blunt
1. [ adjective ] characterized by disconcerting directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Synonyms: frank forthright candid point-blank outspoken plainspoken free-spoken
Examples:

"blunt talking and straight shooting" "a blunt New England farmer" "my candid opinion" "forthright criticism" "a forthright approach to the problem"

Related terms: direct
2. [ adjective ] characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Synonyms: frank forthright candid point-blank straight-from-the-shoulder outspoken plainspoken free-spoken
Examples:

"blunt talking and straight shooting" "a blunt New England farmer" "I gave them my candid opinion" "forthright criticism" "a forthright approach to the problem" "tell me w

Related terms: direct
3. [ adjective ] used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
Examples:

"a blunt instrument"

Related terms: dull
4. [ adjective ] having a broad or rounded end
Examples:

"thick marks made by a blunt pencil" "a blunt instrument"

Related terms: pointless
5. [ verb ] make less intense
Examples:

"blunted emotions"

Related terms: weaken
6. [ verb ] make dull or blunt, as of sharp edges or knives' blades
Synonyms: dull
Related terms: sharpen change
7. [ verb ] make numb or insensitive
Synonyms: benumb dull numb
Examples:

"The shock numbed her senses"

Related terms: desensitize desensitize
8. [ verb ] make less sharp
Examples:

"blunt the knives"

Related terms: change
9. [ adjective ] devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
Synonyms: stark crude
Examples:

"the blunt truth" "the crude facts" "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

Related terms: unconditional
10. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3212
11. [ verb ] make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
Synonyms: deaden
Examples:

"Terror blunted her feelings" "deaden a sound"

Related terms: enliven change dampen petrify obtund stultification
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