Dull and Whetted

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Dull adjective - Lacking sharpness of edge or point.

Usage example: the dull knife just bounced off the skin of the tomato without cutting it

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Whetted is an antonym for dull.

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

Whetted adjective - Having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something.

Usage example: I'll need a well-whetted axe to split the wood

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Dull is an antonym for whetted in topics: arouse, make sharp.

Nearby Words: whet, whetting

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

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