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SMARTEN Antonyms

8 antonyms for smarten. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SMARTEN

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degrade

verb

v

verb

• reduce the level of land, as by erosion

• reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

• lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

dim

verb, adverb, adjective

v, adv, adj

adjective

• made dim or less bright

adjective satellite

• lacking in light; not bright or harsh

• lacking clarity or distinctness

• offering little or no hope

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

verb

• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

• become dim or lusterless

• make dim or lusterless

• make dim by comparison or conceal

• become vague or indistinct

dishevel

verb

v

verb

• disarrange or rumple; dishevel

dull

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

adjective satellite

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

verb

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

neglect

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

verb

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

slacken

verb

v

verb

• become slow or slower

• make less active or fast

• become looser or slack

• make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

untidy

adjective

adj

adjective

• not neat and tidy

worsen

verb

v

verb

• grow worse

• make worse

Alternatives for DEGRADE

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Alternatives for DISHEVEL

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Alternatives for NEGLECT

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Alternatives for SLACKEN

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Alternatives for UNTIDY

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Alternatives for WORSEN

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