Synonyms for numb
- adjective
- verb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
- adj. 2
Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way.
numb with shock; numb with boredom
- v. 1
To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).
When I first heard the news, I was numbed by the shock.
Forms
- Past participle
- numbed
e.g. numbed → dulled, blunted, deadened, benumbed…
Example sentences
- insensitive Soles of the feet are insensitive to heat and cold.
- unfeeling He accused me of being an unfeeling father and husband.
- insensible You seem to be insensible of their good intentions.
- torpid When it gets cold, the turtles become torpid.
- stunned Everyone in the room was stunned by what happened.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| numb | rising | |
| insensitive | steady | |
| unfeeling | rising | |
| insensible | steady | |
| torpid | steady | |
| stunned | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dead1, dull1
- 5 letters
- blunt1
- 6 letters
- asleep2, deaden2, torpid2, benumb
- 7 letters
- stunned1, callous2
- 8 letters
- benumbed
- 9 letters
- apathetic4, unfeeling3, nerveless
- 10 letters
- insensible4
- 11 letters
- insensitive4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (asleep2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- gourd
- Italiano
- intorpidito