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Synonyms for benumbed

  • adjective

Most common

asleep numb uninterested unfeeling dulled stupefied

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Numb

numb, asleep, uninterested, unfeeling, insensible, torpid, dull

Other

stupefied, dulled

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Lacking sensation; numb.

Example sentences

  • asleep The show was so boring that Ann and I fell asleep.
  • numb Mark was becoming more and more emotionally numb?
  • uninterested I told him of our plans, but he seemed uninterested.
  • unfeeling He accused me of being an unfeeling father and husband.
  • stupefied She looked stupefied in amazement.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
benumbedsteady
asleeprising
numbrising
uninterestedrising
unfeelingrising
dulledrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
dull1, numb1
6 letters
asleep2, dulled1, torpid2
9 letters
unfeeling3, stupefied
10 letters
insensible4
12 letters
uninterested4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (asleep2 = 2 syllables).