Dull and Strop

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Dull verb - To reduce or weaken in strength or feeling.

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Strop is an antonym for dull.

Nearby Words: dullness, dulling, dulled, dully, dullish

Strop verb - To make sharp or sharper.

Usage example: at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades

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Dull is an antonym for strop in topics: sharpen, make sharp, make knifelike.

Nearby Word: stropping

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Strop and Dull. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dull/strop

Dull & Strop. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dull/strop>.

Strop or Dull. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dull/strop.

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