Synonyms for numbness
numb·ness

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1. numbnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   hypesthesia

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1. numbness

   Synonyms:
   coldness, deadness, hardness, insensibility, unconsciousness

   Antonyms:
   feeling, impressibility, sensibility, sensitiveness, susceptibility

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1. numbness

   Synonyms:
   hebetude, callousness, insensibility

   Antonyms:
   acuteness, sensibility, liveliness, sensitiveness

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1. numbnessnoun

   partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction

   Synonyms:
   indifference, spiritlessness, apathy

2. apathy, indifference, numbness, spiritlessnessnoun

   the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

   Synonyms:
   phlegm, indifference, impassivity, nonchalance, spiritlessness, apathy, unconcern, emotionlessness, impassiveness, stolidity, unemotionality

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1. • Passivity
   • Symptom

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1. numbnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   torpor, insensibility, deadness, paralysis, palsy

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1. numbnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   insensibility

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1. List of paraphrases for "numbness":

   dizziness

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1. Mark Davis:

   I went and met with one of my buddies who owns a series of nutrition supplement stores, and he was just like 'I don't know. I don't have words, you know, he says, I have a four-month-old daughter. What am I bringing her up into?' you know, and there's a numbness, stunned shock. And to be very candid with you, these people did not see it coming. I didn't see it coming.

2. Harper Lee:

   I can't say that( my reaction) was one of surprise. It was one of sheer numbness. It was like being hit over the head and knocked cold.

3. Valerie Amos:

   The government, armed and terrorist groups, continue to kill, maim, rape, torture and take Syria to new lows that seemed unimaginable a few years ago, we need the numbness to the senseless violence and the apparent apathy to end.

4. Andrew Myatt:

   When they came home, many of the fittest and best trained warriors we've ever had were not the same; headaches, numbness, dizziness, cancer. My son Beau was one of them.

5. Margarita Rohr:

   This directs blood flow toward these organs and away from less vital organs like hands and feet, Margarita Rohr said, which leaves these body parts chronically cold. Science bears this out : a University of Utah study found that though women had a slightly higher core body temperature than men, their hands came in at an average of 2.8 degrees cooler. You have diabetes Diabetes that's not kept in check can lead to a condition called peripheral nephropathy, a constant attack on the nerves that provide sensation to your hands and feet, Margarita Rohr said. When this develops, you experience numbness and sometimes pain in the hands and feet, and since these nerves are also responsible for sending message to the brain regarding temperature sensation, your hands and feet may feel cold.