Another word for blunt
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Adjective
Not physically sharp or keen
- Not clear or resonant:
- Dispirited; depressed:
- Not bright, vivid, or shiny:
See also:Rudely unceremonious
- Using only a few words; laconic
- Brief to the point of rudeness; curt
- Given to shortness or abruptness in manner or speech; curt.
- Extending or traveling not far or not far enough:
- Lasting a brief time:
- (--- popularly) Not diphthongized [the short a in “pan”]
- Brief, esp. to the point of rudeness; terse or brusque
- Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner:
- (Archaic) Short or shortened
- Having, resembling, or being a crust:
- Rough and outspoken; not patient, kindly, or refined
- Outspoken and surly. Used especially of older people.
- Rudely abrupt, unfriendly.
- Rough and abrupt in manner or speech; curt
- Using relatively few words; concise
- Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
- Short in length
- Unexpectedly sudden:
- (Botany) Terminating suddenly rather than gradually; truncate:
- Touching on one subject after another with sudden transitions:
See also:
Verb
To make or become less sharp-edged
- To get by buying and selling:
- To change the position of so that the underside becomes the upper side:
- To divert or deflect:
- To make or become dull
Idioms:See also:To render less sensitive
- To make or become numb.
- To cause to become numb.
- To make or become dull
- To render insensitive or less sensitive.
- To take away the sensitivity of; make less sensitive
- To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.
- To become as if dead; lose vigor, intensity, etc.
- To render less intense, sensitive, or vigorous:
- To lessen the vigor, intensity, or liveliness of; dull
- To deaden.
- To make numb, especially by cold.
- To render senseless or inactive, as from shock or boredom:
Idioms:See also:
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Another word for blunt
Modifier
Dull
Abrupt
Synonym Study
- Gruff suggests bad temper and roughness of speech and manner, connoting, in addition, a harshness or throatiness in utterance a gruff sergeant See also syn. study at dull.
- Curt suggests a terseness of expression that implies a lack of tact or courtesy a curt dismissal
- Brusque implies apparent rudeness, as evidenced by abruptness of speech or behavior a brusque rejection
- Bluff suggests a coarse heartiness of manner and a good nature that causes the candor to seem inoffensive a bluff old gardener
- Blunt implies a candor and tactlessness that show little regard for another's feelings "You're a fool," was his blunt reply
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