| Main Entry: | damp |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wet, humid |
Synonyms: |
clammy, cloudy, dank, dewy, drenched, dripping, drippy, drizzly, irriguous, misty, moist, muggy, oozy, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, steam bath, steamy, sticky, vaporous, waterlogged, wettish |
Antonyms: |
arid, dessicated, dried, dry, parched |
| Main Entry: | damper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hindrance |
Synonyms: |
chill, depressant, restraint, wet blanket |
| Main Entry: | damp |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
Related
Adjectives: |
damp, dabbled, dank, dewy, dripping, humectant, humid, irriguous, juicy, lipper, lopper, madescent, moist, muddy, muggy, ombrophilous, reeking, roral, roric, rorid, roscid, sammy, saturated, sloppy, soaking, sodden, soft, soggy, swampy, swashy, undried, uvid, watery, wet, wet through, wet to the skin, wringing wet, xerophilous
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| Main Entry: | brake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stopping device; check |
Synonyms: |
anchor, binders, cinchers, constraint, control, curb, damper, deterrent, discouragement, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, obstacle, rein, restraint, retarding device |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
Antonyms: |
accelerator |
| Main Entry: | check |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restraint, hindrance |
Synonyms: |
blow, constraint, control, curb, damper, disappointment, frustration, grunt, harness, holdup, impediment, inhibition, limitation, obstruction, rebuff, rejection, restrainer, reversal, reverse, setback, stoppage, trouble |
Antonyms: |
aid, allowance, assistance, help, indulgence, liberation, permission |
| Main Entry: | constraint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restriction |
Synonyms: |
arrest, captivity, check, circumscription, confinement, constrainment, cramp, curb, damper, detention, deterrent, hindrance, limitation, restraint |
Antonyms: |
allowance, permission |
| Main Entry: | dank |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clammy |
Synonyms: |
chilly, close, damp, dewy, dripping, humid, moist, muggy, slimy, soggy, steamy, sticky, wet, wettish |
Antonyms: |
dry, parched |
| Main Entry: | discouragement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restraint |
Synonyms: |
bar, constraint, curb, damper, deterrent, disincentive, hindrance, impediment, obstacle, opposition, rebuff, setback |
Antonyms: |
catalyst, encouragement, incentive |
| Main Entry: | dreary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gloomy, lifeless |
Synonyms: |
black, blah, bleak, boring, cheerless, colorless, comfortless, damp, depressing, depressive, dingy, dismal, dispiriting, doleful, downcast, drab, dull, forlorn, funereal, glum, humdrum, joyless, lonely, lonesome, melancholy, monotonous, mournful, oppressive, pedestrian, raw, routine, sad, somber, sorrowful, tedious, uneventful, uninteresting, wearisome, windy, wintry, wretched |
Antonyms: |
bright, clear, happy, light, pleasant |
| Main Entry: | heavy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed, gloomy |
Synonyms: |
close, cloudy, crestfallen, damp, dark, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, dismal, downcast, dull, grieving, leaden, lowering, melancholy, oppressive, overcast, sad, sodden, soggy, sorrowful, stifling, wet |
Antonyms: |
gay, happy, joyful |