blunting
  3. is blunting
  4. are blunting
  5. are blunting
  6. are blunting
subjunctive
  1. be blunted
  2. be blunted
  3. be blunted
  4. be blunted
  5. be blunted
  6. be blunted
diverse
  1. blunt!
  2. let's blunt!
  3. blunted
  4. blunting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "blunt":

  1. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment1
    • the blunt truth1
  2. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion1
    • blunt talking and straight shooting1
    • a blunt New England farmer1
  3. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp1
    • a blunt instrument1
  4. having a broad or rounded end1
    • thick marks made by a blunt pencil1
  5. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation1
    • Terror blunted her feelings1
  6. make less sharp1
    • blunt the knives1
  7. make less intense1
    • blunted emotions1
  8. make dull or blunt1
  9. make numb or insensitive1

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