Synonyms for dampen
Definitions
- v. 1
To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
- v. 2
To become damp or moist.
- v. 3
To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).
We won't let the bad news dampen our spirits.
Related words
- Word family
- dampener
Forms
- Past participle
- dampened
e.g. dampened → suppressed, repressed, discouraged, depressed…
Example sentences
- suppress It was very hard for her to suppress her emotions.
- discourage Should Algeria discourage car use in large cities?
- depress Rain doesn't depress people who like reading.
- repress He tried to to repress his anger during the meeting.
- wet Wet and stormy areas will get wetter and stormier.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dampen | rising | |
| suppress | steady | |
| discourage | falling | |
| depress | falling | |
| repress | rising | |
| wet | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- wet1
- 4 letters
- wash1, dull1, curb1, mute1
- 5 letters
- check1, break1, chill1, blunt1, moist1, allay2, abate2, bedew
- 6 letters
- sponge1, weaken2, soften2, subdue2, stifle2, quench1, muffle2, deaden2, deject2
- 7 letters
- inhibit3, depress2, smother2, repress2, moisten2, chasten2
- 8 letters
- suppress2, restrain2
- 10 letters
- discourage3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allay2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- humecter
- Español
- humectar
- Deutsch
- befeuchten