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dull(verb, adjective, dull, quiet, clear)
21
cloud(noun, verb, cover, clear, reduce)
19
darken(verb, dull, cover, reduce, moderate)
17
slow(adjective, dull, quiet, simple, diminish)
10
shade(verb, cover, moderate, obscure, confuse)
8
blunt(verb, adjective, dull, quiet, diminish)
6
weaken(verb, dull, quiet, decline, fall)
5
tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dull, quiet)
3
deaden(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, stifle)
3
quiet(verb, adjective, dull, decline, weak)
2
abate(verb, dull, quiet, decline, fall)
2
alleviate(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, abate)
2
diminish(verb, dull, quiet, decline, reduce)
2
hush(verb, dull, quiet, decline, fall)
2
lessen(verb, dull, quiet, decline, reduce)
2
mute(verb, adjective, dull, quiet, cover)
2
stifle(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, impair)
2
stupefy(verb, dull, quiet, diminish, obscure)
2
subdue(verb, moderate, dilute)
2
tire(verb, dull, quiet, decline, fall)
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