blunted 1 of 2

adjective

as in blunt
lacking sharpness of edge or point the blunted saw was worthless for fine woodworking

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blunted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of blunt
as in reduced
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling the mushy music blunted the effect of the movie's final tragic scene

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Recent Examples of blunted
Adjective
The results have been impressive enough from far away, but examined more closely as a blunted, external force, Big Brother has almost always been too literal in horror cinema. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 Orientation matters; garlic is planted vertically, with the root (blunted) end of the clove facing down, and the sprout (pointy) end facing up. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026 Flat, calm but earnest, mildly anxious, blunted, volatile. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
The defeat blunted Baltimore's bid to make some progress in the crowded race for the final AL wild-card spot. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Exports flowing from Saudi ports have blunted some of the impact of the Strait of Hormuz closure. — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026 Weary of seeing people pick their teeth with daggers, Cardinal Richelieu has knives blunted in royal France. — New York Times, 17 July 2026 Decades of declining violent crime have further blunted the public appetite for executions. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 The White House’s Iran negotiations rely on the dollar’s leverage, but Tehran has blunted that weapon by using alternative financial architecture, The Wall Street Journal reported, including payments in yuan or cryptocurrency, and adopting a Chinese alternative to the Swift banking network. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 June 2026 No air-conditioning, no insulation, its charm blunted by DIY additions, discount drywall, generations of putty and steel wool stuffed into varmint tunnels. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 But a series of recent court rulings has blunted Democratic momentum in the redistricting arms race. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026 That hasn’t happened as massive releases from oil reserves blunted the impact. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blunted
  1. blunt
  2. reduced
  3. dulled
  4. diminished
  5. weakened
  6. subsided
  7. dampened
  8. decreased
Adjective
  • The veteran broadcaster, who revolutionized radio with his blunt conversations and is well-regarded for his in-depth celebrity interviews with A-list stars, first made the jump to SiriusXM in 2006.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Round or blunt toes were better suited to long days working the ranch.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of blunt
Verb
  • Newcastle end the window with the squad’s average age and wage bill significantly reduced.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Households reduced fuel consumption due to elevated prices owed to the Middle East conflict, and cut domestic and international travel.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of reduced
Verb
  • The sparkle in her eyes had dulled and her smile seemed forced.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Decades of scrolling have dulled our senses somewhat; this is inevitable.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dulled
Verb
  • And the Ku Klux Klan, though diminished from its earlier power, had not disappeared.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The value of a geographic component in roster management has diminished.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminished
Verb
  • Today, the yen has weakened 57% from a low of about 103 in January 2021 to a high of 163 in July, before a rare joint intervention from both Washington and Tokyo strengthened the currency to its current levels of about 160.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Sprout Social's 2026 Influencer Marketing Report found that recommendation feeds have weakened the link between follower count and reach.
    — Zoe Huang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of weakened
Verb
  • Though impending rainstorms are likely to make rescue operations more difficult, officials say a previous threat from a lake that had formed on the border between Nepal and Tibet has substantially subsided.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Opinion ​polls gave the king firm backing to stay on for life, however, and the criticism subsided.
    — Terje Solsvik, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsided
Verb
  • None of these concerns has dampened Yang’s enthusiasm for metagenomics, however.
    — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, Deimos’ fractured interior dampened the force of the impact, according to the study authors.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of dampened
Verb
  • In some cases, LinkedIn says views of content classified as AI spam have decreased by as much as 40 percent.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Travel data shows the average group size for trips has decreased since COVID-19 began.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreased

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