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- attemper
- modify the temperature of; "attemper the air"
Synonyms:
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Related Words:
- underplay
collapse - play a card lower than (a held high card) related words >
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- bank the fire,
- bedwarf,
- belittle,
- blunt,
- chasten,
- constrain,
- control,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deprecate,
- depreciate,
- detract from,
- diminish,
- downplay,
- dull,
- dwarf,
- extenuate,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- make light of,
- make little of,
- make nothing of,
- minify,
- minimize,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- obtund,
- palliate,
- play down,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- restrain,
- set at naught,
- set little by,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- stifle,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- think little of,
- think nothing of,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- weaken
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- bank the fire,
- bedwarf,
- belittle,
- blunt,
- chasten,
- constrain,
- control,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deprecate,
- depreciate,
- detract from,
- diminish,
- downplay,
- dull,
- dwarf,
- extenuate,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- make light of,
- make little of,
- make nothing of,
- minify,
- minimize,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mute,
- obtund,
- palliate,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- restrain,
- set at naught,
- set little by,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- stifle,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- think little of,
- think nothing of,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- underplay,
- weaken
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- bank the fire,
- bedwarf,
- belittle,
- blunt,
- chasten,
- conceal,
- constrain,
- control,
- cushion,
- damp,
- dampen,
- deaden,
- deprecate,
- depreciate,
- detract from,
- diminish,
- disguise,
- downplay,
- dull,
- dwarf,
- extenuate,
- hush up,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- make light of,
- make little of,
- make nothing of,
- minify,
- minimize,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- muffle,
- obtund,
- palliate,
- play down,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- restrain,
- set at naught,
- set little by,
- silence,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- stifle,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- think little of,
- think nothing of,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- underplay,
- weaken
- chasten
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- restrain or temper related words >
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- bank the fire,
- blunt,
- bring to account,
- bring to book,
- call to account,
- castigate,
- chastise,
- constrain,
- control,
- correct,
- curb,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deal with,
- diminish,
- discipline,
- downplay,
- dull,
- extenuate,
- inflict upon,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- masthead,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- obtund,
- palliate,
- penalize,
- pillory,
- play down,
- punish,
- purify,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- repress,
- restrain,
- settle with,
- simplify,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- square accounts,
- stifle,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- take to task,
- tame,
- temper,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- underplay,
- visit upon,
- weaken
- extenuate
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- lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" related words >
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- allow for,
- apologize,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- attenuate,
- bank the fire,
- bate,
- blunt,
- chasten,
- color,
- constrain,
- control,
- cramp,
- cripple,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- debilitate,
- devitalize,
- dilute,
- diminish,
- downplay,
- dull,
- ease,
- enervate,
- enfeeble,
- eviscerate,
- exhaust,
- explain,
- gloss over,
- gruel,
- ignore,
- justify,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- lay low,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- make allowance for,
- mince,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- obtund,
- palliate,
- play down,
- qualify,
- rationalize,
- rattle,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- remit,
- restrain,
- sap,
- shake,
