Synonyms for deaf
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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. Hindi Filmy Quote:

   Own profit be made and let public go to hell. In a city of deaf and dumb, who listens to whom (Apna kam banta bhad me jaye janta. Gunge behro ki nagri me kaun kisi ki sunta )

2. Lydia Callis:

   The reason I was there was to provide access to the deaf community, not to be some sort of parodied viral superstar.

3. Justina Miles:

   It’s not only for me to share this experience with the whole world, but to really bring that empowerment to millions and millions of Black deaf people all over the country, who’ve never really seen that before, and so they should feel inspired, and that’s the same way I feel. I feel like that is truly lifting every voice, even my voice.

4. Andrea Marella:

   Deaf or death, what are our options? we have to keep moving forward.

5. Alex Gansa:

   They’re writing what we’re all living, you ’d have to be blind, deaf and dumb not to see the drama in the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.