Antonyms for benumbed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bih-nuhm
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈnʌm


Definition of benumbed

Origin :
  • late 15c., from be- + numb. Originally of mental states; of the physical body from 1520s. Related: Benumbed; benumbing.
  • adj numb
  • adj inactive
Example sentences :
  • I lay down on a deck-chair, and when dawn came was benumbed and sleepy.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • It is so cold, so dark, my senses are so benumbed, and the gloom upon me is so dreadful.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • The heart may be quite happy and strong when the hands are benumbed with cold.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • The icy water so benumbed us we could scarcely control our limbs.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • But the gathering grew sad, benumbed, as it were, with lassitude.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • Her anxiety and fatigue had stupefied her and benumbed her faculties.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • He was conscious only of a great void and blank as he sat there overpowered and benumbed.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • He was weary with happiness, a happiness that benumbed his limbs.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • He simply felt as if benumbed, as if plunged into gentle and delightful stupor.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • But she did not stir, she did not speak, so benumbed was she with grief.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for benumbed

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