- shake up,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- slur over,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- soften up,
- stifle,
- subdue,
- sugarcoat,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- unbrace,
- undermine,
- underplay,
- unman,
- unnerve,
- unstrengthen,
- unstring,
- varnish,
- veneer,
- water down,
- weaken,
- white,
- whiten,
- whitewash
- abate,
- abridge,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- bank the fire,
- blunt,
- chasten,
- compress,
- constrain,
- control,
- curtail,
- cushion,
- cut,
- cut back,
- cut down,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- decrease,
- deduct,
- deflate,
- depreciate,
- depress,
- diminish,
- downgrade,
- downplay,
- dull,
- ease,
- extenuate,
- fluff,
- gentle,
- keep within bounds,
- knead,
- laxate,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- limber,
- limber up,
- listen in,
- loosen,
- lower,
- mash,
- massage,
- mellow,
- milden,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- obtund,
- palliate,
- pare,
- play down,
- plump,
- pulp,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- relax,
- restrain,
- retrench,
- roll back,
- scale down,
- shake up,
- shorten,
- simplify,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smash,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- soften up,
- squash,
- step down,
- stifle,
- subdue,
- supple,
- suppress,
- take from,
- tame,
- temper,
- tenderize,
- tone down,
- tune in,
- tune up,
- underplay,
- weaken
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- appease,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- attenuate,
- bank the fire,
- bate,
- blunt,
- calm,
- chasten,
- conciliate,
- constrain,
- control,
- cool,
- cramp,
- cripple,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- debilitate,
- defuse,
- devitalize,
- diminish,
- disedge,
- downplay,
- draw the teeth,
- dulcify,
- dull,
- enervate,
- enfeeble,
- eviscerate,
- exhaust,
- extenuate,
- gruel,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- lay low,
- lay the dust,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- obtund,
- pacify,
- palliate,
- placate,
- play down,
- pour balm on,
- propitiate,
- rattle,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- repress,
- restrain,
- retund,
- sap,
- shake,
- shake up,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth over,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- soften up,
- soothe,
- stifle,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- tone down,
- tranquilize,
- tune down,
- turn,
- unbrace,
- undermine,
- underplay,
- unman,
- unnerve,
- unstrengthen,
- unstring,
- weaken
- abate,
- allay,
- anesthetize,
- appease,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- attenuate,
- bank the fire,
- bate,
- be light,
- benumb,
- blunt,
- chasten,
- constrain,
- control,
- cure,
- cushion,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deaden the pain,
- dilute,
- diminish,
- disburden,
- disencumber,
- downplay,
- dull,
- ease,
- ease matters,
- extenuate,
- foment,
- give relief,
- have little weight,
- keep within bounds,
- kick the beam,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- lull,
- make light,
- make lighter,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- numb,
- obtund,
- off-load,
- pad,
- palliate,
- play down,
- poultice,
- pour balm into,
- pour oil on,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- reduce weight,
- relieve,
- remedy,
- remit,
- restrain,
- salve,
- slacken,
- slake,
- slow down,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- soothe,
- stifle,
- stupe,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- unballast,
- unburden,
- underplay,
- unlade,
- unload,
- water down,
- weaken,
- weigh lightly
- abate,
- adjust to,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- alter,
- anesthetize,
- appease,
- attemper,
- bank the fire,
- benumb,
- blunt,
- box in,
- chasten,
- circumscribe,
- condition,
- constrain,
- control,
- cushion,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deaden the pain,
- diminish,
- downplay,
- dull,
- ease,
- ease matters,
- extenuate,
- feast,
- feed,
- foment,
- give relief,
- gratify,
- hedge,
- hedge about,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- leaven,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- limit,
- lull,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modify,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- narrow,
- numb,
- obtund,
- pad,
- palliate,
- play down,
- poultice,
- pour balm into,
- pour oil on,
- qualify,
- quench,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- regale,
- regulate by,
- relieve,
- restrain,
- restrict,
- salve,
- sate,
- satiate,
