benumbed
Rendered without feeling
Benumbed means made numb or deprived of sensation, either physically or emotionally.
Cold benumbs the fingers; shock benumbs the mind.
The word suggests a dulling or deadening that leaves someone unable to feel or respond normally: She sat benumbed by grief, unable to speak.
His benumbed hands fumbled with the keys.
Made numb for surgery
- deadenedMade less intense
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
- dulledMade less sharp
- frostbittenDamaged by severe cold
frozen · tingling · prickling · insensate · unfeeling · blunted · torpid · sedated
Without compassion or emotion
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
- emotionlessLacking any sentiment
impassive · hollow · vacant · shell-shocked · traumatized · grief-stricken · stupefied · dazed
Shocked into speechlessness
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- reelingUnsteady from shock
thunderstruck · paralyzed · frozen · speechless · disbelieving · floored · staggered · blindsided
Without feeling or concern
- uncaringLacking emotional concern
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
- languidWeak and without vigor
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
phlegmatic · stolid · blasé · nonchalant · disinterested · passive · inert · sluggish
anesthetized
Made numb for surgery
- deadenedMade less intense
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
- dulledMade less sharp
frostbitten · frozen · tingling · prickling · insensate · unfeeling · blunted · torpid · sedated · tranquilized
unfeeling
Without compassion or emotion
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
emotionless · impassive · hollow · vacant · shell-shocked · traumatized · grief-stricken · stupefied · dazed · stunned
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
- dazedShocked into mental fog
reeling · thunderstruck · paralyzed · frozen · speechless · disbelieving · floored · staggered · blindsided · poleaxed
apathetic
Without feeling or concern
lethargic · phlegmatic · stolid · blasé · nonchalant · disinterested · passive · inert · sluggish · torpid
benumbedsensitive
Easily affected emotionally
feeling · tingling · sensible · responsive · perceptive