Antonyms for blunt
blʌntblunt

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1. bluntadjective

   Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; not sharp.

   Synonyms:
   coarse, pointless, dull

2. bluntadjective

   To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.

   Synonyms:
   obtuse, stupid

3. bluntadjective

   Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.

   Synonyms:
   short, impolite, harsh, curt, brusque, uncivil, rude

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blunt

   Bluff is a word of good meaning, as are frank and open. The bluff man talks and laughs loudly and freely, says and does whatever he pleases with fearless good nature, and with no thought of annoying or giving pain to others. The blunt man says things which he is perfectly aware are disagreeable, either from a defiant indifference to others' feelings, or from the pleasure of tormenting.

   Antonyms:
   bland, courteous, genial, polished, polite, refined, reserved, urbane

   Synonyms:
   abrupt, bluff, blustering, bold, brusk, coarse, discourteous, frank, impolite, inconsiderate, open, plain-spoken, rough, rude, uncivil, unmannerly

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bluntadjective

   Antonyms:
   sharp, keen, pointed, acute, aculeated, sensitive, polished, bland, eloquent, courteous, reserved

   Synonyms:
   dull, obtuse, pointless, edgeless, insensitive, bluff, coarse, impolite, plain-mannered, uncivil, rude

2. bluntverb

   Antonyms:
   quicken, sharpen, instigate, suscitate, stimulate, animate, excite, vitalize

   Synonyms:
   to subdue, repress, tranquilize, discourage, ossify, numb, harden

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Desensitize
   • Weaken

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. bluntadjective

   having a broad or rounded end

   "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"

   Antonyms:
   conditional, sharp, indirect, pointed

   Synonyms:
   free-spoken, stark(a), outspoken, crude(a), point-blank, candid, forthright, plainspoken, straight-from-the-shoulder, frank

2. bluntadjective

   used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

   "a blunt instrument"

   Antonyms:
   indirect, pointed, sharp, conditional

   Synonyms:
   free-spoken, stark(a), outspoken, crude(a), point-blank, candid, forthright, plainspoken, straight-from-the-shoulder, frank

3. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulderadjective

   characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

   "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"

   Antonyms:
   indirect, pointed, sharp, conditional

   Synonyms:
   free-spoken, stark(a), outspoken, crude(a), open, point-blank, candid, forthright, plainspoken, straight-from-the-shoulder, frank, vocal, heart-to-heart

4. blunt, crude(a), stark(a)verb

   devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

   "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

   Antonyms:
   pointed, indirect, conditional, sharp

5. bluntverb

   make less intense

   "blunted emotions"

   Antonyms:
   conditional, pointed, indirect, sharp

   Synonyms:
   numb, deaden, benumb, dull

6. numb, benumb, blunt, dullverb

   make numb or insensitive

   "The shock numbed her senses"

   Antonyms:
   conditional, sharp, pointed, indirect

   Synonyms:
   benumb, tone down, mute, dull, deaden, numb, pall, damp, muffle, dampen

7. dull, bluntverb

   make dull or blunt

   "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

   Antonyms:
   indirect, conditional, pointed, sharp

   Synonyms:
   benumb, tone down, mute, dull, deaden, numb, pall, damp, muffle, dampen

8. bluntverb

   make less sharp

   "blunt the knives"

   Antonyms:
   conditional, indirect, sharp, pointed

   Synonyms:
   numb, deaden, benumb, dull

9. deaden, bluntverb

   make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

   "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

   Antonyms:
   conditional, sharp, pointed, indirect

   Synonyms:
   benumb, dull, deaden, numb, girdle, damp, dampen

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1. bluntadjective

   Synonyms:
   dull, obtuse, abrupt, brusque, unceremonious, uncivil, ungracious, discourteous, stupid, stolid

2. bluntverb

   Synonyms:
   dull, deaden, stupefy, assuage, alleviate, mitigate

How to use blunt in a sentence?

1. Tao Te Ching:

   Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. Amass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it. Claim wealth and titles, and disaster will follow. Retire when the work is done. This is the way of heaven.

2. Donald Trump:

   Look, my father is very blunt. He's very direct. He is not gender specific in his criticism of people, and people that he doesn't particularly like or people that he does like but thinks they're wrong on a particular issue, so I don't think that he's gender-targeted at all. Like I said, I wouldn't be the person I am today, I wouldn't be a high-level executive within his organization if he felt that way.

3. Angel Gurria:

   We know who the enemy is, this is carbon, we should hit it on the head with a blunt instrument as hard as possible ... a big fat price.

4. Mike Huckabee:

   Well, it's earthy, let's just be blunt.

5. Jerome Kim:

   I need to be blunt, the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure. And the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world's poorest countries.

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