numb

[nuhm] / nʌm /

ADJECTIVE

deadened, insensitive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dazed indifferent

STRONG

anesthetized benumbed callous detached frozen immobilized numbed paralyzed stupefied

WEAK

aloof apathetic asleep casual comatose dead disinterested incurious insensate insensible insentient lethargic listless phlegmatic remote senseless stuporous torpid unconcerned unconscious uncurious unfeeling uninterested

Antonyms

STRONG

compassionate sympathetic

WEAK

lively responsive sensitive

VERB

deaden

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anesthetize desensitize dull paralyze stupefy

STRONG

benumb blunt chill freeze frost immobilize obtund stun

Antonyms

STRONG

heat

WEAK

enliven

Example Sentences

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My body’s numb, and my face is sticky from tears.

From Literature

The numbed stage: The only cease-fire is in the markets.

From MarketWatch

I felt like I was an extra in a BritBox drama and I couldn’t stop taking photos despite my numb fingers.

From The Wall Street Journal

And at last it penetrated my numbed brain that the emergency had come.

From Literature

I even got used to my blisters, to my freezing hands and ears, and my numb feet.

From Literature