Synonyms of numbness

numbness

noun

as in apathy

a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness

the prisoner exhibited the numbness of someone who had spent more years behind bars than he could remember

Synonyms & Similar Words

• apathy
• emptiness
• impassivity
• phlegm
• coldness
• impassiveness
• insensibility
• detachment
• emotionlessness
• affectlessness
• hardness
• stiffness
• deadness
• indifference
• callousness
• coolness
• heartlessness
• blankness
• callosity
• insensitivity
• imperturbability
• obduracy
• vacancy
• bloodlessness
• unconcern
• halfheartedness
• aloofness
• hard-heartedness
• woodenness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• feeling
• emotion
• sympathy
• sensibility
• sensitivity
• compassion
• empathy
• pity
• understanding
• warmth
• responsiveness
• tenderness
• receptivity
• hysteria
• solicitude
• melodrama
• receptiveness
• hysterics
• vehemence
• histrionics
• hand-wringing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of numbness

Too Much Vitamin B6 and Nerve Damage Taking high doses of B6 may cause numbness, a pins-and-needles sensation, or pain in your legs, impairing your ability to walk. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2026

This painful side effect, which can cause tingling and numbness in the hands and feet, can be managed with ice and painkillers or opioids. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026

Those include numbness and tingling around the mouth and fingertips, trouble walking, talking or swallowing, sometimes weakness in the upper or lower extremity, balance issues or struggles with episodic memory. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The Massachusetts mother asked to change her medications nearly every day, saying the drugs were causing intrusive thoughts, insomnia and numbness, said one of her other providers, Rebecca Jollotta. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

This postpartum depression became the condition under which which her addiction escalated, as Panettiere described needing a rush dopamine or something else to break through the numbness. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Postpartum depression, affecting 1 in 7 women, often presents as intrusive thoughts, rage, or numbness, not just sadness, leading to unrecognized symptoms. — John Samuels, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Blurry vision, a stiff neck, hypersensitive skin, numbness and weakness that would come and go. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that causes the breakdown of the protective covering of nerves, resulting in numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes and other symptoms, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026