Synonyms for numb
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : nuhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : nÊŒm |
Top 10 synonyms for numb Other synonyms for the word numb
- aloof
- apathetic
- asleep
- blunt
- callous
- casual
- chill
- comatose
- dead
- detached
- disinterested
- freeze
- frost
- frozen
- immobilize
- immobilized
- incurious
- insensate
- insensible
- insentient
- lethargic
- listless
- numbed
- obtund
- paralyzed
- phlegmatic
- remote
- senseless
- stun
- stupefied
- stuporous
- torpid
- unconcerned
- unconscious
- uncurious
- unfeeling
- uninterested
Définition of numb
Origin :- c.1400, nome, "deprived of motion or feeling," literally "taken, seized," from past participle of nimen "to take, seize," from Old English niman "to take, catch, grasp" (see nimble). The extraneous -b (to conform to comb, limb, etc.) appeared 17c. The notion is of being "taken" with palsy, shock, and especially cold. Figurative use from 1560s.
- adj deadened, insensitive
- verb deaden
- Here the pang suddenly struck her; she was not so numb, after all!
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- The book in which he did so is not named in the chapter just quoted, but in Numb.
- Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II] » by Benedict of Spinoza
- I raised my chin from my hands, and found that I was cold, numb, and stiff.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- My brain was numb, but I did my best to confront the new situation that was before me.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- I leaned against the balustrade all numb, watching them depart.
- Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
- I had forgotten them: I was numb to the passion and affairs of life.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Shining Light » by Norman Duncan
- Presently he tried to rise, and found that his limbs were numb.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
- Because Dives had been numb to human needs, Lazarus was the new-discovered leader.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Use and want are not its masters, sluggish contentment cannot numb its activity.
- Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
- The fiddler's string broke and the guitar player's fingers were numb.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
Antonyms for numb
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