Synonyms for NUMB
nʌmnumb

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1. numbverb

   Synonyms:
   benumb

   Antonyms:
   sensitive, sensible

2. numbadjective

   Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.

   The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.

   Synonyms:
   benumb

   Antonyms:
   sensitive, sensible

3. numbadjective

   Antonyms:
   sensible, sensitive

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1. asleep(p), benumbed, numbadjective

   lacking sensation

   "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"

   Antonyms:
   fearless, sensible, sensitive, unafraid(p)

2. dead(p), numb(p)adjective

   (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

   "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy"

   Antonyms:
   fearless, unafraid(p), sensitive, sensible

3. numbverb

   so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified

   "too numb with fear to move"

   Synonyms:
   numb(p), asleep(p), benumbed, dead(p)

   Antonyms:
   sensitive, sensible, fearless, unafraid(p)

4. numb, benumb, blunt, dullverb

   make numb or insensitive

   "The shock numbed her senses"

   Synonyms:
   benumb, tone down, mute, dull, deaden, numb, blunt, pall, damp, muffle, dampen

   Antonyms:
   sensitive, fearless, unafraid(p), sensible

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1. • Desensitize

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1. choke (verb)

   to stop something from being done

   the assistants were all choked on the extra assignment the boss had given them

   Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019  

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1. numbadjective

   Synonyms:
   torpid, benumbed

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1. numbadjective

   Synonyms:
   deadened, unfeeling, insensible, benumbed

2. numbverb

   Synonyms:
   benumb, deaden

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1. List of paraphrases for "numb":

   insensitive, paralyzed, asleep, paralysed

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How to use NUMB in a sentence?

1. Hao Hong:

   It's a story [ that goes around ], they didn't have anesthesia. So they had to use Moutai as a drug to numb [ people ] from surgery.

2. Katsuhide Nagamatsu:

   It feels like I’ve lost track of how many times there was a state of emergency, everyone is numb to it now.

3. Kaname Harada:

   When I stepped onto the ship, there were many people with no hands, no legs. They screamed, 'I'm suffering. I need water. Mother!' There was no space for me to put my feet since the ground was covered with severely injured people, i said, 'I flew for five hours and my body feels numb, but I am not hurt, so please look after those who are badly injured.'.

4. Barack Obama:

   Somehow this has become routine, the reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine, the conversation in the aftermath of it. We've become numb to this.

5. Andy Murray:

   Getting out on the match court... the adrenaline helps numb some of the pain. I moved well today and thought I did pretty well for the first match, i'll spend some time with my physio this evening, get an ice bath, then have a light practice tomorrow. I'll work a bit on my passing shots and lobs because it will be a different match against Dustin Brown.