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benumbing

verb , present participle of benumb

Synonyms and Antonyms of benumbing

to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling

a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief

Synonyms of benumbing

blunting, cauterizing, dampening, damping, deadening, dulling, numbing

Words Related to benumbing

muffling, muting, toning (down)

decreasing, diminishing, lessening, letting up (on), lowering, reducing, subduing

debilitating, enfeebling, weakening

dwindling, receding, subsiding, tapering (off), waning

alleviating, easing, lightening

abating, moderating

Near Antonyms of benumbing

amplifying, augmenting, beefing (up), boosting, consolidating, deepening, enhancing, heightening, intensifying, magnifying, redoubling, stepping up, strengthening

animating, arousing, stimulating

Antonyms of benumbing

sharpening, whetting

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