- satisfy,
- season,
- set conditions,
- set limits,
- slacken,
- slake,
- slow down,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- soothe,
- stifle,
- stupe,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- underplay,
- weaken
- tone down
collapse
- make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" related words >
- abate,
- achromatize,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- assuage,
- atone,
- attemper,
- attune,
- baffle,
- bank the fire,
- blanch,
- bleach,
- blunt,
- chasten,
- chord,
- constrain,
- control,
- cushion,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deafen,
- decolor,
- decolorize,
- dim,
- diminish,
- discolor,
- downplay,
- drain,
- drain of color,
- dull,
- ease,
- etiolate,
- extenuate,
- fade,
- fluff,
- fume,
- gentle,
- keep within bounds,
- knead,
- laxate,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- limber,
- limber up,
- loosen,
- mash,
- massage,
- mat,
- mellow,
- milden,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- muffle,
- mute,
- obtund,
- pale,
- palliate,
- peroxide,
- play down,
- plump,
- pulp,
- put in tune,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- relax,
- restrain,
- shake up,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smash,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- soften up,
- squash,
- stifle,
- stop,
- string,
- subdue,
- supple,
- suppress,
- tame,
- tarnish,
- temper,
- tenderize,
- tone up,
- tune,
- tune down,
- tune up,
- underplay,
- voice,
- wash out,
- weaken,
- whiten
- lighten
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- become lighter; "The room lightened up"
- become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
- reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
- make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit" related words >
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- attenuate,
- bank the fire,
- be light,
- beacon,
- blunt,
- break,
- brighten,
- brighten up,
- chasten,
- cheer up,
- constrain,
- control,
- damp,
- dampen,
- dawn,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- dilute,
- diminish,
- disburden,
- disembarrass,
- disencumber,
- downplay,
- dull,
- ease,
- enlighten,
- extenuate,
- flood with light,
- floodlight,
- gladden,
- grow bright,
- grow light,
- have little weight,
- highlight,
- illume,
- illuminate,
- illumine,
- irradiate,
- keep within bounds,
- kick the beam,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- light,
- light up,
- luminate,
- make light,
- make lighter,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- obtund,
- off-load,
- overshine,
- palliate,
- play down,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- reduce weight,
- relieve,
- relume,
- relumine,
- restrain,
- set at ease,
- shed light upon,
- shine,
- shine upon,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smile,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- spotlight,
- stifle,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- thin,
- throw light upon,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- unballast,
- unburden,
- underplay,
- unfreight,
- unlade,
- unload,
- weaken,
- weigh lightly
- abate,
- adjust to,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- allow for,
- alter,
- anesthetize,
- appease,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- bank the fire,
- benumb,
- blunt,
- box in,
- camouflage,
- chasten,
- circumscribe,
- cloak,
- color,
- conceal,
- condition,
- condone,
- constrain,
- control,
- cushion,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deaden the pain,
- diminish,
- disguise,
- dissemble,
- downplay,
- dull,
- ease,
- ease matters,
- excuse,
- extenuate,
- foment,
- give relief,
- gloss over,
- hedge,
- hedge about,
- hush up,
- ignore,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- leaven,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- limit,
- lull,
- make allowance for,
- mask,
- mince,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modify,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- narrow,
- numb,
- obtund,
- pad,
- play down,
- poultice,
- pour balm into,
- pour oil on,
- prettify,
- qualify,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- regulate by,
- relieve,
- restrain,
- restrict,
- salve,
- season,
- set conditions,
- set limits,
- slacken,
- slake,
- slow down,
- slur over,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- soothe,
- stifle,
- stupe,
- subdue,
- sugarcoat,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- underplay,
- varnish,
- veneer,
- weaken,
- white,
- whiten,
- whitewash
- abate,
- alleviate,
- anesthetize,
- appease,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- balm,
