My hands are numb from the cold.
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Numb
/nʌm/
Synonyms for "numb" (225 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (68)
comatosecushioncutdeaddeadendeaden the paindeadeneddebilitateddesensitizedesensitizeddetacheddiminishdisinteresteddopedopeydormantdroopydrugdruggeddull
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Adjective(9 words)
Verb(5 words)
Related words (112)
insentientinsouciantjadedkayoknock outknock senselessknock stiffknock unconsciouskolackadaisicallanguidlanguorouslaodiceanlaylay outleadenlessenlethargiclifelesslistless
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lulllumpishmitigatemollifymoribundmullnarcotizenipnonchalantnumbedobdurateobtundobtuseolympianpadpalliatepalsyparalyzepassivepenetratepeplesspetrifyphlegmaticpierceplucklesspoopedpoulticepour balm intopour oil onput to sleepreducerefrigeraterelieveremoteresignedsalvesatedsenselessshockslackslackenslakesleepyslowsluggishsoftensomnolentsoothesoporificspiritlessspunklessstagnantstagnatingstoicstultifiedstunstupestupefiedstupefysubduesupinethick skinnedthick wittedthick-skinnedthick-wittedthunderstrucktorpiduncaringunconcernedunconsciousunfeelingunfeltuninterestedunperceptivevegetablevegetativewanwearywithdrawnworld-weary
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
13 entriesaffect flatteningaffective statebodily conditiondesensitisedesensitizeemotional bluntingemotional numbnessemotional stateinsensibilityphysical sensationpsychological statesensory losssensory state
More specific
9 entriesCollocations
9 entriesemotional numbnessnumb extremitiesnumb feetnumb fingersnumb handsnumb lipsnumb skinnumb toesnumbing cream
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 麻木不仁的 adj (emotionally unable to feel)
Czech
1 entries- ochromený adj (emotionally unable to feel)
Finnish
4 entries- lamaantunut adj (emotionally unable to feel)
- turta adj (emotionally unable to feel)
- kohmettua verb (to become numb physically)
- puutua verb (to become numb physically)
German
2 entries- gefühllos adj (emotionally unable to feel)
- unempfindlich adj (emotionally unable to feel)
Māori
2 entries- paraheahea adj (emotionally unable to feel)
- rōrā adj (emotionally unable to feel)
Portuguese
2 entries- dormente adj (emotionally unable to feel)
- entorpecido adj (emotionally unable to feel)
Russian
1 entries- неме́ть verb (to become numb physically)
Spanish
4 entries- arrecirse verb (to become numb physically)
- aterecerse verb (to become numb physically)
- aterirse verb (to become numb physically)
- embotar verb (to cause the mind or senses to be less acute)
Tamil
1 entries- மர verb (to become numb physically)
Turkish
2 entries- duygusuz adj (emotionally unable to feel)
- hissiz adj (emotionally unable to feel)
Vietnamese
2 entries- chết lặng adj (emotionally unable to feel)
- vô cảm adj (emotionally unable to feel)
Sample sentences
28 total sentences available.
The swimmers were numb with cold.
Source: tatoeba (26417)
My right hand is numb.
Source: tatoeba (27064)
Your gums will get numb in a few minutes.
Source: tatoeba (72991)
Showing 4 of 28 available sentences.