NUMBING Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word numbing. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for NUMBING
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| benumb | verbv | |||||||
verb • make numb or insensitive | ||||||||
| dull | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in liveliness or animation • emitting or reflecting very little light • not keenly felt • not having a sharp edge or point adjective satellite • being or made softer or less loud or clear • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • (of business) not active or brisk • blunted in responsiveness or sensibility • not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft • darkened with overcast verb • make dull in appearance • become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • make numb or insensitive • make dull or blunt • become less interesting or attractive • make less lively or vigorous | ||||||||
| asleep | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • in a state of sleep adverb • into a sleeping state • in the sleep of death adjective satellite • lacking sensation • dead | ||||||||
| benumbed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking sensation • having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure | ||||||||
| blunt | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a broad or rounded end • used of a knife or other blade; not sharp • characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion • devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment verb • make less intense • make numb or insensitive • make dull or blunt • make less sharp • make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | ||||||||
| dead | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life • not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat noun • people who are no longer living • a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense adverb • completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers • quickly and without warning adjective satellite • very tired • unerringly accurate • physically inactive • (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive • devoid of physical sensation; numb • lacking acoustic resonance • not yielding a return • not circulating or flowing • not surviving in active use • lacking resilience or bounce • out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown • no longer having force or relevance • the complete stoppage of an action • drained of electric charge; discharged • devoid of activity | ||||||||
