1. (adj) asleep(p), benumbed, numb
lacking sensation
Antonyms: fearless, sensible, sensitive, unafraid(p)
2. (adj) dead(p), numb(p)
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
Antonyms: fearless, unafraid(p), sensitive, sensible
3. (verb) numb
so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified
Synonyms: numb(p), asleep(p), benumbed, dead(p) Antonyms: sensitive, sensible, fearless, unafraid(p)
4. (verb) numb, benumb, blunt, dull
make numb or insensitive
Synonyms: benumb, tone down, mute, dull, deaden, numb, blunt, pall, damp, muffle, dampen Antonyms: sensitive, fearless, unafraid(p), sensible
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