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adjective

Definition of dampednext
as in quenched

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damped

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verb

past tense of damp
1
as in undermined
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality refused to let the setbacks damp his drive for success

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2
as in wetted
to make or become slightly or moderately wet damp the shirt slightly before ironing it

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3
as in reduced
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling nothing seemed to damp the unwelcome attentions of her suitor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for damped
  1. undermined
  2. reduced
  3. weakened
  4. dampened
  5. blunted
  6. exhausted
  7. wet
  8. subsided
Verb
  • For far too long, age discrimination has quietly undermined the security of older workers.
    Gary A. Officer, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • He is also set on handing his successor a strong economy -- a feat that could be undermined by a sudden energy shock reprising the price spikes earlier in his administration.
    Jeff Stein and Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of undermined
Verb
  • The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of reduced
Verb
  • Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of weakened
Verb
  • Actually sitting through it may have dampened viewers’ enthusiasm for more.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Understandably, the December FOMC projections dampened expectations for 2025 interest rate cuts.
    Jason Schenker, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of dampened
Verb
  • Lepers’s case study offers a test of whether the same is true in your 50s, or whether the body’s adaptive potential is so blunted that some of the losses become permanent.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
  • On a third day, exercising afterwards blunted my Lingo Count by a few points.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of blunted
Verb
  • Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Rows of tables are filled with revelers, exhausted from the hot walk through town and digging into bean, chicken, and carnitas tacos.
    Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
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  • Advertisement The Southland remains in high fire season, which could last into the new year without a wetting rainfall, and forecasters say more Santa Ana winds are on the way.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Placing the plant in a dish filled with water allows its roots to soak up the moisture and keep your plant hydrated, without wetting the soil up top, where gnat larvae tend to live.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of wet
Verb
  • Its pandemic subsided in 1969, but the virus continued to circulate, eventually becoming a part of the regular seasonal flu strain.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • When the waves finally subsided, there was nothing but silence.
    Michael Fiorentino, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of subsided
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