- bank the fire,
- benumb,
- blunt,
- calm,
- chasten,
- cloy,
- compose,
- conciliate,
- constrain,
- control,
- cool,
- cram,
- cushion,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deaden the pain,
- defuse,
- deliver,
- diminish,
- disburden,
- disembarrass,
- disencumber,
- downplay,
- dulcify,
- dull,
- ease,
- ease matters,
- engorge,
- extenuate,
- feast,
- feed,
- fill,
- fill up,
- foment,
- free,
- give relief,
- glut,
- gorge,
- gratify,
- jade,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- lay the dust,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- lull,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- numb,
- obtund,
- overdose,
- overfeed,
- overfill,
- overgorge,
- oversaturate,
- overstuff,
- pacify,
- pad,
- pall,
- palliate,
- placate,
- play down,
- poultice,
- pour balm into,
- pour balm on,
- pour oil on,
- propitiate,
- quench,
- quiet,
- quieten,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- regale,
- release,
- relieve,
- restrain,
- salve,
- sate,
- satiate,
- satisfy,
- saturate,
- settle,
- slacken,
- slake,
- slow down,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth over,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- soothe,
- stifle,
- still,
- stuff,
- stupe,
- subdue,
- supersaturate,
- suppress,
- surfeit,
- tame,
- temper,
- tone down,
- tranquilize,
- tune down,
- underplay,
- weaken
- deaden
collapse
- convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
- become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
- lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
- make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine" related words >
- KO,
- abate,
- absorb the shock,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- anesthetize,
- appease,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- attenuate,
- baffle,
- bank the fire,
- bedaze,
- benumb,
- besot,
- blunt,
- break the fall,
- chasten,
- chloroform,
- coldcock,
- constrain,
- control,
- cramp,
- cripple,
- cushion,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden the pain,
- deafen,
- debilitate,
- desensitize,
- devitalize,
- diminish,
- dope,
- downplay,
- drug,
- dull,
- ease,
- ease matters,
- enervate,
- enfeeble,
- etherize,
- eviscerate,
- exhaust,
- extenuate,
- foment,
- freeze,
- give relief,
- gruel,
- kayo,
- keep within bounds,
- knock out,
- knock senseless,
- knock stiff,
- knock unconscious,
- lay,
- lay low,
- lay out,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- lull,
- mat,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- muffle,
- mull,
- mute,
- narcotize,
- neutralize,
- numb,
- obtund,
- offset,
- pad,
- palliate,
- palsy,
- paralyze,
- play down,
- poultice,
- pour balm into,
- pour oil on,
- put to sleep,
- rattle,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- relieve,
- restrain,
- salve,
- sap,
- shake,
- shake up,
- show consideration,
- show mercy,
- show pity,
- slacken,
- slake,
- slow down,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- soften the blow,
- soften up,
- soothe,
- stifle,
- stop,
- stun,
- stupe,
- stupefy,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- unbrace,
- undermine,
- underplay,
- unman,
- unnerve,
- unstrengthen,
- unstring,
- weaken
- modulate
collapse
- vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
- adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
- change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody" related words >
- abate,
- accommodate,
- adapt,
- adjust,
- adjust to,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- alter,
- ameliorate,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- balance,
- bank the fire,
- be changed,
- be converted into,
- be renewed,
- better,
- blunt,
- bottom out,
- box in,
- break,
- break up,
- change,
- chasten,
- checker,
- chop,
- chop and change,
- circumscribe,
- come about,
- come around,
- come round,
- condition,
- constrain,
- control,
- convert,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deform,
- degenerate,
- denature,
- deteriorate,
- deviate,
- diminish,
- diverge,
- diversify,
- downplay,
- dull,
- extenuate,
- fit,
- flop,
- haul around,
- hedge,
- hedge about,
- improve,
- inflect,
- intonate,
- jibe,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- leaven,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- limit,
- lower,
- meliorate,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modify,
- mutate,
- narrow,
- obtund,
- overthrow,
- palliate,
- play down,
- qualify,
- re-create,
- realign,
- rebuild,
- reconstruct,
- redesign,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- refit,
- reform,
- regulate,
- regulate by,
- remake,
- renew,
- reshape,
- restrain,
- restrict,
