/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of benumbed Find synonyms for: Verb1. numb, benumb, blunt, dull, desensitize, desensitiseusage: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"Adjective1. asleep(predicate), benumbed, numb, insensible (vs. sensible)usage: lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"2. dulled, benumbed, uninterested (vs. interested)usage: having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language