Word Type

Adjective

Verb

Noun

Adjective

The word "deaf" can be used as adjective, verb, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

hearing

Capable Of

guide blind sign world

Coordinate Terms

ageusic anosmic blind

Derived Terms

Deaf Smith County Deaflympian Deaflympic Deaflympics I'm deaf are you deaf beat-deaf cock a deaf 'un deaf adder deaf aid deaf and dumb deaf as a doorknob deaf as a doornail deaf as a doorpost deaf as a post deaf waddler deaf-blind deaf-blindness deaf-mute deaf-muteness deafblind deafen deafie deafish deafism deafly deafness deafo dip hop fall on deaf ears inattentionally deaf nondeaf nose deaf preach to deaf ears semideaf stone deaf stone-deaf tone-deaf turn a deaf ear undeaf

Etymologically Related To

dumb

Context

dialect nonstandard uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

desensitise desensitize people

Type Of (IsA)

people

Related Terms

inaudible

Related Terms

anosmic blind culture deaf person deafen hear inaudible sign language

Similar Terms

deaf and dumb deaf as a post deaf-and-dumb deaf-mute deafened deafened hard-of-hearing hearing impaired hearing-impaired heedless profoundly deaf profoundly deaf stone-deaf tone deaf tone-deaf unhearing unheeding

Synonym Network

deafen hard of hearing hearing impaired indifferent

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.