Synonyms for deaf
dɛfdeaf

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1. deafadjective

   Synonyms:
   hearing-impaired, hard of hearing

2. Deafadjective

   Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.

   Synonyms:
   hearing-impaired, hard of hearing

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1. deaf

   Synonyms:
   cold, dead, ignorant, insensible, unaware, unconscious

   Antonyms:
   advised, apprised, assured, aware, certain, certified, cognizant, conscious, informed, sensible, sure

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1. deaf

   Synonyms:
   surd, hard of hearing, disinclined, averse, inexorable, insensible, rumbling, inaudible, heedless, dead

   Antonyms:
   acute, listening, disposed, interested, attentive, willing, susceptible, sensible, alive

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. deafadjective

   people who have severe hearing impairments

   "many of the deaf use sign language"

   Antonyms:
   quick-eared, heedful, thoughtful, attentive, sharp-eared, hearing(a), paying attention

2. deafadjective

   lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

   Synonyms:
   indifferent(p), deaf(p)

   Antonyms:
   sharp-eared, heedful, thoughtful, paying attention, quick-eared, attentive, hearing(a)

3. deaf(p), indifferent(p)verb

   (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

   "deaf to her warnings"

   Antonyms:
   heedful, thoughtful, attentive, sharp-eared, quick-eared, hearing(a), paying attention

4. deafen, deafverb

   make or render deaf

   "a deafening noise"

   Synonyms:
   deafen

   Antonyms:
   thoughtful, sharp-eared, paying attention, hearing(a), heedful, attentive, quick-eared

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1. deafadjective

   Synonyms:
   hard of bearing, dull of hearing

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1. List of paraphrases for "deaf":

   sourds, muffled, taub, deafness, deafened, thump, hearing-impaired

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1. Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain:

   The Lord listens to the pryers of those who ask to be able to forget hatred, but is deaf to those who want to flee love.

2. Karma Quick-Panwala:

   Having the masks available... really made a huge difference in my being able to communicate in the delivery room. There would have been so much that I missed out on, that, as a teenager, this is what [ Isabella ] chose to focus on -- to facilitate our need for access and help the deaf community be able to communicate in this time -- I'm so grateful that her interest in this area led her to do this.

3. Hua Chunying:

   Some foreign media and social platforms are fraught with lies and rumors against China, in the dark and ugly world of disinformation, it is necessary for some people, including Chinese diplomats, to speak in a truthful, objective and impartial manner, like striking a match in the dark night to bring some light. Anyone who is not playing deaf and dumb will be able to see the truth.

4. Tawny Holmes:

   Not all deaf children can learn to hear or speak, children as old as 13 to 14 show up at schools for the deaf, and they are language deprived. They have a limited understanding. The social and emotional impact is so deep. They have had no access to language since birth, despite being constantly conditioned in spoken English.

5. Chelsea Elliott:

   When I learned about Helen Keller for the first time in the fourth grade, I surmised that I am half blind and half deaf like half Helen, what better role model than to name a nonprofit after the most extraordinary woman who overcame obstacles being blind and deaf?