Synonyms for deaf
dɛfdeaf

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1. deafadjective

   Synonyms:
   hearing-impaired, hard of hearing

2. Deafadjective

   Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.

   Synonyms:
   hearing-impaired, hard of hearing

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1. deaf

   Synonyms:
   cold, dead, ignorant, insensible, unaware, unconscious

   Antonyms:
   advised, apprised, assured, aware, certain, certified, cognizant, conscious, informed, sensible, sure

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1. deaf

   Synonyms:
   surd, hard of hearing, disinclined, averse, inexorable, insensible, rumbling, inaudible, heedless, dead

   Antonyms:
   acute, listening, disposed, interested, attentive, willing, susceptible, sensible, alive

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. deafadjective

   people who have severe hearing impairments

   "many of the deaf use sign language"

   Antonyms:
   quick-eared, heedful, thoughtful, attentive, sharp-eared, hearing(a), paying attention

2. deafadjective

   lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

   Synonyms:
   indifferent(p), deaf(p)

   Antonyms:
   sharp-eared, heedful, thoughtful, paying attention, quick-eared, attentive, hearing(a)

3. deaf(p), indifferent(p)verb

   (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

   "deaf to her warnings"

   Antonyms:
   heedful, thoughtful, attentive, sharp-eared, quick-eared, hearing(a), paying attention

4. deafen, deafverb

   make or render deaf

   "a deafening noise"

   Synonyms:
   deafen

   Antonyms:
   thoughtful, sharp-eared, paying attention, hearing(a), heedful, attentive, quick-eared

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1. deafadjective

   Synonyms:
   hard of bearing, dull of hearing

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1. List of paraphrases for "deaf":

   sourds, muffled, taub, deafness, deafened, thump, hearing-impaired

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1. DEAF

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How to pronounce deaf?

How to say deaf in sign language?

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How to use deaf in a sentence?

1. Proverb:

   It is the deaf people that create the lies

2. Leo Tolstoy:

   Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

3. Roberto Mukaro Borrero:

   The tweet by the Washington Redskins rings hollow to me. If the team was really interested in standing in solidarity for racial justice, they would change their name from the dictionary-defined racial slur they continue to use. As an indigenous person, I feel their tweet comes off as tone-deaf, not woke. Violence comes in many forms, some more subtle than others. Indigenous Peoples are not your mascots.

4. American Indian Proverb:

   Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.

5. Berlin Zoo on Tuesday:

   Deaf, blind and disoriented, Tosca was found stumbling around in her cage on Monday, she lost her sense of smell. It was a pathetic sight. Veterinarians, animal protection officials and zoo officials came to a joint decision to put the elderly Tosca out of her misery.