- restructure,
- revamp,
- revive,
- ring the changes,
- season,
- set,
- set conditions,
- set limits,
- shift,
- shift the scene,
- shuffle the cards,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- stifle,
- subdue,
- subvert,
- suppress,
- swerve,
- tack,
- take a turn,
- tame,
- temper,
- tone down,
- tune,
- tune down,
- turn,
- turn aside,
- turn into,
- turn the corner,
- turn the scale,
- turn the tables,
- turn the tide,
- turn upside down,
- undergo a change,
- underplay,
- vary,
- veer,
- warp,
- weaken,
- work a change,
- worsen
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- arrest,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- backpedal,
- backwater,
- bank the fire,
- block,
- blunt,
- bog down,
- boycott,
- brake,
- bridle,
- chasten,
- check,
- clip the wings,
- confine,
- constrain,
- contain,
- control,
- cool,
- cool off,
- curb,
- curtail,
- curtail expenses,
- cut back,
- cut corners,
- cut down,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deadlock,
- decelerate,
- decrease,
- delay,
- detain,
- diminish,
- dompt,
- downplay,
- drag,
- draw rein,
- dull,
- ease,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- enjoin,
- extenuate,
- go on strike,
- go out,
- govern,
- guard,
- halt,
- hang up,
- hinder,
- hold,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold fast,
- hold in,
- hold in check,
- hold in leash,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- impede,
- inhibit,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep under control,
- keep within bounds,
- lag,
- lay,
- lay under restraint,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- let down,
- let up,
- let up on,
- lighten,
- lock out,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- make late,
- mire,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- obstruct,
- obtund,
- palliate,
- pare down expenses,
- picket,
- play down,
- prohibit,
- pull,
- pull in,
- qualify,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- reef,
- rein,
- rein in,
- relax,
- restrain,
- retard,
- retrench,
- revolt,
- roll back,
- set back,
- shut it down,
- sit down,
- slack,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slacken,
- slow,
- slow up,
- smother,
- snub,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- stall,
- stay,
- stifle,
- stop,
- straiten,
- strike,
- stymie,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- take a reef,
- take in sail,
- tame,
- temper,
- throttle down,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- unbend,
- underplay,
- unlax,
- unwind,
- walk out,
- weaken,
- withhold
- abate,
- abridge,
- abstain,
- aggrieve,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- arrest,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- ban,
- bank the fire,
- bar,
- bastille,
- bear,
- bind,
- bit,
- blunt,
- bottle up,
- box up,
- bridle,
- cage,
- cause,
- cause to,
- chasten,
- check,
- cloister,
- coerce,
- compel,
- concuss,
- confine,
- contain,
- control,
- cool,
- cool off,
- coop,
- coop in,
- coop up,
- cork up,
- crib,
- crowd,
- crush,
- curb,
- curtail,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- decelerate,
- deprive,
- detain,
- dictate,
- diminish,
- disallow,
- dompt,
- downplay,
- drive,
- dull,
- encage,
- enclose,
- enforce,
- enjoin,
- extenuate,
- fence in,
- force,
- govern,
- grieve,
- guard,
- have,
- hem in,
- hinder,
- hold,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold down,
- hold fast,
- hold in,
- hold in check,
- hold in custody,
- hold in leash,
- hold in restraint,
- hold up,
- hurt,
- immure,
- impel,
- impound,
- incarcerate,
- inhibit,
- injure,
- insist upon,
- intern,
- jail,
- jam,
- jug,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep in custody,
- keep in detention,
- keep under control,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- lay under restraint,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- make,
- mew,
- mew up,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- necessitate,
- oblige,
- obtund,
- pain,
- palliate,
- pen,
- pen up,
- play down,
- pound,
- prison,
- prohibit,
- pull,
- pull in,
- push,
- quod,
- rail in,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- refrain,
- rein,
- rein in,
- restrain,
- restrict,
- retard,
- retrench,
- seal up,
- set back,
- shackle,
- shotgun,
- shut in,
- shut up,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smother,
- snub,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- squab,
- squash,
- squeeze,
- squish,
- stifle,
- straiten,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- tie,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- underplay,
- use force upon,
- wall in,
- weaken,
- withhold
- abate,
- ablate,
- abrade,
- abridge,
- abstract,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- allow for,
- amputate,
- anesthetize,
- appease,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- bank the fire,
- bate,
- be eaten away,
- benumb,
- blunt,
- chasten,
- clip,
- close,
- color,
- compress,
- constrain,
- consume,
- consume away,
- control,
- corrode,
- crop,
- crumble,
- curtail,
- cushion,
- cut,
- cut back,
- cut down,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deaden the pain,
- decline,
- decrease,
- deduct,
- deflate,
- deliquesce,
- depreciate,
- depress,
- derogate,
- detract,
- die away,
- diminish,
- disparage,
- dive,
- downgrade,
- downplay,
- drain,
- drop,
- drop off,
- dull,
- dwindle,
- ease,
- ease matters,
- eat away,
- ebb,
- erode,
- extenuate,
- extract,
- fall,
- fall away,
- fall off,
- file away,
- foment,
- give relief,
- gloss over,
- ignore,
- impair,
- keep within bounds,
- languish,
- lay,
- leach,
- lenify,
- let up,
- lighten,
- lower,
- lull,
- make allowance for,
- melt away,
- mince,
- minify,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- numb,
- obtund,
- pad,
- palliate,
- pare,
- play down,
- plummet,
- plunge,
- poultice,
- pour balm into,
- pour oil on,
- purify,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- refine,
- relieve,
- remove,
- restrain,
- retrench,
- roll back,
- rub away,
- run low,
- sag,
- salve,
- scale down,
- shorten,
- shrink,
- simplify,
- sink,
- slacken,
- slake,
- slow down,
- slur over,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- soothe,
- step down,
- stifle,
- stupe,
- subduct,
- subdue,
- subside,
- subtract,
- suppress,
- tail off,
- take away,
- take from,
- tame,
- temper,
- thin,
- thin out,
- tone down,
- truncate,
- tune down,
- underplay,
- varnish,
- wane,
- waste,
- waste away,
- weaken,
- wear,
- wear away,
- weed,
- whitewash,
- withdraw
- slacken
collapse
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- become looser or slack; "the rope slackened" related words >
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- anesthetize,
- appease,
- arrest,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- attenuate,
- backpedal,
- backwater,
- bank the fire,
- bate,
- benumb,
- block,
- blunt,
- bog down,
- bottle up,
- brake,
- chasten,
- check,
- clip the wings,
- come apart,
- confine,
- constrain,
- control,
- countercheck,
- curb,
- cushion,
- dam up,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deaden the pain,
- decelerate,
- degenerate,
- delay,
- detain,
- deteriorate,
- die down,
- diffuse,
- dilute,
- diminish,
- disimprove,
- disintegrate,
- disjoin,
- disperse,
- dissolve into chaos,
- downplay,
- drag,
- draw rein,
- dull,
- ease,
- ease matters,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- ebb,
- extenuate,
- fall,
- fall back,
- foment,
- free,
- get worse,
- give relief,
- grow worse,
- hang up,
- hinder,
- hold back,
- hold in check,
- hold up,
- impede,
- inhibit,
- intercept,
- interfere,
- intermeddle,
- interrupt,
- intervene,
- keep back,
- keep in check,
- keep within bounds,
- lag,
- lax,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- let down,
- let go,
- let up,
- let up on,
- lighten,
- loose,
- loosen,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- lull,
- make late,
- meddle,
- mire,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- numb,
- obstruct,
- obtund,
- oppose,
- pad,
- palliate,
- play down,
- poultice,
- pour balm into,
- pour oil on,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- reef,
- regress,
- rein in,
- relapse,
- relax,
- relent,
- relieve,
- remit,
- repress,
- resist,
- restrain,
- retard,
- retrograde,
- retrogress,
- salve,
- scatter,
- scotch,
- set back,
- sicken,
- slack,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slackening,
- slake,
- slip back,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slow up,
- slow-up,
- smother,
- snub,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- soothe,
- stay,
- stifle,
- stop,
- stupe,
- subdue,
- subside,
- suppress,
- take in sail,
- tame,
- temper,
- throttle down,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- unbend,
- unbrace,
- underplay,
- unglue,
- unlax,
- unleash,
- unstick,
- unstrain,
- unstring,
- untighten,
- untune,
- unwind,
- wane,
- water down,
- weaken,
- worsen
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- anesthetize,
- appease,
- asphyxiate,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- baffle,
- bank the fire,
- bear down,
- beat down,
- bend,
- benumb,
- blunt,
- bottle up,
- break,
- break down,
- bridle,
- bring low,
- bring to terms,
- calm,
- calm down,
- censor,
- chasten,
- check,
- choke off,
- clamp down on,
- compose,
- conquer,
- constrain,
- control,
- cool,
- cork,
- cork up,
- crack down on,
- cradle,
- crush,
- curb,
- cushion,
- damp,
- damp down,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deaden the pain,
- deafen,
- defeat,
- diminish,
- dominate,
- downplay,
- drown,
- dulcify,
- dull,
- ease,
- ease matters,
- even out,
- extenuate,
- extinguish,
- fell,
- flatten,
- fluff,
- foment,
- gag,
- gentle,
- give relief,
- hold down,
- hold in check,
- humble,
- humiliate,
- hush,
- jump on,
- keep down,
- keep in check,
- keep under,
- keep within bounds,
- kill,
- knead,
- laxate,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- limber,
- limber up,
- loosen,
- lull,
- mash,
- massage,
- master,
- mellow,
- milden,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- muffle,
- mute,
- muzzle,
- numb,
- obtund,
- overcome,
- overmaster,
- overpower,
- override,
- overwhelm,
- pacify,
- pad,
- palliate,
- play down,
- plump,
- poultice,
- pour balm into,
- pour oil on,
- pour water on,
- prostrate,
- pulp,
- put down,
- quash,
- quell,
- quench,
- quiet,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- relax,
- relieve,
- repress,
- rest,
- restrain,
- ride down,
- rock,
- rock to sleep,
- salve,
- shake up,
- shut down on,
- silence,
- sit down on,
- sit on,
- slacken,
- slake,
- slow down,
- smash,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth over,
- smoothen,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- soften up,
- soothe,
- squash,
- squelch,
- stabilize,
- stanch,
- steady,
- stifle,
- still,
- stop,
- strangle,
- stultify,
- stupe,
- subjugate,
- suffocate,
- supple,
- suppress,
- tame,
- temper,
- tenderize,
- throttle,
- tone down,
- trample down,
- trample underfoot,
- tranquilize,
- tread underfoot,
- triumph over,
- tune down,
- tyrannize,
- underplay,
- unman,
- vanquish,
- weaken
- smother
collapse
- a stifling cloud of smoke
- conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
- envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"
- deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"
- deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
- form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake" related words >
- OD,
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- asphyxiate,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- bake,
- bank the fire,
- be in heat,
- be killed,
- beat,
- black out,
- blanket,
- blaze,
- bloom,
- blow out,
- blunt,
- boil,
- bottle up,
- box,
- broil,
- burke,
- burn,
- case,
- censor,
- chasten,
- check,
- choke,
- choke off,
- clamp down on,
- clobber,
- collect,
- combust,
- conceal,
- constrain,
- control,
- cook,
- cool,
- cork,
- cork up,
- cover,
- cover up,
- crack down on,
- crate,
- crush,
- damp,
- damp down,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- diminish,
- douse,
- downplay,
- drown,
- drub,
- dull,
- embox,
- embrace,
- encapsulate,
- encase,
- enfold,
- enshroud,
- envelop,
- enwrap,
- extenuate,
- extinguish,
- famish,
- flame,
- flame up,
- flare,
- flare up,
- flicker,
- flush,
- fry,
- gag,
- garrote,
- gasp,
- glow,
- hide,
- hold back,
- hold down,
- hugger-mugger,
- hush,
- hush up,
- hush-hush,
- incandesce,
- inhibit,
- inundate,
- invest,
- jump on,
- keep back,
- keep down,
- keep under,
- keep within bounds,
- kill,
- lambaste,
- lap,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lick,
- lighten,
- mask,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- muffle,
- muzzle,
- obtund,
- out,
- overcome,
- overwhelm,
- pack,
- package,
- palliate,
- pant,
- parch,
- play down,
- pour water on,
- put down,
- put out,
- quash,
- quell,
- quench,
- radiate heat,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- rein,
- repress,
- restrain,
- roast,
- scald,
- scorch,
- seethe,
- sheathe,
- shellac,
- shimmer with heat,
- shower,
- shroud,
- shush,
- shut down on,
- silence,
- simmer,
- simmer down,
- sit down on,
- sit on,
- slack,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smash,
- smear,
- smolder,
- snuff,
- snuff out,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- spark,
- squash,
- squelch,
- stamp out,
- stanch,
- starve,
- steam,
- stew,
- stifle,
- stop the breath,
- strangle,
- stultify,
- subdue,
- sublimate,
- suffocate,
- suppress,
- surround,
- sweat,
- swelter,
- tame,
- temper,
- thrash,
- throttle,
- toast,
- tone down,
- trample out,
- trample underfoot,
- trim,
- tune down,
- underplay,
- weaken,
- wrap,
- wrap about,
- wrap up
- stifle
collapse
- joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
- smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" related words >
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- asphyxiate,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- bake,
