numb Antonyms
Meaning of numb
numb (v)
make numb or insensitive
numb (s)
lacking sensation
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified
numb (a.)
Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold.
Producing numbness; benumbing; as, the numb, cold night.
numb (v. t.)
To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy.
FAQs About the word numb
make numb or insensitive, lacking sensation, (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive, so frightened as to be unable to move; s
asleep,numbed,benumbed, insensitive, torpid, unfeeling, blunted, stupefied, senseless, drugged
feeling,feeling, sensitive, sensitive,, sensible, awake, awake,sensible
The freezing water numbed my fingers to the bone.
After the car accident, my body felt numb from head to toe.
The anesthetic numbed the area around the incision, eliminating any discomfort.
The shock of the news left me numb and speechless.
