Synonyms for be numbs
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-nuhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈnʌm |
Top 10 synonyms for be numbs Other synonyms for the word be numbs
- abate
- addle
- alarm
- alleviate
- amaze
- analgize
- anneal
- appall
- arrest
- astound
- attenuate
- awe
- befog
- bemuse
- benumb
- besot
- bite
- blind
- blunt
- blur
- bottle up
- brace
- bring to grinding halt
- cake
- candy
- cement
- check
- chill
- chill to the bone
- chloroform
- close
- clot
- coagulate
- condense
- confound
- confuse
- congeal
- consume
- cork up
- crystallize
- cumber
- curdle
- cushion
- damp
- daunt
- daze
- dazzle
- deaden
- debilitate
- decrease the volume
- depress
- deprive
- devitalize
- dim
- disarm
- dismay
- disorder
- distract
- dizzy
- dope
- dope up
- dose
- dose up
- drown
- dull
- dumbfound
- enfeeble
- etherize
- exhaust
- faze
- firm
- fix
- flabbergast
- freeze
- frost
- frustrate
- fuddle
- gag
- gas
- gel
- glaciate
- halt
- harden
- hebetate
- hit
- horrify
- hush
- ice over
- ice up
- immobilize
- impair
- incapacitate
- inflate
- injure
- inspissate
- jell
- jelly
- keep it down
- knock out
- KO
- lame
- lay out
- lessen
- lower
- make inactive
- make inert
- make less sensitive
- make nerveless
- medicate
- mix up
- moderate
- muddle
- mute
- muzzle
- mystify
- narcotize
- nip
- nonplus
- numb
- obtund
- opiate
- ossify
- overpower
- overwhelm
- palsy
- paralyze
- perplex
- petrify
- physic
- pierce
- pipe down
- poison
- precipitate
- prop
- prostrate
- put chill on
- put damper on
- put out of order
- put the lid on
- put to sleep
- puzzle
- quieten
- rattle
- reduce
- refrigerate
- reinforce
- relax
- render insensible
- repress
- retard
- rock
- sap
- scare
- scare silly
- scare stiff
- sedate
- set
- shock
- shut down
- silence
- slow
- smother
- soft-pedal
- soften
- solidify
- spook
- stabilize
- stagger
- starch
- startle
- steady
- stiffen
- stifle
- stop dead
- strengthen
- stun
- stupefy
- subdue
- suppress
- surprise
- take the edge off
- tauten
- tense
- terrify
- thicken
- tire
- tone down
- transfix
- treat
- turn down
- undermine
- unnerve
- water down
- weaken
Définition of be numbs
Origin :- late 15c., from be- + numb. Originally of mental states; of the physical body from 1520s. Related: Benumbed; benumbing.
- As in mute : verb muffle, tone down sound
- As in numb : verb deaden
- As in paralyze : verb immobilize
- As in petrify : verb frighten
- As in stiffen : verb make or become harder
- As in blunt : verb make dull
- As in stupefy : verb stun
- As in benumb : verb desensitize
- As in stupefy : verb astonish
- As in hebetate : verb dull
- As in medicate : verb drug
- As in narcotize : verb drug
- As in physic : verb drug
- As in daze : verb confuse, shock
- As in deaden : verb diminish, muffle, quiet
- As in desensitize : verb dull
- As in drug : verb put under influence of medication
- As in freeze : verb make cold enough to become solid
Antonyms for be numbs
- advance
- aid
- allow
- animate
- articulate
- assist
- assure
- boil
- bore
- brighten
- build
- calm
- clarify
- clear up
- comfort
- construct
- continue
- delight
- dilute
- dissolve
- embolden
- encourage
- enlarge
- enlighten
- enliven
- expect
- explain
- explicate
- extend
- facilitate
- free
- go
- heat
- help
- ignore
- improve
- incite
- increase
- indulge
- intensify
- invigorate
- let go
- liberate
- liquefy
- loosen
- magnify
- melt
- mobilize
- needle
- neglect
- permit
- please
- point
- push
- raise
- reassure
- refresh
- release
- repair
- restore
- separate
- sharpen
- soften
- soothe
- speak
- stimulate
- strengthen
- thin
- unfix
- uplift
- voice
- warm
- weaken
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