Synonyms for Numbness

Synonyms for "numbness" (100 found)

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Closest matches (20)

acedia aloofness analgesia anesthesia apathy ataraxia ataraxy benumbedness blah blahs callousness comatoseness deadness

Noun(6 words)

anaesthetizing apathy benumbing blankness callousing daze

Adjective(1 words)

blase

Strong matches (30)

Noun(11 words)

deadness detachmentdulled feelingdullingemotional dullnessemotional emptinessemotional numbnessemotional voidfrench apathieinanimateness indifference

detachment disinterest dispassion dullness electronarcosis heartlessness hebetude hopelessness impassibility imperception imperceptiveness imperceptivity impercipience inappetence inconsiderateness indifference

Adjective(3 words)

empty voidexistential voidhollow feeling

Related words (50)

insensibility insensibleness insensitiveness insensitivity insentience insouciancelack of appetitelanguidness lethargicalness lethargy listlessness narcosis narcotization nonchalance obtuseness passiveness passivity phlegm phlegmaticalness phlegmaticness

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Noun(7 words)

insensitivityitalian vuotoloss of sensationnumbing spiritlessness stupefying stupors

Verb(1 words)

inuring

Related word relations

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

5 relation types

More general

9 entries

bodily conditionemotional conditionemotional statemedical symptompassiveness passivityphysical conditionsensory losssymptom

More specific

7 entries

emotional detachmentface numbnessfacial numbnessflat affecthand numbnessleg numbnesslimb numbness

Collocations

6 entries

emotional numbnessloss of sensationnerve damagenumb fingerssensation losstemporary numbness

Inflections

1 entries

numbnesses

Derivations

3 entries

numb numbing numbly

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Don't eat till the numbness wears off.

Source: tatoeba (53386)

I have some numbness in my left hand.

Source: tatoeba (243561)

I'm walking about like I'm hypnotized, with a numbness still in my limbs, struggling to speak.

Source: tatoeba (9698268)

Sudden numbness, physical weakness, difficulty speaking and comprehending and loss of balance are all common symptoms of stroke.

Source: tatoeba (12077843)

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Numbness