Synonyms for numbness
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Noun
1. Apathy
apathy, stupor, indifference, torpor, astonishment, insensibility, stupefaction, torpidity, spiritlessness, hebetude, lethargy
Other
deadness, callousness, unfeelingness, hypoesthesia, hypesthesia US, benumbment
Definitions
- n. 1
Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.
Forms
- Plural
- numbnesses → apathies, stupors, indifferences, torpors…
Example sentences
- indifference The path to Auschwitz was paved with indifference.
- apathy Apathy is a paralysis of the soul, an early death.
- astonishment Both Miss Stoner and I gazed at him in astonishment.
- stupor Ziri was so passionate that Rima fell into a stupor.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| numbness | rising | |
| indifference | steady | |
| apathy | falling | |
| astonishment | rising | |
| stupor | rising | |
| callousness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- apathy3, stupor2, torpor2
- 8 letters
- lethargy3, deadness, hebetude
- 9 letters
- torpidity
- 10 letters
- benumbment
- 11 letters
- callousness3, hypesthesia
- 12 letters
- indifference4, astonishment4, stupefaction, hypoesthesia
- 13 letters
- insensibility, unfeelingness
- 14 letters
- spiritlessness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apathy3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- engourdissement