All dampen synonyms
damp·en
D d verb dampen
- depress — If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- mute — silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
- inhibit — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
- curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
- diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- allay — If you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful.
- stifle — to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- cloud — A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.
- cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- dabble — If you dabble in something, you take part in it but not very seriously.
- moisten — Wet slightly.
- sprinkle — to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby.
- water — a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
- spray — a single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries.
- wet — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
- rinse — to wash lightly, as by pouring water into or over or by dipping in water: to rinse a cup.
- besprinkle — to sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc
- bedew — to wet or cover with or as if with drops of dew
- humidify — to make humid.
- dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- dispirit — to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
- muffle — to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums.
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- deject — to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
- deaden — If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
- check — Check is also a noun.
- damp — Something that is damp is slightly wet.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.