Synonyms for deaf

Noun

1. deaf, people

usage: people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language"

Verb

1. deafen, deaf, desensitize, desensitise

usage: make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"

Adjective

1. deaf (vs. hearing), deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute, deafened, hard-of-hearing, hearing-impaired, inattentive, unheeding, unlistening(prenominal), deaf to(predicate), profoundly deaf, stone-deaf, deaf as a post, unhearing, tone-deaf

usage: lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

2. deaf(predicate), indifferent(predicate), heedless (vs. heedful), thoughtless, unheeding

usage: (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings"