deadening

deadening is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Deaden. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Deaden
2. noun. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

   Synonyms: constipation, impairment, stultification

3. adjective. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness- Edmund Burke- Mark Twain

   "a boring evening with uninteresting people"

   "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"

   Synonyms: boring, dull, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome

Synonyms

constipation, impairment, stultification, boring, dull, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome

Common word forms

deaden, deadenings, deadeningly

Words from these letters

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