blunt

/blˈʌnt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

1. having a broad or rounded end
   “thick marks made by a blunt pencil”
2. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
   “a blunt instrument”
3. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
   “blunt talking and straight shooting”
4. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
   “the blunt truth”

verb

1. make less intense
   “blunted emotions”
2. make numb or insensitive
   “The shock numbed her senses”
3. make dull or blunt
   “Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge”
4. make less sharp
   “blunt the knives”
5. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
   “Terror blunted her feelings”

Synonyms for blunt

• pointless
• dull
• candid
• forthright
• frank
• free-spoken
• outspoken
• plainspoken
• point-blank
• straight-from-the-shoulder
• direct
• crude
• stark
• unconditional
• numb
• benumb
• deaden

Words that rhyme with blunt

• hunt
• front
• bunt
• punt
• shunt
• confront
• grunt
• stunt
• affront
• cunt
• forefront
• battlefront
• brunt
• lakefront
• manhunt
• oceanfront
• upfront
• waterfront
• bunte
• dillahunt
• glunt
• hundt
• hunte
• jundt
• klundt
• lundt
• mundt
• munt
• pundt
• riverfront