Numb Synonyms and Antonyms

nŭm
Insensitive
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. callous
  2. apathetic
  3. benumbed
  4. dull
  5. insensible
  6. insensitive
  7. inured
  8. stuporous
  9. torpid
  10. unresponsive
  11. thickskinned
  12. wooden
Antonyms:
  1. responsive
  2. sensitive
  3. lively
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To render helpless, as by emotion
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. benumb
  2. paralyze
  3. petrify
  4. stun
  5. stupefy
  6. wither
Antonyms:
  1. enliven
  2. sensitize

Words Related to Numb

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Numb Sentence Examples

  • Her legs were so numb that she staggered and grabbed the stirrup.

  • He wasn't trying to numb the pain.

  • Her clothes were soaking wet and her backside was numb with cold.

  • Gabriel stood for a long moment, numb, and then flung a knife into the forest with a roar.

  • His arms felt numb, his legs almost gave way, it seemed to him that he was tired out.

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