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Synonyms for deaf
dɛfdeaf
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Wiktionary
deafadjective
Synonyms:
hearing-impaired, hard of hearingDeafadjective
Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.
Synonyms:
hearing-impaired, hard of hearing
English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
deaf
Synonyms:
surd, hard of hearing, disinclined, averse, inexorable, insensible, rumbling, inaudible, heedless, deadAntonyms:
acute, listening, disposed, interested, attentive, willing, susceptible, sensible, alive
Princeton's WordNet
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 attentiondeafadjective
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)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 attentiondeafen, deafverb
make or render deaf
"a deafening noise"
Synonyms:
deafenAntonyms:
thoughtful, sharp-eared, paying attention, hearing(a), heedful, attentive, quick-eared
Dictionary of English Synonymes
deafadjective
Synonyms:
hard of bearing, dull of hearing
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1700 | dead | |
#1986 | cold | |
#9167 | deaf | |
#14614 | ignorant | |
#16485 | unaware | |
#16926 | unconscious | |
#29877 | deafness | |
#38099 | inaudible | |
#41588 | thump | |
#43252 | averse | |
#49055 | muffled | |
#57920 | rumbling | |
#73839 | inexorable | |
#79594 | taub | |
#98935 | heedless | |
#102330 | insensible | |
#119355 | disinclined | |
#125242 | deafened | |
#298286 | deafen | |
#315651 | surd |
How to use deaf in a sentence?
We were intent on finding a Deaf supplier, the first for Starbucks, angie’s work is stellar and we hope this visibility will bring more business her way.
Look at who these victims are. Who steals from a deaf kid ? let alone the fact that he's now a quadriplegic and is on a ventilator. That’s the type of person that they did this stuff to.
Having a brother, who is just a year older, who was born deaf, really shaped who I am as a person. So it is a story not just close to my heart, but to my identity, there are many autobiographical themes in the episode regarding the tension between a love of music and loved ones who are deaf -- themes also present in.
Her tone deaf, crass remark about how ‘we don’t just get married in my community, we have a celebration,’ that’s literally every community in the world, literally every civilization celebrates marriage with a gathering. It’s human nature.
That press conference was an embarrassment – George Gascon is completely tone deaf to the impact his policies are having on victims and public safety.
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