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. Shari Runner:

   Critics quickly called him out for what they dubbed tone-deaf comments, in which he seemed to be blaming the victims. Shari Runner, former president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League, deemed the remarks insensitive. I can not see the victims of racist policies and bigoted practices shamed by anyone who says they need to do better or be better in their circumstance. I wo n’t accept it, i think for the mayor to make a generalization about a community is more than just misspoken, Kwame Raoul said, it's outright wrong.

2. David Reitze:

   It's the first time the universe has spoken to us through gravitational waves, up to now we've been deaf to them.

3. American Indian Proverb:

   Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf.

4. Cedric Alexander:

   Black and brown people have been making these complaints for years, but they fell on deaf ears because no one wanted to believe some officers would act that way.

5. Charles de LEUSSE:

   To silence the love, it takes a deaf. (Pour taire l'amour, - Il faut un sourd)