Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun damper

3 senses of damper

Sense 1
damper -- (a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace)
       => plate -- (a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)

Sense 2
damper, muffler -- (a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations)
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")

Sense 3
damper -- (a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans")
       => restraint -- (the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade")

Antonyms of adj damp

1 sense of damp

Sense 1
damp, dampish, moist -- (slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears")

INDIRECT (VIA wet) -> dry -- (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry")

Similarity of adj damp

1 sense of damp

Sense 1
damp, dampish, moist -- (slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears")
       => wet (vs. dry) -- (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather")