blunt

1. Having a broad or rounded end (synset 301816968)
   "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
   similar to: pointless, unpointed - not having a point especially a sharp point
2. Used of a knife or other blade;
   Not sharp (synset 300804035)
   "a blunt instrument"
   similar to: dull - not having a sharp edge or point
3. Characterized by directness in manner or speech;
   Without subtlety or evasion (synset 300768027)
   "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"
   similar to: direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
   same as: candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
4. Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment (synset 300559107)
   "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
   similar to: unconditional, unconditioned - not conditional
   same as: crude, stark

1. Make less intense (synset 200228445)
   "blunted emotions"
   is a type of: weaken - lessen the strength of
2. Make numb or insensitive (synset 202119756)
   "The shock numbed her senses"
   is a type of: desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive
   same as: benumb, dull, numb
3. Make dull or blunt (synset 201249008)
   "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   same as: dull
4. Make less sharp (synset 200228339)
   "blunt the knives"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
5. Make less lively, intense, or vigorous;
   Impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation (synset 200192383)
   "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   subtypes:

   • obtund - reduce the edge or violence of
   • petrify - cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
   • break, damp, dampen, soften, weaken - lessen in force or effect
   same as: deaden

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