Word Type

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

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

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

feeling sensible

Causes Desire

walk

Derived Terms

benumb brain-numbing mind-numbing numb out numb-brained numb-handed numbfish numbhead numbish numbly numbness numbnuts numbskull numbskulled numbwit numby renumb unnumb

Distinct From

feeling

Etymologically Related To

nim

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

desensitise desensitize

Manner Of

desensitize

Related Terms

numskull

Related Terms

absence absence sense acute comfortably dentist emotion faculty feel feeling fingers frozen frozen stiff icy icy fingers in shock intense lack lack feeling lose lose feeling novocaine numbness numskull physical respond sensation sense shock stiff tingly

Similar Terms

afraid afraid insensible insensitive

Synonym Network

benumb benumbed dead deadened dull stunned

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