Numb

//nʌm//

Synonyms for "numb" (185 found)

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Closest matches (37)

Verb(3 words)
dullbenumbblunt
Adjective(2 words)
asleepbenumbed
Noun(1 words)
benumbment

Strong matches (56)

Adjective(1 words)
dead
Adjective(2 words)
deadenedinsensible

Related words (92)

Adjective(2 words)
nervelessstunned

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More general

2 entries

Antonyms

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Synonyms

6 entries

Related terms

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causes desire

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derived

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distinct from

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etymologically related_to

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manner of

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related to

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similar

4 entries

Translations

157 translations across 47 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • shushatur mpirë adj (physically unable to feel)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • ἀναίσθητος adj (physically unable to feel)
  • ναρκόω verb (to cause to become numb)

Arabic

4 entries
  • خَدِر adj (physically unable to feel)
  • منمل adj (physically unable to feel)
  • خَدَّرَ verb (to cause to become numb)
  • خَفَّفَ verb (to cause (a feeling) to be less intense)

Armenian

3 entries
  • անզգա adj (physically unable to feel)
  • ընդարմացած adj (physically unable to feel)
  • թմրած adj (physically unable to feel)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • вцепенен adj (physically unable to feel)
  • вкочанясвам verb (to cause to become numb)
  • вцепенявам verb (to cause to become numb)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • banhod adj (physically unable to feel)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • سِڕ adj (physically unable to feel)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 麻木 adj (physically unable to feel)
  • 麻木不仁的 adj (emotionally unable to feel)

Czech

4 entries
  • necitlivý adj (physically unable to feel)
  • ochromený adj (emotionally unable to feel)
  • ochromit verb (to cause to become numb)
  • otupit verb (to cause to become numb)

Dutch

4 entries
  • bewusteloos adj (physically unable to feel)
  • verdoofd adj (physically unable to feel)
  • verkleumd adj (physically unable to feel)
  • verstijfd adj (physically unable to feel)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • sensenta adj (physically unable to feel)

Finnish

4 entries
  • lamaantunut adj (emotionally unable to feel)
  • puutunut adj (physically unable to feel)
  • tunnoton adj (physically unable to feel)
  • turta adj (physically unable to feel)

French

4 entries
  • engourdi adj (physically unable to feel)
  • gourd adj (physically unable to feel)
  • anesthésier verb (to cause to become numb)
  • endormir verb (to cause to become numb)

Georgian

2 entries
  • გაფიჩხებული adj (physically unable to feel)
  • გაშეშებული adj (physically unable to feel)

German

4 entries
  • benommen adj (physically unable to feel)
  • betäubt adj (physically unable to feel)
  • gefühllos adj (physically unable to feel)
  • gefühllos adj (emotionally unable to feel)

Greek

1 entries
  • ναρκωμένος adj (physically unable to feel)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • נרדם adj (physically unable to feel)
  • רדום adj (physically unable to feel)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • dermedt adj (physically unable to feel)
  • eltompult adj (physically unable to feel)
  • kábult adj (physically unable to feel)
  • meggémberedett adj (physically unable to feel)

Hunsrik

1 entries
  • daab adj (physically unable to feel)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • dofinn adj (physically unable to feel)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • mati rasa adj (physically unable to feel)

Italian

4 entries
  • intorpidito adj (physically unable to feel)
  • addormentare verb (to cause to become numb)
  • anestetizzare verb (to cause to become numb)
  • intorpidire verb (to cause to become numb)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 無感覚な adj (physically unable to feel)

Khmer

3 entries
  • សំទក់ adj (physically unable to feel)
  • ស្គឹះ adj (physically unable to feel)
  • ស្រយង់ adj (physically unable to feel)

Korean

1 entries
  • 마비되는 adj (physically unable to feel)

Latin

2 entries
  • torpidus adj (physically unable to feel)
  • torpēns adj (physically unable to feel)

Latvian

3 entries
  • nejutīgs adj (physically unable to feel)
  • stings adj (physically unable to feel)
  • stīvs adj (physically unable to feel)

Malay

1 entries
  • kebas adj (physically unable to feel)

Māori

4 entries
  • kerekerewai adj (physically unable to feel)
  • kēkerewai adj (physically unable to feel)
  • kōpā adj (physically unable to feel)
  • mangenge adj (physically unable to feel)

Norman

1 entries
  • gourd adj (physically unable to feel)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • nummen adj (physically unable to feel)

Persian

3 entries
  • بیحس adj (physically unable to feel)
  • سر adj (physically unable to feel)
  • کرخت adj (physically unable to feel)

Polish

1 entries
  • odrętwiały adj (physically unable to feel)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • adormecido adj (physically unable to feel)
  • amortecido adj (physically unable to feel)
  • dormente adj (physically unable to feel)
  • dormente adj (emotionally unable to feel)

Romanian

3 entries
  • amorțit adj (physically unable to feel)
  • amorți verb (to cause to become numb)
  • anestezia verb (to cause to become numb)

Russian

3 entries
  • онеме́лый adj (physically unable to feel)
  • неме́ть verb (to become numb physically)
  • цепене́ть verb (to cause (a feeling) to be less intense)

Spanish

4 entries
  • adormecido adj (physically unable to feel)
  • dormido adj (physically unable to feel)
  • entorpecido adj (physically unable to feel)
  • entumecido adj (physically unable to feel)

Swedish

3 entries
  • domnad adj (physically unable to feel)
  • valen adj (physically unable to feel)
  • bedöva verb (to cause to become numb)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • manhid adj (physically unable to feel)

Tajik

1 entries
  • карахт adj (physically unable to feel)

Tamil

1 entries
  • மர verb (to become numb physically)

Tausug

1 entries
  • banhud adj (physically unable to feel)

Thai

1 entries
  • ชา adj (physically unable to feel)

Turkish

4 entries
  • duygusuz adj (emotionally unable to feel)
  • hissiz adj (emotionally unable to feel)
  • uyuşuk adj (physically unable to feel)
  • uyuşturmak verb (to cause to become numb)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • занімі́лий adj (physically unable to feel)

Urdu

2 entries
  • بے حِس adj (physically unable to feel)
  • سُن adj (physically unable to feel)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • chết lặng adj (emotionally unable to feel)
  • tê adj (physically unable to feel)
  • tê cóng adj (physically unable to feel)
  • vô cảm adj (emotionally unable to feel)

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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My hands are numb from the cold.

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The swimmers were numb with cold.

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My right hand is numb.

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Your gums will get numb in a few minutes.

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