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numb

/nʌm/verb, adjective1 syllable

Numb means: lacking sensation.

Synonyms for numb12

verb, as in make numb or insensitive

benumb, blunt, dull

adjective, as in lacking sensation

asleep, benumbed, insensible

adjective, as in (followed by ‘to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

dead, insensitive

adjective, as in so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified

afraid

also used for numb

deadened, nerveless, stunned

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What does numb mean?4

adjective

1

lacking sensation“my foot is asleep”

2

(followed by ‘to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive“passersby were dead to our plea for help”

3

so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified“too numb with fear to move”

verb

1

make numb or insensitive“The shock numbed her senses”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with numb?23

one syllable

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two syllables

becomesuccumb
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Numb in a sentence

  • It was cold outside, and my hands got numb.DJ_Saidez
  • My hands are numb because of the cold.Luornu
  • Mark was becoming more and more emotionally numb?Amastan
  • Your gums will get numb in a few minutes.unknown
  • Mark's fingers and toes were numb from playing in the snow for too long.Amastan
  • We found the lost hiker numb with cold.darinmex
  • My fingers are so cold they have gone numb.FiRez
  • I've become numb to the things that used to make me happy.felidad

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of numb

as a verb

past tense
numbed
present participle
numbing
third-person singular
numbs
past participle
numbed

as a adjective

comparative
number
superlative
numbest