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Adjective blunt has 4 senses
- blunt - having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
Antonym: pointed (indirect, via pointless)
- blunt - used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
Antonym: sharp (indirect, via dull)
- blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder - characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
Antonym: indirect (indirect, via direct)
- blunt, crude, stark - devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
Antonym: conditional (indirect, via unconditional)
Verb blunt has 5 senses
- blunt - make less intense; "blunted emotions"
--1 is one way to weaken
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- numb, benumb, blunt, dull - make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
--2 is one way to desensitize, desensitise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- dull, blunt - make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
--3 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- blunt - make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
--4 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- deaden, blunt - make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
--5 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
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