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Synonyms for deaf
dɛfdeaf
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deafadjective
Synonyms:
hearing-impaired, hard of hearingDeafadjective
Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.
Synonyms:
hearing-impaired, hard of hearing
English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
deaf
Synonyms:
surd, hard of hearing, disinclined, averse, inexorable, insensible, rumbling, inaudible, heedless, deadAntonyms:
acute, listening, disposed, interested, attentive, willing, susceptible, sensible, alive
Princeton's WordNet
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 attentiondeafadjective
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)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 attentiondeafen, deafverb
make or render deaf
"a deafening noise"
Synonyms:
deafenAntonyms:
thoughtful, sharp-eared, paying attention, hearing(a), heedful, attentive, quick-eared
Dictionary of English Synonymes
deafadjective
Synonyms:
hard of bearing, dull of hearing
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1700 | dead | |
#1986 | cold | |
#9167 | deaf | |
#14614 | ignorant | |
#16485 | unaware | |
#16926 | unconscious | |
#29877 | deafness | |
#38099 | inaudible | |
#41588 | thump | |
#43252 | averse | |
#49055 | muffled | |
#57920 | rumbling | |
#73839 | inexorable | |
#79594 | taub | |
#98935 | heedless | |
#102330 | insensible | |
#119355 | disinclined | |
#125242 | deafened | |
#298286 | deafen | |
#315651 | surd |
How to use deaf in a sentence?
Look at who these victims are. Who steals from a deaf kid? let alone the fact that he's now a quadriplegic and is on a ventilator. That’s the type of person that they did this stuff to.
To silence the love, it takes a deaf. (Pour taire l'amour, - Il faut un sourd)
Loud music doesn't bother the deaf.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom; the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear, and the blind can read.
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