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Another word for numb

numb Synonyms

numb

modif.

Insensible
deadened, dead, unfeeling, insensate, insentient, benumbed, numbed, asleep, senseless, anesthetized, stupefied, comatose; see also paralyzed.
Insensitive
apathetic, callous, inured, thickskinned; see callous, indifferent 1, listless 1.

numb Synonyms

numb

v.

paralyze, drug, anesthetize, dull; see deaden 1.

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Another word for numb

adjective

Lacking physical feeling or sensitivity:
asleep, dead, insensible, insensitive, unfeeling. See awareness
Lacking responsiveness or alertness:
benumbed, dull, insensible, insensitive, stuporous, torpid, unresponsive, wooden. See awareness

verb

To render less sensitive:
benumb, blunt, deaden, desensitize, dull. Idiom: take the edge off. See awareness
To render helpless, as by emotion:
benumb, paralyze, petrify, stun, stupefy, wither. See affect

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You gave me hope when I was numb to the world.
Her legs were so numb that she staggered and grabbed the stirrup.
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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