Benumb and Heighten

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Benumb verb - To reduce or weaken in strength or feeling.

Usage example: a succession of personal tragedies had benumbed him to all grief

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Heighten is an antonym for benumb.

Heighten verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.

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Benumb is an antonym for heighten.

Nearby Words: height, heightening

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Heighten and Benumb. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/benumb/heighten

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