as in numbed
lacking in sensation or feeling
my benumbed ears took a few minutes to warm up after the frigid air outside
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as in reduced
to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling
a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benumbed
Adjective
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When Bill’s older brother Henry (Barry Ward) finds the pianist in numbed solitude in his dingy apartment, Bill has canceled all his upcoming gigs, saying Scotty cannot be replaced.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Ingber also notes the numbed response to these strikes from much of the American public, something that, in part, may come from the routine nature of these drone strikes as something that the nation has become desensitized to dropping bombs on enemies.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Benfotiamine reduced harmful brain changes while improving memory in animal experiments.—
BenfoTeam,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Refresh cycles were designed to be repeatable, with quality checks that reduced noise and prevented unintended drift.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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My body went numb forging frigid rivers while hurricane-level squalls wicked moisture out of my eyes.—
Mark Johanson,
Outside,
14 Mar. 2026
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Relationships often suffer as people withdraw or feel emotionally numb.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And then the steakhouse’s growth spurt dulled.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Despite running a mere 94 minutes, the film’s multiple threads are presented in a manner so outstretched their totality becomes dulled, as the inherent allure of the saga at large gradually wanes in energy.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Calm sets in, but so does the kind of over-relaxation that leads to micro-sleep — periods of four to five seconds — which, at highway speeds around 60 mph, can careen a car the length of a football field while the driver is basically asleep at the wheel.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Have fun explaining exactly what went on while your child was asleep.—
Amanda Rock,
Parents,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Closer cooperation between North Korea, Russia and China has blunted sanctions pressure and reduced the incentive for compromise.—
Karishma Vaswani,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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There's a nice bitter chocolate flavor that's blunted perfectly by the brownies' delicate sweetness.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When recovery becomes doubtful or diminished, incentives weaken.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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The 5-foot-10 Murray was once one of the league's best running QBs, but age and injury have diminished, though not entirely destroyed, his rushing ability.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Will they be weakened domestically by entering the war?—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Tornado watch ends for central and east-central Georgia A tornado warning had been issued earlier Thursday morning for parts of Marion County, Chattahoochee County and Webster County before expiring once the immediate tornado threat weakened.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Benumbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benumbed. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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