Deafen

/ˈdɛfən/

Synonyms for "deafen" (40 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

awake the deadbaffleblastblast the earboomcrashcrescendocushion

Strong matches (12)

Verb(1 words)
Noun(2 words)

Related words (20)

rattle the windowsrend the airrend the earsresoundringriserock the skysoft pedalsoft-pedalsoftensplit the eardrumssplit the earsstartle the echoesstopstunsubduesurgeswellthundertone down

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

12 entries
breakdampdampendesensitisedesensitizegohearing impairmentsensory impairmentsensory overwhelmsoftensoundweaken

More specific

5 entries
acoustic traumacrowd roarengine roarloud feedbacknoise-induced hearing loss

Collocations

6 entries
acoustic traumajet engine noiseloud blastloud noisenoise-induced hearing losstemporary hearing loss

Inflections

3 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Where did you deafen them?

Source: tatoeba (1884577)

The head injury deafened her for life.

Source: wiktionary

to deafen a wall or a floor

Source: wiktionary

Racine left the ground […] deafened, dazzled and tired to death.

Source: wiktionary

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