2. benign, mild, nonirritating, calming, Med.
calmative, assuasive, demulcent, lenitive, Med.
abirritant.
3. nonstimulating, dull, boring, uninteresting, insipid, vanilla, nondescript; unexciting, unappealing, unappetizing, unattractive; uncolorful, gray, indistinct, ordinary, everyday, average, so-so, mediocre, SI. blah, SI. nothing.
blandish, v. flatter, cajole, wheedle, coax, Inf.sweet-talk, Inf.soft-soap; praise, overpraise, compliment, puff up, inflate [s.o.'s] ego, butter [s.o.] up, humor, indulge, pamper; fawn on, curry favor with, SI. fall all over, toady to, truckle to, SI. suck up to, Inf.apple-polish, SI. brown-nose.
blank, adj.1. empty, void, vacant, unfilled; unornamented, unadorned, unembellished; barren, plain, desolate, bleak, austere.
2. indifferent, uninterested, apathetic, emotionless; expressionless, inexpressive, deadpan, poker-faced; vacuous, inane, fatuous, foolish, empty-headed; unthinking, unreflecting, unreasoning, brainless.
3. disconcerted, confused, perplexed, bewildered; confounded, nonplused, taken aback, shocked, dazed, dumbfounded, stunned, floored; speechless, dumb, frozen, paralyzed.
4. complete, absolute, unqualified, unmitigated; pure, unadulterated, unalloyed, perfect, consummate. -n. 5. emptiness, void, vacuum, vacancy; nothingness, nil, nothing, zero; space, gap, break, interruption.
blanket, n.1. cover, comforter, quilt, afghan, coverlet, bedspread, spread, bedcover, counterpane; bedding, bedclothes, bedclothing, linens.
2. covering, coverture, coat, cloak, mantle, (for a horse)
housing; layer, sheet, carpet, coating, film, gloss, veneer, finish; overcoat, overcoating, overlay; wrapper, wrapping, envelope, lining, casing, padding, -v. 3. cover, overlay, overspread, envelop, enwrap, surround, enclose; conceal, obscure, eclipse, cloud, becloud, shadow, shade; hide, screen, veil, shroud, shield, mask, cloak, curtain.
blare, v. 1. trumpet, blast, bang, clang, peal, ring, buzz, sound loudly; honk, toot, blow one's horn; screech, shriek, wail, howl, whine; clamor, cry out, shout, scream, yell, Inf.holler; roar, bellow, boom, thunder; resound, resonate, trill, vibrate, reverberate, echo.
2. proclaim, herald, trumpet, ballyhoo, beat the drum; declare loudly, promulgate, make known, announce, broadcast, advertise, promote.
blarney, n.1. cajolery, wheedling, blandishment, honeyed words, Inf.sweet talk, Inf.soft soap; Inf. spiel, SI. line, SI. pitch, SI. snow job.
2. nonsense, twaddle, blather, drivel, gobbledegook; humbug, foam, froth, bunkum, SI. bunk; flummery, rubbish, tommyrot, balderdash, SI. horsefeathers, hogwash; claptrap, rodomantade, fustian, bombast, SI. hot air.
blase, adj.1. indifferent, apathetic, uninterested, nonchalant, pococurante; neutral, lukewarm, cool, unmoved, insensible, uncaring, careless, mindless of; listless, spiritless, flagging, phlegmatic; unastonished, unamazed, unattracted by; insouciant, carefree, unconcerned, devil-may-care, heedless.
2. bored, weary, tired, sick of; jaded, hardened, inured; spoiled, pampered, overindulged, sheltered, overprotected, catered to; surfeited, satiated, cloyed, glutted, gorged, overfed; saturated, full, replete, satisfied.
blaspheme, v. 1. curse, execrate, damn, imprecate, anathematize, Archaic, ban, swear, U.S. Inf.
cuss; profane, desecrate; denounce, excoriate, cry down, reproach, fulminate; criticize, censure, animadvert, SI.