54 Synonyms & Antonyms For NUMB

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    • Definitions numb [nuhm] / nʌm / ADJECTIVE deadened, insensitive Synonyms STRONGEST dazed indifferent STRONG anesthetized benumbed callous detached frozen immobilized numbed paralyzed stupefied WEAK aloof apathetic asleep casual comatose dead disinterested incurious insensate insensible insentient lethargic listless phlegmatic remote senseless stuporous torpid unconcerned unconscious uncurious unfeeling uninterested Antonyms STRONG compassionate sympathetic WEAK lively responsive sensitive VERB deaden Synonyms STRONGEST anesthetize desensitize dull paralyze stupefy STRONG benumb blunt chill freeze frost immobilize obtund stun Antonyms STRONG heat WEAK enliven

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    My own legs felt like pieces of lumber that had washed up in the surf: numb and heavy.

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    My nose was numb by the time I turned up my driveway and hiked past the busy bird feeders.

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    “Yes, ma’am,” I said, staring down at my slightly blue-tinged fingers, which were more than a little numb from the freezing temperature of the simulation room.

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    A community in Londonderry has been left "numb" and "in shock" following the deaths of two young friends in a crash across the border in Donegal, according to a grief counsellor.

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    "The next phase of feelings were just numb," he says of the days after Freeman fled.

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    benumb blunt daze dead deaden desensitize drug drugs frightened frozen harden hebetate inert insensible medicate mesmerize motionless narcotize paralytic paralyze petrified petrify physic shock stock-still stunned stupefied stupefies stupefies stupefy stupefy stuporous torpid unconscious unwitting

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