Blunted and Extinguished

Blunted

Blunted adjective - Lacking sharpness of edge or point.

Extinguished and blunted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extinguished" instead a verb "Blunted".

Nearby Words: blunt, blunting

Extinguished

Extinguished adjective - Of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement.

Blunted and extinguished are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blunted" instead a verb "Extinguished".

Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher

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