Synonyms for deaf
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Indifferent
2. Deaf-mute
hard-of-hearing, hearing-impaired, deaf-mute vulgar
Other
tone-deaf, stone-deaf, unhearing, cloth-eared informal dated UK
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unable (or partially able) to hear.
My brother has been deaf since sustaining injuries in the war.
- adj. 2
Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive.
Those people are deaf to reason.
Related words
- Word family
- deafen deaf-mute deafness
- Phrases
- deaf adder deaf aid deaf and dumb nose deaf deaf person
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deaf | steady | |
| unhearing | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- unmoved2
- 8 letters
- heedless
- 9 letters
- unhearing
- 10 letters
- insensible4
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, unconcerned3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unmoved2 = 2 syllables).