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dulled

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /dʌld/
  • Canada: /dʌld/
  • Canada: /dəld/
  • rhymes with -ʌld
  • CMU ARPABET: D AH1 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Made dull.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of dull

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

deprived of color

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • colors dulled by too much sun
  • greyed with the dust of the road

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: greyed

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

made dull or blunt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blunted

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the mind of the audience is becoming dulled
  • the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: benumbed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.