The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DAMPS , but the solution may also be NUMBS which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Wall Street Journal).
Deadens crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DAMPS | 33 % | 5 |
| NUMBS | 33 % | 5 |
| DULLS | 11 % | 5 |
| BENUMBS | 11 % | 7 |
| MUTES | 6 % | 5 |
| OBTUNDS | 6 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deadens
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- muffle
- blunt
- mute
- tone down
- dampen
- damp
- girdle
- night
- numbs
- dulls
- stimulates
- dampens
Crossword Answer definitions
DAMPS noun- Moisture; humidity; dampness.
- Fog; fogginess; vapor.
- Dejection or depression; something that spoils a positive emotion (such as enjoyment, satisfaction, expectation or courage) or a desired activity.
- A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
- To dampen; to make moderately wet
- To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.
- To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DAMPS
- Wets
- Tends to the furnace
- Moistens
- Lightly wets
- Gets a little water on
- Deadens
- Makes wet
- Deadens, as a piano string
- Extinguishes a fire
- Soft-pedals?
More clues leading to the result NUMBS
- Dulls
- Causes loss of feeling
- Deadens
- Anesthetizes
- Injects with Novocain
- Robs of feeling
- Puts ice on, maybe
- Uses an icepack on
- Ices, maybe
- Uses lidocaine on
More clues leading to the result DULLS
- Becomes blunt
- Makes blunt
- Muffles
- Deadens
- Makes less sharp, as a blade
- Numbs, as senses
- Loses sharpness
- Numbs
- Washes out
- Takes the edge off
More clues leading to the result BENUMBS
More clues leading to the result MUTES
- Silences, as a TV
- Brass mufflers
- Trumpet adjuncts
- Brass accessories
- Silences
- Remote buttons
- Tones down
- Quiets down
- Squelches, as sound
- Softens