deadening (n.)
- abatement
- alleviation
- analgesia
- analgesic
- anesthesia
- anesthetic
- anodyne
- appeasement
- assuagement
- attenuation
- attrition
- calming
- cathartic
- chastening
- cleansing
- cushioning
- dampening
- debilitation
- demulcent
- devitalization
- dilution
- diminution
- ease
- easement
- easing
- emollient
- enervation
- enfeeblement
- evisceration
- exhaustion
- extenuation
- fatigue
- hushing
- inanition
- leniency
- lenitive
- lessening
- letdown
- letup
- lightening
- loosening
- mitigation
- modulation
- mollification
- narcotic
- pacification
- palliation
- palliative
- purgative
- reducing
- reduction
- relaxation
- relief
- remedy
- remission
- slackening
- softening
- tempering
- thinning
- weakening
deadening (adj.)
- alleviative
- analgesic
- anesthetic
- anodyne
- assuasive
- balmy
- balsamic
- cathartic
- cleansing
- demulcent
- diminishing
- ease
- easing
- emollient
- lenitive
- lightening
- mitigative
- narcotic
- numbing
- palliative
- purgative
- quieting
- relaxing
- relieving
- remedial
- salving
- softening
- soothing
- stunning
- stupefying
- tempering
- weakening