- bank the fire,
- bar,
- barricade,
- be in heat,
- black out,
- blaze,
- block,
- block up,
- blockade,
- bloom,
- blow out,
- blunt,
- boil,
- bolt,
- bottle up,
- broil,
- burke,
- burn,
- censor,
- chasten,
- check,
- chock,
- choke,
- choke off,
- clamp down on,
- close,
- close off,
- close tight,
- close up,
- combust,
- constipate,
- constrain,
- constrict,
- control,
- cook,
- cork,
- cork up,
- cover up,
- crack down on,
- crowd,
- crush,
- curb,
- damp,
- damp down,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- debar,
- demolish,
- destroy,
- diminish,
- dog,
- douse,
- downplay,
- drown,
- dull,
- dumbfound,
- extenuate,
- extinguish,
- flame,
- flame up,
- flare,
- flare up,
- flicker,
- flush,
- fry,
- gag,
- garrote,
- gasp,
- glow,
- hold back,
- hold down,
- hold in,
- hugger-mugger,
- hush,
- hush up,
- hush-hush,
- incandesce,
- inhibit,
- jam,
- jump on,
- keep back,
- keep down,
- keep under,
- keep within bounds,
- kill,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- lock,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- muffle,
- mute,
- muzzle,
- obstruct,
- obtund,
- occlude,
- out,
- pack,
- palliate,
- pant,
- parch,
- play down,
- pour water on,
- prevent,
- put down,
- put out,
- put to silence,
- quash,
- quell,
- quench,
- quiet,
- quieten,
- radiate heat,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- repress,
- restrain,
- roast,
- scald,
- scorch,
- seethe,
- shimmer with heat,
- shush,
- shut down on,
- shut off,
- shut out,
- shut tight,
- silence,
- simmer,
- sit down on,
- sit on,
- slack,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smash,
- smolder,
- smother,
- snuff,
- snuff out,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- spark,
- squash,
- squeeze,
- squeeze shut,
- squelch,
- stagnate,
- stamp out,
- stanch,
- steam,
- stew,
- still,
- stop,
- stop the breath,
- stop up,
- strangle,
- strangulate,
- strike dumb,
- stultify,
- subdue,
- sublimate,
- suffocate,
- suppress,
- sweat,
- swelter,
- tame,
- temper,
- throttle,
- toast,
- tone down,
- trammel,
- trample out,
- trample underfoot,
- tune down,
- underplay,
- weaken,
- withhold
- soften
collapse
- become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"
- make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"
- make (images or sounds) soft or softer related words >
- abate,
- absorb the shock,
- adjust to,
- affect,
- agree,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- allow for,
- alter,
- anesthetize,
- appease,
- assent,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- baffle,
- bank the fire,
- benumb,
- blunt,
- blur,
- box in,
- break the fall,
- castrate,
- chasten,
- circumscribe,
- color,
- come home to,
- concur,
- condition,
- consent,
- constrain,
- control,
- cushion,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deaden the pain,
- deafen,
- decry,
- defocus,
- demasculinize,
- devaluate,
- devalue,
- dim,
- diminish,
- downplay,
- dull,
- ease,
- ease matters,
- ease up,
- effeminate,
- effeminatize,
- effeminize,
- emasculate,
- extenuate,
- film,
- fluff,
- fog,
- foment,
- geld,
- gentle,
- give in,
- give relief,
- give way,
- gloss over,
- go deep,
- go through one,
- grieve,
- hedge,
- hedge about,
- ignore,
- keep within bounds,
- knead,
- laxate,
- lay,
- leaven,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- let up,
- lighten,
- limber,
- limber up,
- limit,
- loosen,
- lose resolution,
- lower,
- lull,
- make allowance for,
- mark down,
- mash,
- massage,
- mellow,
- melt,
- melt the heart,
- milden,
- mince,
- mist,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modify,
- modulate,
- mollify,
- move,
- muffle,
- mute,
- narrow,
- neutralize,
- numb,
- obtund,
- offset,
- pad,
- pale,
- palliate,
- penetrate,
- pierce,
- play down,
- plump,
- poultice,
- pour balm into,
- pour oil on,
- pulp,
- qualify,
- quell,
- quiet,
- quieten,
- reach,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- regulate by,
- relax,
- relieve,
- restrain,
- restrict,
- sadden,
- salve,
- season,
- set conditions,
- set limits,
- shake up,
- show consideration,
- show mercy,
- show pity,
- sissify,
- slacken,
- slake,
- slow down,
- slur over,
- smart,
- smash,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soft-pedal,
- soften the blow,
- soften up,
- soothe,
- squash,
- stifle,
- still,
- sting,
- stir,
- stop,
- stupe,
- subdue,
- succumb,
- supple,
- suppress,
- surrender,
- tame,
- temper,
- tenderize,
- tone down,
- touch,
- touch a chord,
- tune down,
- turn down,
- underplay,
- underrate,
- undervalue,
- varnish,
- weaken,
- whitewash,
- womanize,
- write down,
- write off,
- yield
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