Dull

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Mục lục 1 Adjective 1.1 not sharp; blunt 1.2 causing boredom; tedious; uninteresting 1.3 not lively or spirited; listless. 1.4 not bright, intense, or clear; dim 1.5 having very little depth of color; lacking in richness or intensity of color. 1.6 slow in motion or action; not brisk; sluggish 1.7 mentally slow; lacking brightness of mind; somewhat stupid; obtuse. 1.8 lacking keenness of perception in the senses or feelings; insensible; unfeeling. 1.9 not intense or acute 2 Verb (used with object), verb (used without object) 2.1 to make or become dull. 3 Antonyms 3.1 adjective 4 Synonyms 4.1 adjective 4.2 verb

Adjective

not sharp; blunt

a dull knife.

causing boredom; tedious; uninteresting

a dull sermon.

not lively or spirited; listless.

not bright, intense, or clear; dim

a dull day; a dull sound.

having very little depth of color; lacking in richness or intensity of color.

slow in motion or action; not brisk; sluggish

a dull day in the stock market.

mentally slow; lacking brightness of mind; somewhat stupid; obtuse.

lacking keenness of perception in the senses or feelings; insensible; unfeeling.

not intense or acute

a dull pain.

Verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to make or become dull.

Antonyms

adjective

intelligent , keen , sharp , smart , witty , lively , quick , sensitive , vivacious , active , exciting , interesting , knifelike , pointed , serrated , eventful , bright , clear , light , luminous , lustrous

Synonyms

adjective

addled , backward , besotted , boring , brainless , daffy , daft , dense , dim , dim-witted , doltish , dumb , feeble-minded , half-baked , ignorant , imbecilic , indolent , insensate , low , moronic , not bright , numskulled , obtuse , scatterbrained , shallow , simple , simple-minded , slow , sluggish , stolid , stupid , tedious , thick , unintellectual , vacuous , wearisome , witless , accustomed , apathetic , blank , callous , colorless , dead , depressed , empty , even , flat , heavy , impassible , inactive , indifferent , inert , insensible , jejune , languid , lifeless , listless , lumpy , monotonous , passionless , placid , prosaic , quiet , regular , routine , slack , spiritless , stagnant , still , torpid , unexciting , unresponsive , unsympathetic , usual , abused , archaic , arid , big yawn , blah , common , commonplace , dismal , dreary , driveling , dry , familiar , hackneyed , hoary , ho hum , humdrum * , insipid , longwinded , oft-repeated , ordinary , out-of-date , plain , pointless , prolix , prosy , repetitious , repetitive , run-of-the-mill * , soporific , stale , stock , tame , tired , tiresome , trite , unimaginative , uninspiring , usual thing , vapid , worn-out , blunt , blunted , edentate , edgeless , not keen , round , square , toothless , turned , unpointed , unsharpened , draggy , falling off , sitting tight , slothful , tight , without incident , yawn , ashen , black , blind , cloudy , cold , dark , dingy , dun , dusky , faded , feeble , grimy , hazy , indistinct , leaden , matte , mousy , muddy , muffled , murky , muted , obscure , opaque , overcast , shadowy , sober , soft , softened , somber , sooty , subdued , subfusc , toned-down , unlit , slow-witted , benumbed , insensitive , numb , stuporous , wooden , purblind , uncomprehending , unperceptive , anesthetic , bloodless , blue , dejected , desolate , dispirited , down , downcast , downhearted , dysphoric , gloomy , heavy-hearted , melancholic , melancholy , sad , tristful , unhappy , wistful , off , drear , humdrum , irksome , stuffy , uninteresting , weariful , weary , aseptic , drab , earthbound , flavorless , lackluster , lusterless , matter-of-fact , pedestrian , sterile , stodgy , uninspired , mat

verb

dim , hebetate , stupefy , benumb , blunt , desensitize , numb , turn