Synonyms of blunt

1. blunt, weaken: usage: make less intense; "blunted emotions"
2. numb, benumb, blunt, dull, desensitize, desensitise: usage: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
3. dull, blunt, change, alter, modify: usage: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
4. blunt, change, alter, modify: usage: make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
5. deaden, blunt, change, alter, modify: usage: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

1. blunt, pointless (vs. pointed), unpointed: usage: having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
2. blunt, dull (vs. sharp): usage: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
3. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder, direct (vs. indirect): usage: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "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 what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
4. blunt, crude(prenominal), stark(prenominal), unconditional (vs. conditional), unconditioned: usage: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"